greybishop
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- Joined
- Jan 29, 2019
- Location
- USA East Coast
Jack had fun being Miranda’s plus one that evening. He enjoyed seeing her work and pretty clearly that was what she was doing for the rest of the night, albeit in a different way than usual. And if he could help her snag some additional funds for the clinic, by helping her tell the story and making her and MSF look good, so much the better. Of course he didn’t skimp on his own PR responsibilities either, and made sure to emphasize how Captain O.’s coolness and the turret gunner’s bravery had helped them get out of a tight spot. But he definitely kept coming back to how Miranda and Doc Buni had jumped in during the ambush to start patching people up, and how he wouldn’t have been able to get Aldo to safety without Miranda. He was pleased to see a couple of donor types look interested and was hopeful Miranda’s delightful receptionist would be on her best behavior when they came to tour the clinic.
Beyond the fundraising though Jack was quite interested to see how Miranda interacted with the other NGO types, her actual colleagues. Of course there was a fair amount of professional courtesy tossed around; Jack had to bite his tongue a few times when rounds of introductions turned into real life versions of the “Doctor, Doctor …” skit, with one last “Major” tacked onto the end. Miranda definitely seemed to be held in high esteem by her peers, which didn’t surprise Jack in the least but was still nice to see. But he could also sense a bit of surprise and curiosity in some of Miranda’s colleagues too. He assumed the surprise was simply because Doctor Blake was at the function at all, instead of sitting at home reading medical journals. The curiosity was a bit trickier though, until Jack saw one gal out of the corner of his eye; she was glancing from him to Miranda over the top of her glass, a sly little grin on her face. That’s when it clicked for Jack; not only was Doctor Blake at the function, she was all “dolled up” as she’d put it, walking around arm in arm with him on the thinnest of pretexts. (“We work together.”) Did Miranda really think that was fooling any of these other super smart, highly educated people? Especially the ones who also had two X chromosomes?
Jack could see Miranda was beat, so when she asked him if he wanted to call it a night he simply smiled at her and said “Sure, let’s go” as they walked out the door together …
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The ride back to Miranda’s place was uneventful and Jack let her recoup as they drove along through the still warm night. In a similar vein once they’d walked in her door he just tossed his new beret on the table and leaned against the counter for a second, but then finally spoke to her in a warm voice. “Well that wasn’t so bad, all things considered. Thanks for coming with me. And good job on getting those two interested; I’m sure once they see your operation they’ll want to help.” Jack grinned a little as he stuck his hands in his pockets. “So if you’re all tuckered out we can just call it a night and hop in bed; like I said I can stay until early tomorrow. But if you want to talk a little, well I still have the energy for that if you do; we really haven’t had a chance to be alone since the trip.” Jack frowned a bit. “About how it went. I know we were kind of chatting about it all night, but well … if there’s anything you want to talk to me about …” Jack left his sentence unfinished, then glanced at the presents on the table and brightened up some. “Or if you still want to try on your new present tonight, I’d be up for that if you are. Though I have to warn you, there’s a bit more to it than just putting it on.” Jack smiled again. “It’s really up to you sweetie. What do you really want to do?”
---Bonus Video Content---
The “Doctor, Doctor …” skit.
Spies Like Us - Doctor, Doctor ...
Beyond the fundraising though Jack was quite interested to see how Miranda interacted with the other NGO types, her actual colleagues. Of course there was a fair amount of professional courtesy tossed around; Jack had to bite his tongue a few times when rounds of introductions turned into real life versions of the “Doctor, Doctor …” skit, with one last “Major” tacked onto the end. Miranda definitely seemed to be held in high esteem by her peers, which didn’t surprise Jack in the least but was still nice to see. But he could also sense a bit of surprise and curiosity in some of Miranda’s colleagues too. He assumed the surprise was simply because Doctor Blake was at the function at all, instead of sitting at home reading medical journals. The curiosity was a bit trickier though, until Jack saw one gal out of the corner of his eye; she was glancing from him to Miranda over the top of her glass, a sly little grin on her face. That’s when it clicked for Jack; not only was Doctor Blake at the function, she was all “dolled up” as she’d put it, walking around arm in arm with him on the thinnest of pretexts. (“We work together.”) Did Miranda really think that was fooling any of these other super smart, highly educated people? Especially the ones who also had two X chromosomes?
Jack could see Miranda was beat, so when she asked him if he wanted to call it a night he simply smiled at her and said “Sure, let’s go” as they walked out the door together …
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The ride back to Miranda’s place was uneventful and Jack let her recoup as they drove along through the still warm night. In a similar vein once they’d walked in her door he just tossed his new beret on the table and leaned against the counter for a second, but then finally spoke to her in a warm voice. “Well that wasn’t so bad, all things considered. Thanks for coming with me. And good job on getting those two interested; I’m sure once they see your operation they’ll want to help.” Jack grinned a little as he stuck his hands in his pockets. “So if you’re all tuckered out we can just call it a night and hop in bed; like I said I can stay until early tomorrow. But if you want to talk a little, well I still have the energy for that if you do; we really haven’t had a chance to be alone since the trip.” Jack frowned a bit. “About how it went. I know we were kind of chatting about it all night, but well … if there’s anything you want to talk to me about …” Jack left his sentence unfinished, then glanced at the presents on the table and brightened up some. “Or if you still want to try on your new present tonight, I’d be up for that if you are. Though I have to warn you, there’s a bit more to it than just putting it on.” Jack smiled again. “It’s really up to you sweetie. What do you really want to do?”
---Bonus Video Content---
The “Doctor, Doctor …” skit.
Spies Like Us - Doctor, Doctor ...