Monday night at Nell's and Gladio's

[mylandmyrules]

Someone might just have planned for nibbles and drinks up on the roof to be able to show off the new hot tub. Not that there was room for everyone in it, but at least they could admire it!

Nell was planning to soak in it for a while before people arrived - if any stopped by tonight - and she thought Gladio might just join her when he got home.

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[sword_chocobro]

Of course Gladio had heard about the store having Ebony again, but he was going to leave that all to Iggy and not get involved in any of it, if he could help it. He was, however, definitely grabbing a case of cucumber soda the second he saw it on the shelves before heading home to see what Nell was up to for the evening.

The fact that he was accosted by attention-demanding kittens pretty much the moment he walked in told him she wasn't curled up on the couch, which he felt meant one other option. After giving the kittens some of thr rough-housing and hand-wrestling he knew they were after, he headed up to the roof and snorted smugly with the confirmation.

"Now, how did I know that this was where I was gonna find you?" he asked, walking over to give her a kiss in greeting.

[mylandmyrules]

"After yesterday's Cup Noodle celebration in the hot tub, I'd obviously have to spend time here again," Nell teased. "Hop in!"

[sword_chocobro]

"What? Like this?" asked Gladio, stepping back and gesturing down at his general, overall well-clothed self. "And after yesterday's Cup Noodle^TM celebration, the only thing convincing me that you ever even left that thing was that you were in bed with me. Unless that was an imposter."

And if that were the case, he'd have way bigger problems on his hands than just that, consider who used to always pull that imposter bit on him and the guys.

[mylandmyrules]

"I mean, if you want to come in fully clothed..." Nell said. "But I was thinking that you'd take them off. Have I mentioned how nice it is to be in here without needing to wear a bathing outfit?" Probably several hundred times, but hey, this is the woman who still usually wore her skirty pants to the gym and wouldn't be caught dead in a regular bathing suit in front of anyone but Gladio.

She smiled at him. "Oh, that was me for sure."

[sword_chocobro]

"Well," said Gladio, who pretty much already had his shirt pulled off at this point and tossed aside, and quickly started in on his belt and the rest of it, "if you insist."

He'd clearly needed plenty of convincing, but in not too long at all, there we was, not a stitch of clothing between himself in the world, slipping into the water, and pulling an arm around Nell to make sure there wasn't much between him and her, either.

"Boy," he then laughed, "sure if a good thing you'll have plenty of warning if anyone does swing by tonight. Somehow, I don't think this'll be the kind of gathering you'd want them to think it is."

[mylandmyrules]

Nell's eyes went wide and she blushed. "Oh no! It certainly isn't."

She checked to make sure her clothes were still were she had left them off to the side. "Did you leave the door locked when you came up?"