The Date
Jennifer opened one eye and glared over her shoulder at Jagger.  "Do you mind? "
Distracted, Jagger glanced down at her.  Mind?  Yes, I do mind.  How can you sleep at a time like this?
"Jagger,"  Jennifer looked at the illuminated clock on the night table, "it’s 11:45.  I usually find I sleep well at this hour.  Not when you’re pacing up and down the length of me, though."

Jennifer was laying in bed, flat on her stomach, buried under a heavy duvet. Jagger stopped pacing and sat in the middle of her back. Aren’t you the least bit concerned?
Jennifer sighed.  "It’s CC, isn’t?  Jagger, you’re the one who said at dinner she needed to get
out more."
That was before I knew he was planning to keep her out all night! Agitated, the fur person jumped up and began pacing again.
Jennifer groaned into her pillow.  "Jagg, it’s not even midnight."
Fine, be that way.  Some friend you are.  He stopped in mid-stride, his ears pitched forward.  They’re back!
He jumped down and headed for the hallway.  Jennifer threw back the duvet and raced after him.
"Jagger."  she hissed.  "Jagger.  Where do you think you’re going?"
Without, breaking stride, he answered. To see what’s going on.
"Jagger Kassidy!  You can not and will not go down there."
Jagger stopped and looked back at her.  He sighed.  You’re  right, of course.  You’ll have to go.
Jennifer arched a dark eyebrow at him.  "Excuse me?"
He’ll sense me getting closer.  That wouldn’t do at all.  No, you’ll go down.  He’ll never know you’re there.
"No kidding.  That would be because I’m not going to be there."
 

The hallway outside the drawing room-

Jennifer inched silently up beside one of the suits of armour.  How I ever let him talk me into these things is beyond me,  she thought.
Oh, stop whining.  Jagger ordered, impatiently.  What can you hear?
"Nothing."  she inched forward some more.
Nothing!  the fur person bellowed.  Jennifer winced.
"Don’t yell."
How can you hear nothing?  They have to be talking.  If they aren’t talking, what are they doing?  Jagger was beginning to panic.

Distracted by Jagger, Jennifer failed to notice the tennis ball Nikki had left in the hall earlier.  She stepped on it and it shot out from under her foot, causing her lose her balance.  She flailed wildly but only succeeded in bringing a suit of armour down with her.  The loud crash brought CC and the redhead rushing into the hallway.  They stared at Jennifer sprawled on the floor.

"Hello,"  she said, nonchalantly.  "I suppose you’re wondering what I’m doing here."
"No, not at all."  CC responded.  "But since you brought it up."
"It wasn’t my idea."
Traitor!  the word hissed through all their minds.

Jennifer glared up at where Jagger sat on the stairs.  "You don’t honestly think I’m going to take the blame for this?  This was your idea.  Coming down here to spy on CC."
"You were spying on me?"  CC looked from Jennifer to Jagger and back again. "Why?"
"Well, not you so much as him."  Jennifer gestured at the redheaded swordsman.
"Oh,"  Tears welled up in CC’s eyes as she turned to Jagger.  "Oh, that’s so sweet."
Jennifer got up off the floor.  "Don’t encourage him."  She started toward the
stairs.  "Good night."
"Good night."  The redhead’s voice was laced with amusement.

"Now that he knows you’re on to his nefarious plot to seduce one of the Castle ladies, we can go back to bed.  CC will scream if she needs you."  Jennifer glared at the fur person again.
They headed up the stairs together.  You know, we really need to discuss how well you stand up under pressure.
Jennifer snorted.  "I doubt that.  I am going back to bed where I am going to try to recapture that wonderful dream I was having about...Never mind."

CC and the redhead watched them disappear up the stairs.  The turned to look
at one another and hysterical laughter bubbled forth.

THE END

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