tequila ; s. paulson one - shots

baby (s. mckenna)

The first time you stayed at the Hotel Cortez, Sally had found herself instantly attracted to you. Not in the romantic sense, more in the 'I think you're absolutely adorable and I wanna hang out with you because you seem so interesting' kinda sense.

Make sense? No, right? It didn't make sense to the two of you either at first. But once you spent a night together just talking about anything and everything, you found that you liked her too. Not in a romantic sense either, more of a friendly one. Forget that she was a ghost, she was the most awesome and relatable being you had ever hung out with.

So every time you came down to Los Angeles for work, which was often, you'd stay there and hang out with your best friend, and because of her, the long work trips seemed to be more bearable.

"Sallyyyyy," you called, flopping down onto the couch, "Did you like, leave or something?"

"You already know I can't leave, stupid," the blonde replied sarcastically, apparently beside you.

"You know that's not what I meant, Sal."

"I know it's not. I missed you, you know."

Smiling tiredly, you took her hand in yours, "I missed you too, and now, I have time to hang with you 'cause I asked for like 2 days extra to get some fucking rest."

"Then why don't you go shower so we can play?"

"What about you? Are you clean?"

"Excuse me, I took a shower before you showed up," she called after you entered the bathroom.

"Just wait for me, then!"

"Not like I have a choice, do I?"

"No, you don't!"

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Toweling your hair dry, you stepped out into the cold room to find Sally lying on the bed, quietly scrolling through her phone. You chuckled softly and crawled to the spot next to her, your head on her stomach as she involuntarily started running her hand through your hair. "So, what do you feel like doing tonight?"

"What do you want to do? Are you sure you're not too tired?"

"Of course I'm not too tired, I've been looking forward to this for how long," you scoffed as you took her hand in yours.

"Did you bring any games with you?"

"Nope, but I do have my laptop, we can watch some stuff if you're good with that. Do you have anything in mind?"

She was thoughtful for a second, before replying, "Well, I did start watching My Little Pony while you were away. I just finished season 2 before you arrived."

"Fuck yes, I'm down with that shit," you said excitedly, hurrying to set up, "The Crystal Empire is a god-tier episode, and I cannot wait for you to see it."

"If it makes you that excited, then it's probably awesome."

"Wait, big question before I accidentally give some spoilers. Who's your favorite pony?"

"Does Discord count?" she asked with a laugh, "If he doesn't, then I'd say Chrysalis."

"Chrysalis as Cadence was fucking awesome, I loved the Canterlot Wedding," you gushed.

"It was great, I have to admit."

"You sound like you're being forced to say that."

"No, no, no, it was actually fucking great, I just can't believe I'm saying it out loud."