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i like the chance you take

Who: Cass and Steph!
What: Girl time♥
When: This weekendish
Where: Bathaus
Rating: C FOR CUTE

It was about time Steph put a little extra effort out there for Cass. She'd been all over the place lately, and it had to be hard on the girl that thought she was dead not too long ago. She'd promised a lot of fun things, but some of those fun things needed planning--like a beach day. So, for now, she'd have to improvise.

And that's why there was an assortment of fruits, candies, syrups, and sprinkles set out on the counter. Steph was trying to be quiet, taking the ice cream tubs out of the bag and sneak them into the freezer, but the paper was annoyingly loud in the quiet home.

This was supposed to be a surprise. Grr.

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Hanging around the apartment has been something Cass had been doing less and less of lately, but now with Stephanie spending more time there, it's like she's magnetized to the place, always making her way back to peek in windows and try to find her friend.

She's in her bedroom lounging around with Ace when the dog's head picks up and his body language tells her that noise means food and they both suddenly have a vested interest in checking out the kitchen.

When Cass finds Steph there, she doesn't say anything at first. She's trying to be sneaky, so why not let her think it's working just for a little longer. Should Stephanie happen to look around, she'll find Cass leaning up against the doorjamb and just kind of... watching her. She never really did get rid of that habit.

Ace is louder than Cass, so when the sound of doggy paws makes her turn, she does a double take.

"Whoops," she says, though her body says DAMN THERE GOES MY SURPRISE. Still, she shuts the freezer (it barely fit all the ice cream), and tries to look casual. She even folds her arms and leans against the fridge.

"Cass. Hey. What's up?"

Stephanie's attempt at casual is even more incriminating, so Cass comes closer with her eyes on the freezer.

"The, um... jig." That's the right word, she's pretty sure. The right phrase that means ha ha I caught you. She reaches past Steph to see if she'll get to peek into the freezer.

She knows she's caught, so Steph just smiles and moves aside so Cass can see all the delicious ice cream in the freezer. There's no way the two of them could even make a dent in it in one night, but whatever.

"Caught me red handed. Should I leave and try again?"

They're going to try, that's for sure. And even though Steph has just finished putting it away, Cass starts taking it all out again. What good is ice cream if it's not being eaten?

"Nope. Should... eat it, with me. Since that... was your plan. Right?"

Ah-ah. Steph doesn't mind the ice cream being taken out, but she wants a hug, first. So, she wraps her arms around Cass' waist, even if she's still holding ice cream.

"Definitely my plan. I got a ton of stuff to put in the ice cream, too. We could make milkshakes. Just you and me."

Cass stretches to put the ice cream on the counter, then wraps both arms around Steph for a proper hug. Is it possible to hug and make milkshakes at the same time? She'd like to give it a try.

"Good plan. Give it... A plus."

"See? I told you I'd make sure stuff like this happened."

She couldn't blame Cass for being skeptical, of course. After giving her a tight squeeze, she lets go. There will be plenty of time for cuddles. Steph's schedule was totally clear.

"So, let's get crackin'. What kind of stuff sounds good to you, Cass?"

She hadn't given up hope or written it off, though. For better or worse, Cass will always believe in Steph.

And that's got to be the easiest question she's ever been asked.

"Everything."

"Everything won't fit in the blender."

... well, maybe it could, it just might leave a mess that Tim wouldn't be happy to clean up. She offers Cass one of the glasses she'd set out.

"Maybe a portion of everything."

Well that just sounds like a dare. Turning the glass over in her hands, Cass considers her options.

"Chocolate ice cream." Obviously, it's only her favorite. "Mm... strawberries. What else... should go in?"

This is already fun. Steph grins.

"Whatever you want! I have no part in the creation process."

Meanwhile, she piles those things into the blender for her. Wise choices, Cass.

Cass picks up the bottle of chocolate syrup and squeezes some of that in there too. There's no such thing as too much chocolate, right? Right. After that goes a handful of peanut butter cups, but soon there's no more room.

What are the rules about eating ingredients? That's definitely going on right now.

"Okay... Now turn on?"

Steph watches Cass add more with a smile. Yes, yes. All the sugary things, Cass. She's so proud. Steph caps the blender and points the proper button.

"You may have the honors of pressing it."

It's kind of funny to see pride as a reaction to this of all things, but it's good too. She doesn't get to see pride that often.

She presses the button, holding it down just in case while she uses her other hand to hold candies up to Steph's mouth for her to eat. Good teachers deserve treats, after all.

Steph's not one to turn down candies, especially with they're fed to her. She takes them with a smile before peering at the blender.

"Should be good," she gets out, voice muffled by all the sweets in her mouth. Cass would understand.

She turns the blender off now and puts her glass down, ready to taste her creation.

"There's lots, there. Plenty for two."

"If this night ends in us getting sick to our stomachs, you're taking the blame." That's what she'll tell Tim, anyway. Steph pours them both hefty servings of Cass' creations, then lifts her glass.

"To best friends."

"Then we know... we did it right."

And she's not really sure what Steph is doing at first, holding her glass up like that. Does she want her to drink both glasses? She can probably handle that- but no, reading her shows the true intention. So Cass grins and carefully touches her glass to Steph's. The verbal part she's not so clear on though so she just takes a big drink of her milkshake.

Sometimes not feeling pain is a good thing and now is one of those times. No such thing as brain freeze!

Sometimes she envies you, Cass. Steph watches her for a moment, then takes a smaller taste out of her own glass.

"Whew, that's sweet," she almost coughs, but it's also good, too.

She's not wrong, it is very sweet. Must be all that chocolate syrup.

"What will... you put in yours?"

"Maybe vanilla ice cream and bananas..." They have their chocolate needs covered. "Later, though. I think this is enough for me right now."

Cass nods and jumps up onto the counter to sit there, taking the occasional sip of her milkshake.

"How did... you learn this? To make these?"

She leans against the counter next to her. That was a good question.

"... I guess I saw it on TV or something." Not really a thing her parents would have done with her, and she didn't have friends like that in school. "It's easy."

She reaches out to run her fingers through the ends of Steph's hair, just an absent gesture of affection that's becoming more and more natural as she's gotten to spend more time with Stephanie. Any excuse to touch her, to make sure she's real and not a ghost, not something she's dreamed up, Cass will take.

"Lucky me. Get to... learn from greatest."

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