Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park):
*Velvet pants with lace and cording along the outside seams and a long-sleeved,
satin laced bodice style velvet bodice make up todays outfit. Her hair has been
pulled back and plaited, keeping it out of the way. It's a rather unusual style
for her to be wearing her hair in but it seemed to suit her mood. She walks
along with Christian, quietly. The park was something different from their norm,
and there'd been no reports of bodies there in the news.*
Christian Gallagher: He smiles a little bit as he
walks alongside Sha, looking around the park with a calm gaze. He's here, with
his girlfriend, and no crisis looms...yet. So it's good times.
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
slides her hand in his, smiling softly.* Do you think you could get some time
off without losing your job? Like, I don't know...do you think a week would be
enough?
Christian Gallagher: He grins a little and
nods. "I think I could fairly easily get some time off. After all, if she
doesn't want to give it to me, I can always threaten to go elsewhere...again.
Probably shouldn't pull that out more then twice in a month, but I've only hit
once so far in May, so..." He winks.
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
laughs softly* You know she'll only listen to that so many times before she'll
just say "fine go..."
Christian Gallagher: "And if she does, she
does." He shrugs with a chuckle. "But I'm not gonna push it. I doubt it'll be a
problem, honestly."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
smiles and nods* So long as you're happy. *She brings his hand up and kisses it
softly then nuzzles it.*
Christian Gallagher: "I am." He smiles a
little bit and looks at the ground. "Happier then I've been in a long time,
thanks to you."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
ducks her head a bit and smiles softly, her cheeks tinging pink.* You make it
sound like I did something huge...seems like most of our moments center around
or at least begin with me crying and you taking care of me.
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
leans against him some.* But when we kiss, everything else goes away. And it's
just you, and wonderful. *She closes her eyes softly, the smile growing a
little.*
Christian Gallagher: "You did do something
huge, Sha." He grins a bit. "And it's not all that, hon. Even if it may seem
like that to you sometimes...it's not."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
looks up at him and caresses his cheek.* You...are the most wonderful man alive.
*She whispers.*
Christian Gallagher: "And yeah...I know what
you mean." He leans in to kiss her temple as they continue their slow walk
through the Park.
Christian Gallagher: "I am not." He blushes a
little bit. "I just try to be as good as I can."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
laughs softly* Oh, if you're not, then who is more wonderful than you?
Christian Gallagher: "Ummm...shit." He
thinks. "Paul Oakenfeld? Paul and Phil Hartnell of Orbital? ATB?" He's grinning
a little as he throws the electonica artist's names out.
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): Hmph...they
make good music...doesn't mean they are more wonderful than you. You make me
smile even when I'm down. You make the world seem a bit lighter. You keep me
sane. You make me want to be a better woman. *She ducks her head a bit at the
borrowed line.* You're the one working at the hospital in his spare time,
bringing joy to those kids. You're the one who saved that child from the man who
was about to throw himself off a building after smothering his own child. *The
first time she's brought it up, but she knows.*
Christian Gallagher: He blinks when she
mentions that particular part of the incident, and looks down at the ground,
sobering a bit. "Yeah. I..." He sighs and brings a hand up to rub at his
forehead.
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
turns him to face her and brings his face up to look at her. She doesn't say
anything just caresses his cheek gently, looking into his eyes.*
Christian Gallagher: He gives a tight smile.
"I saw...when I went into the guy's apartment, I saw...it there. Him, her.
Whichever. Kind of figured out quickly that was what was behind it. Helped me
know how to talk him off the ledge, I guess."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She nods
a little.* Are you alright? *She whispers, watching him, his reactions*
Christian Gallagher: He shrugs a little bit
and lets his eyes drop. "I guess. I mean, I couldn't save him. He was already
dead. So I just...did what I could, you know?"
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
slips an arm around his waste and speaks softly* And you did good. If he was
already dead inside, then it was time to move on. Perhaps, in his next life,
things will be better for him. But you did the right thing and the very best you
could.
Christian Gallagher: He nods a little bit and
smiles slightly. "I know. I just...wish I could have done more, is all." He
kisses her forehead, and hugs her.
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She hugs
him tightly and kisses him softly.* You did a great deal. You are a hero. A
knight in shining armor...*She smiles up at him*
Christian Gallagher: "I'm lucky I didn't trip
and fall out the window," he says with a grin. Completely joking, of
course...the humility is sincere, though, and not false.
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): You're
right...because I would have had to fight my way through the underworld to chase
you down and kick your rear for going and killing yourself on me...*She's not
sure she'd really be able to but she'd certainly entertain the idea, even if he
doesn't realize she's only partly joking.*
Christian Gallagher: He smiles a little bit,
and leans in to rest his head against hers. "I bet you would..." He chuckles.
"But we don't have to worry about that, luckily."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
smiles at him and bumps her nose against his.* No we don't...we do have to worry
about what we're going to wear on our vacation. And where we want to go...
Christian Gallagher: "Hmmm..." He grins and
nods, turning so they can start walking again. "Decisions, decisions...so many
places to choose from..."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
smiles back, a lot brighter than when they first started walking, cheering him
back up, obviously cheered her up some more too.* Any places coming to mind
immediately?
