He just smiles at her. It isn’t until she mentions his dinner that he takes a good look at it. He samples and nods.
“It’s great. Nice little place you picked out.”
Their baggage matters. Just not maybe as much as they thought it would. Hers? A piece of cake as far as he’s concerned. If this gets serious, he’ll happily be faithful to her. He can be a jackass, but not in that way.
He’s pretty sure what he told her hasn’t really sunk in yet, and that when it does she’ll run. So he’s just going to enjoy tonight for the first date that it is.
Maybe it will sink in and maybe it won’t. John was a soldier who saw combat. It was obvious to Midge, even before tonight, that he’s killed people. The thing with the terrorist is different, but it’s all state-sanctioned killing at the end of the day. The government just said, “not like that”.
Point being, she was okay with him being a killer. It’s not great that he killed a man in a blind rage, and Midge will watch for signs, but she doesn’t get the impression that he would hurt her.
“Thanks. It’s been a while since I’ve been here.” She glances up at him. “What about now? Are you happy with the job you’re doing with the New Avengers?”
He'll believe it when she goes out with him again. Or maybe he won't. He's his own worst critic at this point. He's certainly learned well enough how to be one.
But he is a military man through and through, even if that part of his life is over now. He may not wear his dogtags like some people do, but he's still got them on his dresser in his room. Still, he's not proud of much of what he did.
"What, you don't bring all your dates here?" He teases and then nods. "I'm happy enough that I'm doing it. We haven't done much yet, but there's plenty of crime to stop."
“Only the special ones,” she replies with a sly smile. It’s really not a bad place for a date, though most of the ones she’s been on have involved jazz music and cocktails, or they’ve been after one of her gigs.
“I’m sure. How do you feel about funny housewives being arrested for obscenity?”
In spite of herself, Midge actually blushes a little when he asks that question. “I’m a good girl, thank you very much,” she replies cheekily. “But when I come from, some people are very offended when a woman says ‘fuck’ into a microphone.”
It’s not as if she’s shouting it in the streets. Saying it on stage at a comedy club patronized by adults only shouldn’t be illegal.
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“Perfect.” She cuts a piece and eats it. “Delicious. How’s yours?”
It’s such a normal conversation after both of them unloaded their baggage. Maybe each others’ baggage isn’t such a big deal to the other person.
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“It’s great. Nice little place you picked out.”
Their baggage matters. Just not maybe as much as they thought it would. Hers? A piece of cake as far as he’s concerned. If this gets serious, he’ll happily be faithful to her. He can be a jackass, but not in that way.
He’s pretty sure what he told her hasn’t really sunk in yet, and that when it does she’ll run. So he’s just going to enjoy tonight for the first date that it is.
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Point being, she was okay with him being a killer. It’s not great that he killed a man in a blind rage, and Midge will watch for signs, but she doesn’t get the impression that he would hurt her.
“Thanks. It’s been a while since I’ve been here.” She glances up at him. “What about now? Are you happy with the job you’re doing with the New Avengers?”
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But he is a military man through and through, even if that part of his life is over now. He may not wear his dogtags like some people do, but he's still got them on his dresser in his room. Still, he's not proud of much of what he did.
"What, you don't bring all your dates here?" He teases and then nods. "I'm happy enough that I'm doing it. We haven't done much yet, but there's plenty of crime to stop."
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“I’m sure. How do you feel about funny housewives being arrested for obscenity?”
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"You're kidding. Are you a bad girl, Midge?"
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It’s not as if she’s shouting it in the streets. Saying it on stage at a comedy club patronized by adults only shouldn’t be illegal.