Platypus Living Room - Evening

[izzyalienqueen]

The number of candles Isabel had burning to light up the living room would probably make a fire marshall nervous but she wasn't about to put them out.

Her laptop battery had run down, so she settled for sitting on the floor and playing solitare the old fashioned way. With a deck of cards.

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[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

And it means Cedric gets the jack. "Ha!"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"That's only because you were playing dirty," Isabel smirked. And wow, would that be a triple or quadruple meaning of dirty at this point.

Snickering softly, she waited for Cedric to flip his next card.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

Cedric flipped a jack and pointed his wand at her. He didn't say anything. He just wanted to see what she'd say.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel didn't say a word, possibly afraid she'd wind up as a sock on the floor. Instead she slapped her hand down on the card. And smiled.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"You're lucky I didn't say anything," he said and frowned. "I could've turned you invisible."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"You wouldn't do that to me would you?" Yes, there were puppy eyes.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Those don't work when we're competing," he said and set his wand back down.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Playing serious now?" Isabel was impressed, she focused on the cards as they took turns flipping them over. The number of jacks that came out early in that game meant a substantial pile was builiding up.

She flipped over a six quickly and drew her hand back, ready to slap it down if Cedric threw down the expected Jack.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

Cedric threw done a four...and then threw down a six and an eight and a ten. Because why be serious?

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Well if they were going to play like that...

Isabel threw down a four, a nine, a three and a seven. That left her holding a single card. If Cedric had been counting, he'd realize it had to be a jack.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

Cedric hadn't really been counting. And he was close to being out of cards too. So, he set his wand on top of the cards. And slapped it.

"I win!"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Your wand substitues for a jack?" she asked raising an eyebrow. She flipped her jack onto his hand then mostly gently slapped her hand down. "I don't think so. I win."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"I named my wand Jack," he said. "And I slapped it. I win."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Maybe in Cedric world. I actually hit the card jack," she told him, removing her hand. "I win."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"I will fight you for this win," he said.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Nevermind the fact she was still sitting cross-legged on the floor. Isabel put up her hands in an imitation of a boxer's pose. "Take your best shot," she dared him.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

He threw a pile a cards at her.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

After a quick glance around to make sure that none of the cards had landed near the candles and were in danger of flaming up, Isabel laughed. "Why am I not surprised that you know that game?"

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"What game?" he asked. "I was just throwing cards."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Fifty-two pick-up, which is more a joke then a game since whoever it's played on usually has to clean up the fifty-two cards," she explained. Which is actually fairly easy to do when all you need to do is wave a hand.

Isabel turned back to Cedric and smiled. "Thanks for playing tonight. I had fun."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Me too," he said and he was almost surprised at that.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Glancing around at all the candles she snickered. "Yeah, it was a lovely romantic evening. But damn I hope the power comes back on soon."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Me too," he agreed. "Hot water would be nice."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"You could have asked you dope. I would have heated the water up for you," Isabel told him, rolling her eyes. "It only takes about 3 seconds to heat the hot water tank up. I'll do it for you in the morning if the power's still out."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

He laughed and said, "I didn't know! I'll take you up on that offer in the morning if the power hasn't been restored."