Christian Gallagher: "Honestly?" He blinks
and considers. "I've never really thought about it much. Never had the time and
capability to just...GO somewhere."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): Well, now
you do...*She smiles.* We can go anywhere in the world...even off the world I
think but that one would take a lot longer and a hell of a lot more money to
arrange. ((At least I think they did let that guy buy his way to go up into
space...*L*))
Christian Gallagher: He chuckles and nods,
leaning a little into her. "All right then." He sighs a little bit, thinking
with a little smile on his face. "What about...I don't know. Where's the usual
great vacation spots? Paris...Ireland...Greece? Umm...Japan? Hollywood?"
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): Mmm...Hollywood's
not all that big a deal...any of the others would work though. Some place that'd
be special?
Christian Gallagher: "Special?" He considers
a little bit and shrugs. "You know...the exact place really doesn't matter much
to me. You're there, it'll be special."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
ducks her head blushing.* I just want to go somewhere no one can find us for a
while.
Christian Gallagher: "I'm sure we can manage
that, hon." He smiles and nods. "How about...hmm. How about we find somewhere
with a nice, pleasant beach, fairly out of the way of the touristy areas?
Somewhere we can really just relax and ignore the speed of life."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): That
would be perfect.
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): ((*is
trying to figure out where such a place would really be. *L*))
Christian Gallagher: "Good, then." He nods a
little bit and smiles. "We'll have to find somewhere like that...I'll go online
and try to find a spot that works."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
grins, getting a dreamy look on her face.* Just you and me and a beach oh this
sounds like it'll be the best week of my life.
Christian Gallagher: "Yeah, I can share that
feeling. Goes for me, too." His arm squeezes lightly around her and he leans in
to kiss her jaw.
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
closes her eyes gently and leans into the kiss.* Mmmm...
Christian Gallagher: He smiles at the
sound that Sha makes and gives a soft sigh. "So. When we get back, I'm thinking
I should have a good two or three songs written. Think you, me, and Charlie are
up for this whole band idea?"
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park):
Definitely! *She smiles brightly at the idea* Do you play an instrument?
*Suddenly realizing she doesn't know*
Christian Gallagher: "I'm an electronica
artist, hon." He grins a bit. "All my music is done digitally."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
ducks her head a bit, blushing.* Oh right, um...do you have the equipment to
make Charlie's drumming and my singing digital?
Christian Gallagher: "Yeah." He nods. "Good
enough for club play, at the least. Probably even a demo, if we ever want to go
that route."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): So...we
convert a room and charlie plays, I sing and you sit at a computer?
Christian Gallagher: "Probably. Or, Charlie
does his usual 'Go all out' thing and at least insists on somewhere with better
acoustics, and we do it there."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
giggles* I was figuring that'd be part of the converting...
Christian Gallagher: "Probably." He laughs a
little and nods. "Hell, knowing him, he might just get the idea to build a
recording studio or something similarly crazy."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park):
Um...actually...I'd sorta offered to help someone with a recording studio...at
one point...um, don't know if he still wants my help on that or not.
Christian Gallagher: "Oh, really?" He blinks,
surprised but far from displeased. "Very cool."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
nods* He was talking about starting a studio mostly for people who have talent
get overlooked by the big studios. I thought it sounded like a really good
idea...
Christian Gallagher: "That is a good idea,"
he agrees, nodding. "Gotta admire people who have the ability to do something
like that."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She nods
and smiles* I'll call him again...after our vacation.
Christian Gallagher: "Mmm...sounds like a
plan to me." He nuzzles her neck a little.
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
sighs a little, closing her eyes, smiling.* Mmm, I love you.
Christian Gallagher: "I love you, too." He
slips behind her, arms encricling her waist and hugging her close. He leans down
to kiss her shoulder.
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
grins and kisses his cheek as he kisses her shoulder. Her arms slip around his
shoulders afterward.*
Christian Gallagher: "It's a nice night," he
says as he rests his check against hers, eyes turning upward. "Not too
cold...not overly hot. If not for the smog, we'd probably be able to see the
stars."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
laughs softly* Probably. Almost wish we had something to sleep on out here.
Christian Gallagher: He grins at that.
"Yeah...but for the lack of sleeping equipment and the risk of rough folk coming
around, it'd be nice." He chuckles a little and looks around.
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
laughs.* Mm, but I have my nice, big, strong man here to protect me. *She grins
at him*
Christian Gallagher: He laughs some at that.
"Oh, yeah. I should probably remind you that if I can't start and finish a fight
with one punch--which rarely happens, by the way--I'm not going to finish it
well."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
laughs softly and kisses him* Then we'll just have to find some place safer to
sleep...
Christian Gallagher: "Mmm..." He sighs
into the kiss and smiles when it breaks. "Think we can work that out."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
grins at him.* We should probably start heading that way then...
Christian Gallagher: "Yeah, we should." He
smiles and slips back from behind her, to her side. "Lead the way, milady." A
wink and a slight bow.
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
giggles* Aren't you supposed to sweep me off my feet and carry me off on your
mighty steed? *Grinning back at him*
Christian Gallagher: "If I had a mighty
steed, sure. But you've got the bike, and I'm not very good at driving it."
Sha Sha (Randall's Island Park): *She
giggles again and leads him back to the bike, grinning brightly.*
Christian Gallagher: And he follows along, to
get on and head home with her.