Ship: Mike x Joe Ricco
Word Count: 900
Description: Ricco takes Mike golfing at his country club.
A few weeks later, Joe invited them out to his country club.
It was clear that Joe needed this time out: he’d been yelled at, shot at, and driven off the road over the course of the Frankie Steele case. If Mike was being honest, they needed this too. Nearly being killed at the ACLU fundraiser had not been a date they wanted to remember. Being with Joe had proven to be much more stressful than they had expected.
Mike was never one for golf. They weren’t sure what the protocol for a date to a country club was. Was it BYOG? Bring your own golf club? What did you wear? Mike supposed it would be a lot of richer older men, and maybe their wives gossiping over lunch. It all seemed a lot more fancy than Mike knew how to deal with, or Joe seemed like he would enjoy.
When Mike arrived, Joe was waiting for them at the front with his dog, Hank, on a leash. He looked as casual as they ever saw him, just in slacks and a sweatshirt. Mike was relieved.
“Isn’t it a little cold for that short little skirt?” Joe asked them as they walked up.
“It’s not that short,” Mike retorted.
“Hey, I’m not complaining. I just don’t want you to catch a cold.”
He slid an arm around their waist as they walked.
“So, did I have to bring my own golf club? I don’t have a golf club. I don’t play golf.”
Joe chuckled warmly. “No, I have an extra one. You’ll be fine.”
Mike and Joe got set up at the first hole, where a few others already were. A brown haired middle aged man in a baby blue cardigan noticed Joe and approached them. Joe almost looked annoyed.
“Looks like you were right about Frankie Steele. Who would’ve thought?” he said casually. His gaze moved to Mike. “Ricco, who’s your young friend?”
“Mike’s uh…” he looked at Mike for assistance.
“He’s my boyfriend,” Mike said easily.
The man gave Joe a knowing look. “Wow. Great job. You’ve still got it. She’s a real pretty young thing.”
Mike wanted to slap him in the face.
After he walked off, Mike asked Joe. “Does he think you’re robbing the cradle? How old do I look?”
Joe gave them a squeeze with his arm. “Don’t worry about him. A lot of people at this club are uppity assholes. I’m just here for the golf.”
“Is he going to be at every hole? “ Mike asked.
“Not if we wait here a minute.”
When he’d moved on, Joe took his golf club, set up his ball, and swung. Mike learned very quickly what Hank was here for.
“Do you always miss that badly?” Mike asked as Hank ran to fetch the ball that Joe had overshot.
“No. Hank needs exercise. I always miss a few shots for him.”
Mike laughed. “You won’t have to as long as I’m here. I even suck at mini golf.”
He grinned. “Hank’ll be glad to hear that.”
When it was Mike’s turn, sure enough, the ball went out of bounds.
Joe looked around slyly and called to Hank, “Go get it, Hank. Go get it.”
Mike laughed with their whole body as the old dog returned with a ball in his mouth, and his tongue waving in the wind.
“You two are too cute,” they said.
Every hole continued like this. Joe’s ball got to the hole in a couple strokes, Mike continually missed, and Hank went to fetch the ball.
“At this rate,” Joe joked at hole number 5. “We won’t get to hole 18 until I’m in a hole in the ground.”
“Don’t look at me! I don’t even like golf. It’s you I like.”
Hank titled his head at them.
“Don’t worry, Hank, I like you too.”
“Do you want to get a lemonade?” Joe asked them.
“If you want to keep playing, that’s alright with me.”
“No, that’s alright. I’m tired of chasing Hank around trying to get the balls back anyway.”
The pair returned to the main building where Joe bought them both a lemonade.
“I had a good time,” Mike said.
“You shot 7 or 8 over par on every hole.”
Mike waved their hand. “I already knew I was bad at sports. I meant I liked spending time with you.”
“Do you want me to drive you home?” he asked them.
“No, that’s alright. You can walk me out though.”
Joe held their waist as they walked, just as he had on the way in. It made Mike feel mushy on the inside.
“Uh, well, goodbye Joe,” Mike said.
“This is the part where you’re supposed to kiss me,” Joe joked as he removed his arm from their waist.
