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[twoton_twentyone]

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"Mmm yeah!" Harley leaned back against the couch and tapped through menu options. She held her phone up so he could see the screen too. "Buffalo or regular?"

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"Boneless barbeque." He replied as she held up her phone, pointing to it. "8 sound good?" He asked since he planned to offer her a few anyway with the pizza it would be fine for him.

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"You got it." She finished putting the order in and put her phone aside. "Forty-ish minutes."

She crawled onto the couch with him and snuggled up. "Can we start with Kirk episodes?"

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"Thanks, babe. That sounds good."

He wrapped his arms around her when she snuggled up with him, reaching out to grab the remote.

"Sure, but I figured you'd like Deep Space Nine or Enterprise better than Tos to be honest." And yet, he was logging in with the remote and pulling up the original serious. "Though, with Kirk we also have Strange New Worlds, and the JJ Abrams movies too." He added getting episode one pulled up.

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There were a lot of reasons why she wanted to start with the Kirk era. The first series didn't have the expectation of an audience knowing any of the world building lore so there was a lower barrier to entry. The bright colors and cheesy effects were cartoony in a way that appealed to her. The moral allegories would be simple enough for her high little brain to follow.

But given that her little brain was high and getting higher, she couldn't fully articulate all of that, so she looked at him with big earnest eyes and said, "Miniskirts."

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As someone whose watched most of them all more times than he could count over his years, that had slipped his mind. He expected to be explaining everything, even pleasantly stoned. And yet. As soon as she said Miniskirts. He made a sound to show he agreed and loaded up Episode one, the remote laid against her stomach as he held her close.

It was, honestly, just so cool to lie there and watch a beloved show with her. She was probably going to have to nudge him when the food arrived if she didn't go get it herself. He's used to doing these kinds of things for the Monarchs.

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Harley loved just sitting with him, being able to cuddle as much as she wanted or hold hands just because she felt like it, and not have to worry about catching every microexpression or sign of a changing tide. Gary hadn't gotten annoyed of having her around yet no matter how long she insisted on snuggling.

"Those little dresses are cute. I should get something like that."

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She'd find he has a lot of patience, but he did have a temper. It would take a lot for her to tap his temper, but the worst he would ever do is yell and maybe storm out. He was too much of a boy scout to ever be anything like half of her exes.

"Dude, it would be so totally hot. What department would you pick?" He asked, his eyes still on the screen. "Command, operations, or sciences?"

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Harley lolled her head back and looked up at him with a dazed smile. She reached up and absently touched his face. She'd gotten used to his permanent scruff.

"I dunno. Which color is which?"

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Feeling her touching his face, it was good she'd gotten used to the scruff, it wasn't going anywhere. Gary looked down at her with the dazed look. The edible mostly, but he enjoyed the way she was looking at him.

"Technically, there's like more. Uhh, well, Gold is Command and Bridge Crew, Blue is both Science and Medical. And, Red is Operations, which includes engineering and security. That's why the red shirts go down on the planets and die."

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"I don't want to be the one that goes and dies." Harley frowned and tucked her head under his chin. She reached for his hand and tangled their fingers together. "So then blue, I guess, since those are doctors."

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"Well, I would have assumed operations if you went red, babe." He admitted but looked her over again as she linked their hands and tangled their fingers together. Squeezing her fingers in his as he offered her a smile. "You'll rock that outfit, I know a place to order it if you really want it, Dr. Quinn." This man, really, does not realize Quinn isn't her actual last name. He just thinks it is a funny Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman joke.

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"Zel," she added absentmindedly, tracing the fingers of her other hand along his jaw.

"Is that a thing you want me to do? Play dress up?" She didn't sound against the idea.

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"Huh?" He was a little slow on the uptake, between her tracing her fingers along his jaw and still paying attention to the show. "The money app?" He should have realized she didn't mean Zelle.

"It might be fun to try, no pressure, though. I love you just the way you are." He answered, before motioning to the TV. "This part is great."

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Harley turned her attention back to the show, still idly touching him, and let the scene finish playing out before she spoke up again.

"Dr. Quinzel. My name."

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He had placed a kiss on the top of her head when they both paid attention to the scene, but when she spoke up again, he looked confused a second.

"Wait, what?" As it clicked. "OH! Dude, I had no idea. That makes so much sense." That's why Monarch called her a harlequin... "Is your first name actually Harley? And do you want me to say it Quinzel?" Those questions turning that pleasant buzz into a bit of a dread, mostly feeling like he fucked up not knowing. He knows better these days than to blurt out what he's thinking at least.

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"Mm? No, no, I don't really use it anymore." She sat up and pecked him on the cheek. "Harley is short for Harleen but I've never liked being called that."

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"Oh, cool. Totally, cool." Her sitting up, pecking his cheek, helped ease the dread. Birth names never seemed to matter much in their line of work anyway. It took the Monarch years to realize his name is Gary. And he had only learned the Monarch's real name once they moved to Jersey. Maybe this was like that.

Nodding, he reached up to trace his finger over her jaw, but was still draped on the couch. Clearly comfortable for now. "Totally fair, and I like Harley a lot, so, no worries there. I so get it, Gary's short for Garrett, only my mom uses it. Mostly when I'm in trouble." He didn't share that with many, he knew Sheila knew, and 24 from hearing his mom yell it once. Otherwise, it just never seemed important to share.

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"Well, I like Gary a lot." Her grin was a little dopey as she stretched and settled against his body. She kissed him softly, her attention split between the show and him.

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"Well, I like you a lot." It was so cheesy, but he had to say it as it entered his mind. Kissing her in return as he held her close once she settled back against him. After the kiss, he added. "And yeah, babe, I'd love to see you in that outfit."

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"Okay." Harley leaned over to grab her phone from the floor, pulled up a browser, and handed it to him. "Show me where to get it."

A chime rang out and startled her, until she placed the sound as a doorbell. "Ooh, pizza!" Had it really been so long already? They were at the end of an episode, so time must have been passing. Harley got up and went to get their dinner with a spring in her step.

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AS soon as she handed him her phone, he held it up and started to pull up the website. Realizing she was moving away, he looked up. "Oh, the Pizza."

The website pulled up and navigated to the Star Trek page, sitting it on the coffee table as he willed himself to sit up like it was the hardest thing he would ever do. Sometimes, this one could, and would be dramatic, but mostly he was high and comfortable. Food was too good to ignore for comfort.

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Harley muddled through the brief interaction with the delivery driver, balancing on the edge of realizing you're higher than you thought while trying not to let on that you're high in front of a stranger. The driver absolutely knew, and absolutely did not care. This happened all the time.

She thought she got away with something though, and looked smug with victory as she carried in the boxes and set them on the table. Harley settled onto the couch next to him and flipped open a box to grab a slice.

"Oooooh it's good!"

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It took Gary a few minutes while she was handling the food to set himself up. The remote sat on the table as he looked up at her with the normal goofy smile as she returned. She was just so pretty. More so while he was high. Bless those bright windows, making her hair damn near seem sparkling in the sun.

Reaching over to grab a piece as he sat back again, and took a bite. "Hell yeah, it is!" He agreed working on the pizza before adding. "This was such a great idea."

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Harley chuckled around a mouthful of pizza and sank back into the cushions. She nudged his leg with her knee. This was an excellent idea.

The next episode began playing as they ate. She was able to stay focused and tuned in for the whole thing. She's doing good! Praise her! Give her awards!