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"It did so happen!" Palmon protested indignantly. "And they looked like they enjoyed it, too." |
Mimi spun around to see Joe behind her. "I thought they forgot about it," she muttered. |
"Me, too," he agreed. |
"Well, what do we do now?" |
"Who says we have to do anything?" |
"Yeah, you're right. There's no way we're getting out of this without a serious amount of teasing. Maybe they won't ask?" he said hopefully. |
Mimi looked glum. "You know Agumon will, if Tai won't. Biyomon will, if Sora won't. Gabumon will—" |
"Yeah, I get it." |
"So what do we do?" Mimi repeated. |
Joe thought it over. "Come here a second." |
She walked over. "What?" |
He pulled her against him and kissed her again. She ought to have been surprised, but it felt natural, somehow, and she tentatively ran a hand through his beautiful hair. |
He pulled away with a grin. "If I'm going to be accused of kissing you, I'm going to have done it right." |
Mimi just looked at him, trying to figure it out. It had been wonderful—but so shocking. It was an entirely different person than the one she had known three years ago. The old Joe would never have dared to do anything like that, despite his obvious crush on her. |
His grin faded at her continued silence. "I'm sorry, Mimi. I should never have done that, I just—" |
She blinked. "Oh, no, it's not that," she hastened to assure him, knowing he would never kiss her again if he thought she didn't like it. "It's not that at all." She couldn't meet his eyes. "I was just surprised. I—I liked it," she added, glancing upward through her lashes. |
Now he was silent. Then, "You did?" |
"Yes." I'm not sure quite how, but he's even cuter when flustered. |
"Well." He blinked. "What do we do now?" |
"I asked you first. Then you started with the whole kissing thing." |
He grinned. "Well, now that it's out of the way, do you have any suggestions?" |
She sighed. "Face them and the teasing?" |
"Just what I wanted to do this afternoon." |
Mimi took his hand. "Come on, now. Be brave." |
He glanced down and interlocked their fingers. "How long are you staying in Japan?" |
"Just another couple of days." |
"Are you going to come back and visit again?" |
Mimi thought back to her thoughts this morning. No sentimental reasons... "Well, I love New York, I love my life there. After this visit...I probably wasn't going to." |
"But now..." She grinned up at him. "Well, now, I have sentimental reasons." |
Revised and hopefully better than ever. Even though the PTBs screwed up our beloved characters, I still can't give it up. |
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Broken Open |
I was so glad to be coming home from touring. |
I had not seen my family in nearly 3 years and I hadn't been home in almost 11 years. |
I left out shortly after high school graduation for college and majored in music, minored in business, so I could look after myself and my band in the music world and not rely on crooked people and it has served us quite well. |
I was coming home to stay with my parents for a while until I decided where I wanted to put down some roots. I'd already told my band we were taking an extended vacation, they were free to do whatever for the next year or so, between albums and a couple of movies I'd been in, I was fried and just wanted to relax and un... |
When he called, I just had to ask, even though I knew it might piss him off, "Edward, do you think Bella and James will be there? I've talked to Emmett and Alice and even Rose, but they never say much about Bella, they always talk about how great James is doing in Seattle, he and his wife are good friends with Emmett a... |
I snapped my phone shut and laid back on the couch in the hotel room, waiting for morning to come, to take me home to my family. |
Morning came quickly and I showered and dressed, I called Emmett to let him know I was leaving on time, no delays and he said him and Rose would be there to pick me up. |
It was a nice and easy plane trip, Monday mornings were a great time to fly first class. It was pretty quiet. I slept until I heard the dinging sound and then got up and rubbed my face and buckled. We landed safely and I made sure to exit last, just something I always did. |
I saw Rose and Emmett waiting there, Rose ran up and gave me a big hug and kiss, Emmett grabbed me and gave me a one armed man hug. "I heard you pissed off Mr. Serious last night." he laughed. "Yeah, I asked Bella questions." I shrugged. Rose made a face "Do you have a fucking death wish?" she asked. "What? Why? Someon... |
I heard the front door slam and yelling and laughing, so I rushed downstairs to see my nephew I hadn't seen in 3 years and he and James' daughter stopped and looked at me as Emmett laughed. "Stephan and Bryce, this is Jasper, Stephan, Jasper is your Uncle." Emmett smiled and Stephan stuck out his hand. "Nice to meet yo... |
We sat and talked for a while, they finally told me it was time to call and let mom and dad know I was here and I'd be there in the morning. They told me that Esme had become like a grandmother to James' daughter too since Renee was never around and now that Charlie and Sue were together, they often took turns fighting... |
"Jasper, you may want to pack a bag, we're all staying over at Bella's tomorrow night, minus Edward and Heidi of course, he doesn't even know she's going. She knows he's going, but she ignores him, she's seen them several times and never acknowledged them, anyway, I'm sure she'll let you stay too, if not, you'll probab... |
There was a knock at the door and Bryce came flying down the stairs and her and Rose raced to the door, it was so cute, Bryce throwing herself at the legs in front of her, until she jumped back, realizing they weren't her fathers and the voice that came from above "What the hell Rose? Random children throwing themselve... |
I walked into the kitchen behind him. "So, still the same insensitive asshole as always I see." I smirked, grabbed a beer and walked out. He walked out and sat on the couch. "Sorry, I just wanted to stop by and see my fucking brother, I didn't know it'd be WWIII when I did." Edward sighed and ran his hands through his ... |
