Beauty and Rage (Leverage Fan Fiction)

31. Is This The Real Life? Is This Just Fantasy?

Andy's eyes fluttered open. The bright morning sun was shining in through a crack in the curtain and hitting her right in her eyes. She groaned, putting a hand over her eyes, and turned over on to her back.

"I thought you were going to sleep the whole day away."

She glanced over to find Eliot coming out of the bathroom with a content smile on his face.

"What time is it?"

"Almost noon. Are you hungry?"

"Extremely." She sat up and brushed loose strands of her hair back out of her eyes. "What are you doing today?"

"Right now, taking my beautiful girlfriend out to breakfast."

Andy smiled at him and nodded her head.

"That sounds amazing. How long do I have to get ready?"

"Four minutes."

Andy's jaw dropped. Eliot snickered and shook his head.

"Take all the time you need, sweetheart."

•*•*•

Andy didn't take too long to get ready. She was starving.

She sat beside Eliot in a booth and looked eagerly through the menu. He had his arm around her shoulders, holding her close and peering over her shoulder to look at the menu. She did her best not to look too sick to her stomach, but the stench of bacon being cooked was nearly enough to make her hurl.

"What are you thinking?"

"That you're being extremely cuddle and touchy-feely today." Andy looked up at him through her lashes.

"Do you.... Do you not like it?" He crinkled his brows together and started to move but she quickly stopped him.

"No, no. I love it." Andy assured him. "It's just very out of character for you."

Before Eliot could say anything, Nate and Sophie were sitting down across from them and Parker and Hardison were pulling two chairs up to the table.

"This little place is cute." Sophie glanced around the diner, then eyed Andy. "It smells lovely in here."

"I need coffee." Hardison looked around for a waiter or waitress.

"I want bacon." Parker told him.

"Guys!" Eliot grumbled. "You can't just come over and join—,"

"It's okay, Eliot." Andy put her hand on his thigh. "I don't mind having breakfast with all of them."

He searched her blue eyes for a few moments before grumbling curses under his breath.

As the team began to chat about their current job, Andy let her mind wander. Eliot was holding her particularly close and his hand rested on the side of her stomach. She wanted to tell him very badly but she wasn't aware how he would react to the situation.

"Andy? You look like you're in deep thought." Sophie brought Andy out of her own little world.

"I'm.... I'm just thinking." She shrugged her shoulders softly. Sophie widened her eyes a little and nodded to Eliot. Andy put on a smile and kicked Sophie's shin under the table. The grifter grunted and put her fist up to her mouth.

"You okay, Sophie?" Hardison asked her.

"So where are you two moving to?" Nate ignored Sophie and looked across the table to Eliot and Andy. Andy crinkled her brows together.

"What do you mean?"

"Eliot said you were finally willing to move in with him."

"Did you tell everybody?" Andy looked over her shoulder to him.