first_in_time | New Lives and Mourned Pasts

The trip was long but at least they had jobs to go to and somewhere to live even if it was small. They each had one suitcase half filled with clothes and a life they were leaving behind. Once they were left in the by the side of a dusty road on the outskirts of a small country town Barbara walked with Ian to their new home, unconsciously holding onto his hand as she had done so many times before. Their real estate agent waited at the door of their new home to hand them a set of keys. He wished the newly weds ever lasting happiness then left them to it.

"It seems I've missed my own wedding," Barbara said with a sigh as she put the suitcase down in the middle of the almost empty lounge room and chuckled a little. She was tired and felt dirty from all their traveling.

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first_in_time

Barbara looked up at Ian. "It is, or at least we hope that it is. In the mean time you can show me what a fantastic husband you can be."

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splendid_roman

He grinned, though. "Now should I show you what a fantastic husband I can be after we're married or before?"

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first_in_time

"If we're attempting to demonstrate that we're married, it might have to be both," she told him.

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splendid_roman

He pouted. "Maybe I can try. What sort of things do I need to do to be a good husband?"

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first_in_time

"I believe that good husbands make their wives comfortable in every possible way, they make tea for their loving wives, fix things that break, mow the lawn on Saturdays, sometimes cook," Barbara grinned at him then added: "oh, and they kiss their wives at every opportunity."

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splendid_roman

Ian pretended to think about that for a bit. "With all those other things to do I don't think there'll be many opportunities for kissing. You might have to choose which you'd prefer."

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first_in_time

"That's too difficult a choice!" Barbara gasped, play acting. "You'll have to choose which is more important; getting the lawn trimmed or kissing me."

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splendid_roman

"Well, I don't know." He pretended to think about it some more. "Mowing the lawn is more useful, but I like kissing you more."

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first_in_time

"Then you should kiss me before you feel the need to go outside and give the grass a haircut," she told him and smiled flirtatiously.

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splendid_roman

He chuckled "It doesn't need cutting, but I will kiss you," he said, and kissed her.

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first_in_time

Barbara was enjoying kissing Ian. He was warm, comfortable and loving. He made her feel safe and he gave wherever they were a sense of home.

Slowly, their kiss broke but Barbara didn't want to move away just yet. She rested her forehead against his and closed her eyes.

"I love you."

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splendid_roman

"I love you too." He kept his eyes open, looking down at her. But then couldn't stay serious for very long. "Let's get married sometime."

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first_in_time

Barbara laughed and stepped back a little. "We should. I think we'd work."

She turned to the sink and started running water to wash up their tea things. She was thankful that they had hot water and didn't have to wait for it to be turned on by the real estate agent.

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splendid_roman

Ian found himself a tea towel, so he could do the drying up. "It's just as well," he said, more seriously. "There's no one I could explain the past two years to who would believe me."

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first_in_time

"I don't think you'd suit the padded cell they'd put you in for talking about spaceships, Daleks, time travel and other planets on a date. And besides, I like you right here with me," she added with a smile.

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splendid_roman

He smiled back. "That's just as well, since you're stuck with me."

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first_in_time

"You say that as thoug it's a bad thing," she told him and placed a mug on the drying rack.

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splendid_roman

He grinned and picked the mug up. "You might think it is after a while and you're sick of me."

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first_in_time

"I've spent multiple years trapped in a spaceship with you. I think I'll be fine," she told him and flicked a little washing up water his way.

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splendid_roman

He grinned and dodged the water. "Or I could get sick of you."

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first_in_time

"You enjoy my charms far too much," she told him and stuck out her tongue.

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splendid_roman

"Maybe." Having finished drying the mug he put it away, then put a hand in the sink to flick some water at Barbara.

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first_in_time

"I'm very charming," Barbra said as a fleck of water Ickes her nose, "you wouldn't be here if I wasn't."

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splendid_roman

"You are," Ian agreed and leaned over to kiss her cheek.

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first_in_time

Barbara happily tilted her head up to receive the kiss, then smiled across at him and quickly finished the rest of the washing up. Once their mugs, plate and spoons were washed, she dried her hands on Ian's towel then wrapped her arms around him from behind.

"I'm glad that we don't have a lot to do for dinner," she said to Ian and rested her cheek against his back, "we can just relax and have an early night."