"Rose? Who is Dmitri?" I asked. "Oh, I forgot to tell you about him, that's Alice's fiancé, they got engaged about 6 months ago, they're going to be married in a few weeks and them they'll be gone on an extended honeymoon all summer. He owns his own company here in Seattle, Alice is set to launch her new clothing line ... |
"See you guys tomorrow night." Edward got up and left. "Wow, I guess she is a touchy subject for him." I said. "Yeah, I think he does miss her at times, he thinks we're all stupid, but I can see it in his eyes. I know my brothers, just like when you heard about Dmitri, I saw protectiveness in your eyes, not jealousy." ... |
We finished dinner and I helped Emmett with clean up, he grilled me on my non-existent sex life, not believing me that it'd been 8 years, I went straight to bed after that, I needed rest to deal with tomorrow. I was nervous. Seeing Alice, Bella and Edward in the same room, would be interesting and knowing I wanted to g... |
I was awoke by the smell of coffee and bacon. |
I walked out in my basketball shorts and Rose was cooking breakfast. "Hungry, tiger?" she smiled. "Yeah, I think I'll need all the strength I can get today." I smiled nervously. "Jazz, really man, just be yourself, seriously. Bella isn't going to bite your head off. You guys were friends in school." she smiled. "No, I ... |
We ate in silence and then she told me to shower and just put on jeans and a t-shirt, I could put on my suit at mom and dads. |
I packed my stuff up and waited for Emmett, helped rose get Stephan together and watched cartoons with him while she got ready, Emmett finally came in, looking worse for the ware, he shook his head, telling me not to ask, he went upstairs to shower and 45 minutes later we were on the road to Forks, my future. |
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This is a Bella/Jasper fic., not for Edward fans…. |
He is an ass the entire fic., never changes, sorry… |
Hope you enjoy! |
**Stephanie owns all, I'm jealous!** |
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Monopoly in the making |
By bhougha10 on 8/2/2010 6:32:49 PM , Rating: 1 |
So let me get this. Google is providing a free operating system on a bunch of China manufactured phones? Basically running out of market the only portion of the phone that could make some money for a US company? |
Once Google runs everyone out of buisness and then comes back and tries to start charging for the software or putting adds on the phones, they should be sued for monopolistic practices. |
RE: Monopoly in the making |
By OnyxNite on 8/3/2010 11:15:52 AM , Rating: 2 |
Even if Google ran everyone out of business as you say and then came back and tried to start charging they could only do so for future releases. What would happen then is that the various phone manufacturers and carriers would refuse to pay and instead take the most recent free version and "fork" it. Developing it goin... |
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Teri Garr, one of the most beloved comedic actresses in Hollywood, began her career with dancing roles in the 1964 classic film Pajama Party and nine Elvis Presley movies. She was at her peak in 1983 - she'd recently been nominated for an Academy Award for her role as Dustin Hoffman's girlfriend in Tootsie and had wowe... |
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In Garr's 2005 book, Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood, she credits her mother's indefatigable spirit for her own confidence and tenacity. Garr grew up in a house of performers: Her father, Eddie Garr, was a stage and film actor and an ex-vaudevillian, and her mother, Phyllis, was a model and dancer; money was ... |
The optimistic spirit that Garr learned from her mother certainly helped her cope when, finally, in 1999, a specialist gave Garr a definitive diagnosis: She had multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic, degenerative autoimmune disease that affects around 400,000 Americans. In MS, the body's immune system mistakenly attacks n... |
Garr went public with her struggle in 2002, and she hasn't looked back since. Now she's a National Ambassador for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, a paid spokesperson for an MS medication, and a leading advocate for multiple sclerosis education and research. And while MS remains an often-baffling disease, one thing abou... |
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Terri Garr: I was relieved to finally know what it was. It was better to be told I had an autoimmune disease than being told they didn't know what it was. |
Everyday Health: Multiple sclerosis symptoms can vary so widely, and they can come and go. What were your initial symptoms? |
Teri Garr: I had weakness on the right side - arm, leg, and foot. Having to manage fatigue is something I and many people with MS have to deal with, and heat is no friend to my MS either - it can be devastating. However, each person with MS lives with his or her own special suitcase of symptoms. Yet, we all work around... |
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Everyday Health: What was it like when you started to speak publicly about your MS? |
Teri Garr: I heard from a lot of people that I hadn't heard from for a long time, and the fans from whom I heard were all certainly supportive. That was nice! Speaking out about multiple sclerosis to others who may be dealing with this disease is actually helpful to me, as well as, I hope, to others. It builds communit... |
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Everyday Health: Does your famous sense of humor help you through the rough times? |
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Everyday Health: Do you have any advice for someone who's just been diagnosed with MS? Or for someone who thinks they might have it? |
Teri Garr: I always say don't be scared. It's not that bad - there's always something worse - and there is definitely life after multiple sclerosis. In fact, it is a very exciting time in MS research, with many new treatments moving through the pipeline. |
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