Mike looked at his lips for a while. Whether it had been seconds or minutes, they couldn’t say. All they knew was impulse took over and his head was in their hands and his lips were on theirs. His arms snaked around their back and pulled them closer.
Just as quickly as the kiss started, it ended, and Mike found themselves in Joe’s arms, centimeters from his face.
“Looks like we’re back on schedule.”
Mike flushed. “Well, um, goodbye. Again.”
Joe gave them one more quick peck to their lips and said goodbye.
The whole world felt like it was spinning on the bus ride home.
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A chaotic slumber party!!
Team dimple: *chatting*
Yao: remember guys, slumber party at my room tonight!
Su she: oh yes!!!
Mo xuanyu: of course! This will be so lit as always!
Xue yang: can I bring my knife collection?
Su she: what's wrong with you?
Xue yang: it will come in handy. And I want to show Jiggy my new daggers.
Yao: lol bring them!
Mo xuanyu: Yao gege, I'll bring makeup and nail polish.
Yao: lovely.
Xue yang: where's your nail polish, Jiggybuns?
Yao: I have. But A-yi should bring extras.
Su she: I'll bring some more blankets.
Yao: ok great. I'll organize the food, drinks and snacks!
Su she: you're an amazing caterer, Huangdi!
Xue yang: I know right. Last slumber party, we got different types of chicken wings.
Mo xuanyu: pork ribs. And fine wine.
Su she: yea I can't relate with the meat. But I remembered when our Yaoyao catered various cakes, salads and other vegetarian meals.
Yao: well I must take care of team dimple.
Su she: can you cater those special noodles like last time.
Yao: ohh, the stir fry?
Su she: yea.
Yao: got it!
Xue yang: we had that diva thing. I can't remember the combination.
Yao: wine and cheese?
Xue yang: yea!
Su she: mmmm. Various assortments of cheeses. That was the best.
Yao: we'll do that again.
Xue yang: where's the candy, Jiggybun.
Yao: of course there will be candy. And I'm trying to organize a chocolate fountain.
(Their chocolate fountain is powered by talismans, lol)
Mo xuanyu: lol trying to! You always make things happen.
Xue yang: ahhhhh, chocolate fountain. Omg.
Jiggy, I love you.
Yao: right. I'll cater everyone's favorite meals.
Xue yang: I'll bring some portraits of your enemies, so we can throw knives at it.
Yao: *laughing* ah what a fun party game.
Mo xuanyu: I'll bring the gossip!
Yao: that's a must.
Su she: yea we have a lot to discuss.
Yao: omg, I forgot! Who's bringing the facial cream and oils??
Xue yang: me!
Mo xuanyu: really? That's surprising.
Xue yang: that's why my face is so smooth.
Su she: looks like sandpaper.
Xue yang: hey!
Yao: maybe he can sharpen his knife with his cheekbone, lol.
Xue yang: Jiggy. You should be on my side.
Yao: *laughing* oh right. Haha.
Anyways yangyang, you're fab!
Tonight it's Byoh. Bring your own hairbrush.
Mo xuanyu: more like byog. Bring your own gossip.
Su she: lol yes!
Xue yang: bring your own Jiggy fanart.
Su she: *blushing*
Mo xuanyu: which one?
Yao: you three had drawn me???
Xue yang: on many occasions. Because you're hot!
Su she: you're my muse.
Xue yang: not only yours.
Yao: awwwww.
Mo xuanyu: yea Yao gege, I always draw you.
Once I drew you as the hulijing overlord you are, taking over the world. And all sect leaders have to bring you gold and diamonds.
Yao: how creative!
Su she: that's reality. But these cultivators are broke.
Mo xuanyu: lol.
Yao gege, one thing we forgot to mention.
Xue yang: no lans allowed!
Mo xuanyu: a.k.a Lan lips.
Su she: well if you want to invite him.
Yao: hahaha. No I won't invite Huan.
Because it's our team dimple night.
Trio: awww.
Yao: and how are we supposed to talk about him when he's there.
Mo xuanyu: exactly!
Xue yang: invite Huaisang.
Yao: don't be crazy.
Su she: no way.
