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Haven Maine, Friday through Sunday
Aug. 7th, 2020 10:10 amIt was Friday afternoon, and Duke had plans to do something other than work or drink. He was pretty excited, not that he would be letting anyone know that fact. He'd put together a really lovely dinner for Audrey, healthy and delicious and sure to send Nathan spiraling into a pit of jealousy.
Which wasn't the point of him making Audrey dinner, but was definitely a bonus.
He was about halfway through grilling up the shrimp when a little voice in the back of his head started worrying that Audrey would actually forget. He didn't have a lot of friends in town, now that Geoff was dead and Bill was gone. And Gloria had to be getting pretty sick of him by now. He pulled out his phone to casually remind Audrey.
"Oh," she said when she answered. Full distracted cop mode. "Hi, Duke."
"On the menu for this evening is a grilled tiger shrimp marinated in coconut. Just came in this morning."
"Dinner, Friday night. Right." The bottom dropped out of Duke's stomach. "Shrimp. That's — that's actually my favorite."
Duke laughed. "Oh, don't even think about cancelling on me, woman."
There was a long pause. Duke bit his bottom lip to keep in a growl of frustration.
"You know, I'm — I'm really sorry. I don't think I'm going to be able to go."
"Let me guess: you are working. Am I right?"
"Maybe."
"Mmhm."
Another long pause. Duke wondered why he even tried.
"Look, I've gotta go."
"Yeah. Better go save the world, Officer Parker." He looked down at his grill, fighting dueling urges to curse her and cut her slack. "Hey. I told you I'd win the bet."
She hung up on him.
Duke went to go grab a beer.
[NFB. Now it's time for the REAL plot to begin! Adapted from 1x05, Ball and Chain. Content warning: reference to non-con. Also, childbirth and very nearly character death]
Which wasn't the point of him making Audrey dinner, but was definitely a bonus.
He was about halfway through grilling up the shrimp when a little voice in the back of his head started worrying that Audrey would actually forget. He didn't have a lot of friends in town, now that Geoff was dead and Bill was gone. And Gloria had to be getting pretty sick of him by now. He pulled out his phone to casually remind Audrey.
"Oh," she said when she answered. Full distracted cop mode. "Hi, Duke."
"On the menu for this evening is a grilled tiger shrimp marinated in coconut. Just came in this morning."
"Dinner, Friday night. Right." The bottom dropped out of Duke's stomach. "Shrimp. That's — that's actually my favorite."
Duke laughed. "Oh, don't even think about cancelling on me, woman."
There was a long pause. Duke bit his bottom lip to keep in a growl of frustration.
"You know, I'm — I'm really sorry. I don't think I'm going to be able to go."
"Let me guess: you are working. Am I right?"
"Maybe."
"Mmhm."
Another long pause. Duke wondered why he even tried.
"Look, I've gotta go."
"Yeah. Better go save the world, Officer Parker." He looked down at his grill, fighting dueling urges to curse her and cut her slack. "Hey. I told you I'd win the bet."
She hung up on him.
Duke went to go grab a beer.
[NFB. Now it's time for the REAL plot to begin! Adapted from 1x05, Ball and Chain. Content warning: reference to non-con. Also, childbirth and very nearly character death]