you're gonna love tomorrow, i'm making it my personal guarantee

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[The food he picks up is just basics from the grill, so by the time he arrives and lets himself in, he feels a little underprepared.

He didn't think they would ... actually be having dinner, but he can go with it.]

Wow.

[He makes his way inside, closing the door behind him as he eyes the table.]

This is nice.

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Ambience.

( They're not going to have dinner. Well, not right then.

He takes the bags out of David's hands, sets them on the table and it's go-time. He just wanted to look this good before doing it. He doesn't even make it to the bedroom. He doesn't need to.

Later, in boxers and an open button down, Ezra preheats the oven. )

How was my second first impression, boss?

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[He laughs as he comes up behind him, pressing a kiss to his neck.]

Very favorable. I think we're going to make a very impressive team.

[Being on guard the way he needs to be with Harvey is always a hard switch to flip, but he's starting to get there, feeling some of the tension melt from his shoulders.]

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( The laughter is ... not expected, but his husband's laughter, his anything, is better than anything else. Even though... maybe he didn't expect after sex laughter. But, laughter is a part of sex. It's fine, it's fine. )

Mmm, we always have. We've just been more about the dividing than the conquering.

( Spending so much time away from one another. He's already going to get too used to this. He knows it. )

Have you thought about our Elena problem?

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[It's not derisive laughter. It's just hard for him, sometimes, to go from one space, which is in a loving space with husband, to the work space, where everything could be used against him.

And he thought it was a joke. It felt like a joke? If he read it wrong, then that's his bad.]

I think we should wait and see what she knows or has figured out. She knows you're a witch now, maybe that'll get you in closer.

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And what do I do about you?

( Jokingly, he presses back into his husband. )

With Elena, Officer.

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[He snorts, before moving around so that he can look him in the eye as he smirks.]

I still think saying I'm a twin is a viable option.

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You're serious.

( He seems serious. That - it's not that it isn't a bad idea. It's not. People have twins. )

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[He shrugs.]

It's the shortest point between A and B. And way simpler than me having to put on a different face every time I see her.

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You have a twin. He works for the county. I work for the hospital. Why are you in California while your twin brother lives closer to me? Coincidence? I can't pick which hospital gets me.

( He did. But, Elena doesn't know this. )

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Maybe he was already out here, you got picked here and were getting us settled, and then I got tied up in work. Had to do a lot of traveling.

[He was coming, he was just taking his sweet time getting there. Also true to form.]

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Which you do. For now that'll work. I'll see her tomorrow, then. Suss out what exactly she knows or doesn't. Under the guise of her friend and colleague checking in on her.

( He'll bring a bottle of wine, too. )

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Good. And I'll lay low until we have a better handle on what that is. It's not like I have to walk down the street.

[Have door, will travel.]

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What is your new approach? When Harvey inevitably checks in, w what will you say?

( He hikes himself up onto the counter, sitting on the edge, letting his feet dangle. )

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The doppelganger's still alive and hunters haven't killed us yet.

[He shrugs.]

Right now, that's all he needs to know. But I'll keep an eye on when Allison Argent leaves town.

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Harvey Specter is still a walking waste of time. OK. What about everything else? How are your parents?

( It's time to go from witch wars to in-law questions! )

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[He raises an eyebrow and makes a face.]

Still not speaking to me. But I like it better that way.

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I'd probably trade that for my mom. She still does her weekly wellness check-ins. It's only a matter of time before she's asking if you brought your crystals with you.

( If Logan Adin-Welwood loves anyone more than her son, it's David Gainor. )

Or sends you new ones.

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Never hurts to have new ways to channel energy around.

[At least someone's parents like him, even if it's not his own.]

How is your mom doing anyway?

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You know Logan. If she's not involved with local politics, it's witch politics.

( She keeps herself busy. )

And if it's not witch politics, it's mine. It's only a matter of time before my fuckup reacts the West Coast.

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This wasn't your fault.

[Even if the rest of the coven is going to treat it as a fuck up, David's not going to.]

You couldn't have known.

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Tell that to Harvey and everyone above Harvey.

( But, he's right. His husband is right. )

Thanks, for not blaming me. We'll spin it. We always do.

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End of the day, Elena's still alive. That's really the only thing that matters.

[They'll be able to figure out the rest.]

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And, so am I. I wasn't taken away and never heard from again. Like some of your distant cousins.

( They come from some dark stock. )

Who's taking care of your house? And do you need my black card?

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[He shakes his head.]

Everything's fine. I've had a subletter since I've been bouncing around a lot anyway. And I have plenty of money.