Get down to the heart of it.

[Tiff]

Garret wanted to tell her he didn't think she could possibly have a temper, she looked too sweet and too innocent to have a mean bone in her body. He was going to tell her he seriously doubted that she liked him, but he was completely wrong, unless of course she was teasing him. He pushed it all out of his mind, wrapped his hands around her waist and pulled her even closer and kissed her back.

[kristay]

Izzy laughed softly when he pulled her closer, relieved that he didn't pull away. She wrapped her arms around his neck as she closed her eyes and continued to kiss Garret. She only pulled away when she was sure she couldn't breathe anymore. Doll opened her eyes and glanced nervously at Garret, biting her bottom lip. "Believe me now Garret?"

[Tiff]

Garret came out of the kiss with an arrogant grin on his face. "I do now." He ran his tongue over his bottom lip. "Can we try that again?" He asked, running his fingers along her waist. "Cause I haven't kissed a girl properly in several months." He chuckled, tugging on her body to encourage her to come closer.

[kristay]

Doll mimicked the grin on Garret's face and shrugged as she moved closer to him, her fingers going to run through his short hair. "Of course we can." She leaned close to him and her eyes closed when her mouth met his once more. Doll sighed softly and angled her head to further deepen the kiss, glad that Garret not only liked her but wanted to keep kissing her.

[Tiff]

Garret was counting his lucky stars that he'd managed to keep his foot out of his mouth long enough to allow this moment to take place between the two of them. The last girl he'd kissed properly was Mara and she'd stopped playing friends with benefits long before the refugees came to stay. He knew he shouldn't push his boundaries with Doll, not so soon, but he couldn't help it. He slipped his fingers into her shirt and proceeded to kiss her, trying to deepen it without making his move obvious.

[kristay]

Doll felt Garret's fingers slip under her shirt and she pulled away only briefly to look at Garret, grinning. "Really?" She moved back to his mouth however, not really minding that he was feeling her up, but still very aware that if he crossed her limits, she'd pull back. She briefly nibbled on his bottom lip. "You could have just asked Garret." She deepened their kiss, moaning softly at his touch, wanting more of it but still cautious that they were moving too fast.

[Tiff]

Garret grinned and started to retract his hands a little with her comment. He knew he'd been pushing the envelope farther than he should have, but he couldn't help it. "Sorry." He mumbled against her lips, though he had a feeling she was only teasing. He let his fingers slide back up her shirt, but he steered clear of her breasts and the waist of her jeans, he knew he'd be safe with touching her sides. He pulled out of the kiss after another minute and simply held her. "So how close was I to getting a smack across my face?"

[kristay]

Doll pulled away at the same moment and grinned a bit cheekily. "Honestly? Not very close; it wasn't like I didn't enjoy it and yes you didn't ask but I never thought you were the type to." She quirked a brow at him and dared him to disagree; if he did then he was getting a smack across his face. She moved closer to him, lightly brushing the tip of his nose with hers before pulling away. She closed her eyes briefly, content to simply stay in his arms before she laughed softly. "I guess we should tell Aya thank you, huh?"

[Tiff]

Garret was surprised he hadn't been close to getting a beat down, but was thankful nonetheless. "Nope not even remotely close to being the type to ask." He hugged her with one arm and stared up at the sky, as he ran his fingers along her skin. "I do test my boundaries though, so if I'm doing something I shouldn't you should probably tell me, unless of course you want to smack me around, then I guess don't." He shrugged. "I suppose we should thank her." He turned his head to look at her. "You going to get mad if I hang around her still?"

[kristay]

Doll grinned at him before looking towards the sky, smiling. "You don't have to tell me twice, Garret." She knew that if he ever did do something she wasn't comfortable with, she'd tell him. And if he continued, which she knew he wouldn't, she'd beat him up... Or ask Aya to do it for her anyway. She laughed and shook her head. "Of course I won't get mad; you two are friends after all and without her, we probably wouldn't have met anyway." She shrugged, not wanting to admit that she probably would get a bit jealous but she'd deal with it. She was just glad that Garret liked her because even if she hadn't expected to, she liked Garret a lot./

[Tiff]

"Good." He said, thinking it was a good thing she was on board for telling him to stop. He never would have even thought about asking her if he could do it. The whole asking her to kiss him again was a rare never before seen moment in his life and there was little to no chance at a rerun or sequel to it. "So should we end this date here and pick it up in the morning or would you like to lay in the grass some more?" He could go either way, though remaining in the grass might mean more kissing and he was up for that over going home any day.

[kristay]

Doll grinned at him. "Give me 5 more minutes with you, and then we can go." She wasn't very sure why she said that but she was just so content to be around him. She didn't know him that well yet, but for some reason, that didn't concern her so much. She looked at the sky, and made a wish that she'd have more opportunities to get to know him and that he'd want to get to know her back. She glanced at him after wards and leaned into him to briefly press her lips against his. "Thanks for tonight Garret; I know I thanked you before but...", she paused and smiled softly. "Thanks anyway."

[Tiff]

Garret nodded, hugged her closer and closed his eyes. He was perfectly content to lay there for five more minutes or for the rest of the night if they were to fall asleep, though he could imagine how happy she would be when the morning sprinklers sprung into action and soaked them. He kissed the side of her head. "You're welcome Izzy and thank you." He was as sincere as he would probably ever be with anyone, he'd honestly had a good night trying to win her over and then just her being there in his favorite spot made the whole night and place seem that much more amazing.

[kristay]

The five minutes were up too soon and just in time because Doll was close to falling asleep in his arms. She sat up reluctantly, running a hand through her messy hair before glancing at Garret. "Time to go I guess?" She didn't really want to of course but it was getting late and they were planning to see each other the next morning. Doll started cleaning up, putting all their trash in the paper bag, sweeping her gaze throughout the grassy part they had been in to make sure she didn't leave anything before turning to smile at Garret again. "Shall we?"

[Tiff]

Garret groaned as she sat up, but left his eyes closed, he wasn't ready to go yet, the five minutes literally flew by and he'd been hoping it would be more like twenty. He finally opened his eyes and to his surprise the mess was all taken care of. It was time for him to put his foot in his mouth again. "God you're gonna be a great housewife." He closed his eyes and braced himself for the smack, punch, kick, or other abusive action she might lash out at him for his stupid, thoughtless remark. He opened one eye, possibly too soon, but maybe he was hoping she would just take it with a grain of salt knowing it had come from his mouth and let him get away with it.