Xue yang: lol I know.
~~~
《That night》
Mo xuanyu: Yao gege. *kisses his dimple*
Yao: *smile* A-Yu, come in.
Su she: *kisses* we're here.
Yao: how delightful.
Xue yang: hi foxy. *kisses*
Yao: yangyang.
Let's relax, team D.
Xue yang: I smell chocolate!!!!
Yao: maybe it's coming from the chocolate fountain.
Xue yang: Jiggy don't kill me!
Yao: *joking* I was trying to kill you for years.
I would stuff you in my closet.
(When team dimple hangs out alone, they would make rough jokes with each other.)
Xue yang: wait till my ghost haunts you at night and pulls your hair.
Mo xuanyu: Yao gege, do you want a qiankun pouch?
Yao: I'm not afraid of the ghost of xue yang.
Su she: I'll play inquiry. Just yo tell you to stop messing with Huangdi.
Xue yang: *rolls eyes* Yao simp.
Jiggy why don't you stuff dage in your closet?
Yao: I want to, but he can't fit. His head alone would take up the whole shelf.
Su she: averaging!
Yao: correct.
But you will fit perfectly in my closet.
Xue yang: how are you so sure?
Su she: once again, averaging.
Yao: lol. Let's get comfy and eat something.
Mo xuanyu: are you going to poison us? Lol.
Yao: maybe. *laughing*
Su she: I would love to be poisoned by you.
Xue yang: live a simp, die a simp.
Yao: yea that's the rule.
Su she: I'm a proud simp.
*eating while chit chatting*
Mo xuanyu: same.
Yao gege is just stunning all the time.
Xue yang: drop dead gorgeous.
Su she: Huangdi, how do you look so flawless.
Mo xuanyu: what's your secret?!
Yao: born with it, darlings.
Xue yang: been sucking on masculine energy.
Yao: *gasps* what? Me?
Mo xuanyu: well it is a hulijing thing.
Xue yang: no wonder you have a harem!
Yao: *dramatic* oh my. Who would do such a thing. Sucking out masculine energy.
Trio: *starting at him*
Yao: ok, confession time!
Trio: Jiggy.
Yao: I kind of sucked on dage's masculine energy. And when we did papapa, I hummed the collection of turmoil to him.
Su she: as you should.
Xue yang: that sounds so hot.
Mo xuanyu: what about us, Yao gege. What about us?!
Yao: well if you asked for it.
Xue yang: that dage of yours have a lot of masculine energy to spare.
Yao: yea.
It's really delicious too.
Yao: but you know that hulijings can be addicted to that energy.
But not me of course.
Xue yang: good foxy.
Su she: yes as expected of Huangdi. Leading by example.
Xue yang: hulijing emperor, give us the dage treatment, na? It's hot.
Mo xuanyu: yea!
Su she: you can use my energy, Huangdi. And become more powerful.
Then rule the world.
Yao: oh gosh, you three simps.
Fine.
*touches sms's chest* sure I will.
Mo xuanyu: Yao gege.
Yao: *stroking mxy's head*
Xue yang: Jiggy, pay attention to me.
I'll treat you better than those two simps.
Yao: *caressing his face* don't argue, Yangyang.
Yao: anyways, team dimple. How's the food?
Su she: excellent as always.
Mo xuanyu: top tier.
Xue yang: best of the best, Jiggy. But if you let me eat your dimple, I'll be satisfied.
Yao: *giggling* yangyang!
~Afrerwards~
Mo xuanyu: *giving A-Yao a facial*
Xue yang: come simp. *filing sms's nails*
Yao: so what's the hot topic??
Mo xuanyu: your dimples.
Xue yang: Lan lips.
Su she: yea, Lan lips.
Yao: heehee.
Mo xuanyu: done. Let the face cream soak in.
Yao: yea yea.
Mo xuanyu: what colour nail polish do you want?
Yao: red!
Mo xuanyu: yea that's a mood.
So tell me, did Lan lips misbehave with you during his hangover?
Xue yang: A-yu, Jiggy runs things.
Yao: that's right.
Su she: I don't know why these lans are so clingy and cringy.
Yao: he was on his best behavior, lol.
Huan is soo cute.
Mo xuanyu: and mischievous too.
Su she: would you still love him if he grows a beard.
Yao: yes. But the beard comes off.
Xue yang: why foxy?
Yao: he will look like Lan qiren. I can't kiss Lan qiren!
Mo xuanyu: oh my.
Su she: you have a point.
Later after the facial, A-Yao propped up on Su she's lap while filing Mo xuanyu's nails, whereas xue yang brushed A-Yao's hulijing tail.
Su she: Lan lips with a beard would stress out team dimple even more.
Xue yang: I would want to shave it off.
Yao: please do, yangyang.
Mo xuanyu: Jiggy, we'll tell Lan lips that no goaties are allowed.
Xue yang: oh heck yea we would.
Su she: let's wake him up and tell him!
Yao: lol, please don't.
Su she: Huangdi, we got something else to tell you. But you might have known already.
Yao: tell!
Xue yang: you know little Dianxia right?!
Yao: he's my son Chengmei, lol.
Mo xuanyu: our Song'er!!
Xue yang: when he was kidnapped by those two fools, they told him that they had a crush on Ruoruo.
And I think they're jealous of Lan qiren.
Yao: oh my!!!! *laughing*
Su she: gross old men fighting over one dude.
Xue yang: yea simp when you're young.
Mo xuanyu: if we move them a little too much, they'll turn into dust,
Yao: I know right!
But I confirm! That guangstate used to ask me how he's going
Xue yang: guangsturbation is gross.
Su she: yea he is!
And I think he was fighting old man Qiren for Ruoruo.
Mo xuanyu: can these old people get a life.
Yao: unfortunately they can't.
One time, I overheard them in Qishan.
He was asking Ruoruo, do you love me more? What does Lan qiren have and I don't? I have money.
Xue yang: oh gosh. Hopeless romantic!
Mo xuanyu: Yao gege, weren't you traumatized?
Yao: yes!
Su she: lol what did Ruoruo say?
Yao: he said, of course I love you. I run the harem remember. Heehee.
Xue yang: I wonder if Jiang Fengmian was a part of that.
Yao: I doubt.
Mo xuanyu: these old old people.
Yao: I think Jiang Fengmian is the only normal one there.
Trio: agreed!
Xue yang: anyways, Jiggybuns, I'm taking your chocolate fountain for my room!
Yao: ah, yes. Take it.
I can buy another one.
Su she: you have a room?
I thought that you sleep on the roof.
Xue yang: nah. Not again though.
Mo xuanyu: do you even feel comfortable?
Xue yang: been through worst. But I can fall asleep anywhere once I'm tired.
You know, underneath Jiggy's bed is very warm and cozy!
Yao: under my what?!!
Xue yang: how am I supposed to hide and look at you sleep, Jiggy!
Mo xuanyu: not only xue gege, but the entire team dimple.
Su she: yea Huangdi.
Yao: you three are mad, but I love you.
Su she: next topic!
The nie twink!
Yao: I'm all ears.
Xue yang: *lifts A-Yao's chin* he always want to outsmart and trap our boss.
Su she: *playing with A-Yao's hair* I know right*
Mo xuanyu: he could never. *touching A-Yao's dimple* our Yaoyao is very stunning and smart.
Yao: *smile*
Mo xuanyu: he has a receding hairline and split ends.
Yao: oh gosh.
Xur yang: he's a madman.
Yao: *sarcasm* guys, he's in his villain arc.
Su she: what villain arc, lol!
Xue yang: isn't he afraid to be mauled by fox spirits or get imprisoned.
Mo xuanyu: he's a poser.
Yao: he wants the spotlight and payback. Because he's still thinking that I seduced dage.
Su she: do you think if he becomes the hulijing emperor, they would love him. Only a hulijing can run the empire.
Yao: yep.
Yao: you were all spying on him right? What did you find out?
Xue yang: that he snores.
Yao: yea that's a nie trait.
Su she: sometimes I see him asking your attendants stuff.
Mo xuanyu: he's such a sneak.
Yao: my staff would never reveal things to him. But at least he tried.
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