You got that James Dean day dream look in your eye {Iris}

[jasonwright]

 Jason had promised to take Iris out on a date one day. And now that everything seemed to be getting back to normal in town, they agreed that tonight would be the night. With a half day of work put in at the shop, Jason headed back to the apartment for a shower and a change of clothes when he saw his reflection in the mirror and realized just how much he'd let himself go. So with Alfredo by his side, he made his way to a hair shop nearby. The ladies there were very nice and trimmed his hair and beard a bit. They even asked permission to style his hair differently, and figuring, hell, he should look a little put together, he agreed. 

He left the salon feeling like a new man and, very painstakingly, sent Iris a text to let her know that he'd meet her at the apartment. After running one more errand, he heads back to their home. 



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[littleredsiren]

"Much," Iris grins, inwardly sighing with happiness. There's nothing better to her than his kisses and its always fun to coax things out of him. Turning back to the table, she digs into the basket of rolls herself, biting into one with a pleased noise. "These are fancy rolls! Or, delicious ones, at least."

[jasonwright]

"I told you. And to think, you could've had them five minutes ago." Jason finishes a roll and moves onto his salad, glancing at Iris every now and then. He's still amazed that she's a huge part of his life now. "Oh, I talked to John today. He and Felicity want to come visit sometime soon."

[littleredsiren]

"But pouting at you and making you flustered is more fun," Iris grins, working on her own salad.

"Oh!! Really? When?!" she squeaks, bouncing slightly in her excitement, food momentarily forgotten.

[jasonwright]

"You just like to torture me," he says as he rubs her back lightly with his free hand.

Jason nods and tries to finish his salad before he speaks, smiling at how excited Iris is. "Couple weeks from now? They have to wait until it's good to close up shop. He also said he wants to bring someone special," he adds, glancing at Iris with a grin.

[littleredsiren]

A soft gasp slips out and Iris' smile widens. "Are they bringing Keaton?!" she squeaks, latching onto Jason's arm.

[jasonwright]

Jason beams. "Yup! He's old enough to travel."

[littleredsiren]

Iris claps excitedly, clearly over the moon at the thought of getting to see his nephew. "Yay! Do you think they'll be okay with me holding him...?" she asks, eyes going wide at the thought.

[jasonwright]

"Are you kidding me?" He laughs before taking a drink of his beer. "I'm pretty sure John will hand him over to you at the first chance he gets. They'd probably welcome the break."

[littleredsiren]

"Yay," she grins, leaning over to rest her head on his shoulder. Picking up another roll, she butters it and digs in. "I haven't gotten to hold a baby since my cousin was one and that was over seven years ago."

[jasonwright]

"I held Evan," he says, tilting his head to try to remember that far back. "Not sure if I was great at it or anything, but we'll see with Keaton."

It's not much longer before the waiter arrives with their steaks and potatoes, placing plates in front of Iris and Jason. He refills their drinks before disappearing again, and Jason's stomach practically rumbles at the sight of the steak. "God, this looks amazing." He starts cutting into the steak. "I'm just excited to meet John's wife and Keaton. They sounds pretty great."

[littleredsiren]

Iris digs into her steak with pleasure, not having realized just how hungry she was until it was set before her. "They really do. And, please, I'm sure you'll be great with Keaton. You have a very soothing personality, you know," she chides him, looking up from her food with a crooked grin.

[jasonwright]

"Wow, you're biased," he teases, returning her grin. Jason takes a bite of his steak and lets out a satisfied moan. "I'll see if I can get some more details out of John tomorrow. Maybe we could take him to the zoo?"

[littleredsiren]

"I am not biased," Iris tuts, digging into her potato. "You're just good at everything. But the zoo sounds amazing, really. Plenty of places to take him away to if he starts to fuss!"

[jasonwright]

"I'm good at everything?" Jason asks, looking at her in disbelief. "Aw, he won't fuss. Not when he's with us and at the zoo! John said he'll give me another call tomorrow with more details."

[littleredsiren]

"Good. Oh, should I make room for them in the apartment? It isn't very baby proofed. I should probably buy plug covers and stuff," Iris babbles, making lists in her head as her food lays forgotten on the plate. "And those things that keep babies from opening cupboards?"

[jasonwright]

"They'll probably get a hotel. The apartment might be too crowded with four adults, a baby, a dog, and a goat," he grins. "We should probably baby-proof it though. They may not sleep in the same place, but they'll be around with Keaton a lot."

[littleredsiren]

"Mmm... true," she frowns, digging into her steak once more. "Um... This may be a silly question but... Do they know we're living together now?"

[jasonwright]

"Uhh..." Jason sets his fork down, trying to think if that conversation has ever come up during the few times he's talked to John. "I don't...think so...you think they'd have a problem with that?"

[littleredsiren]

"I don't know... You know him better than I do. Um," she grimaces slightly, jabbing her fork into her potato. "They won't have issues with me being a siren, will they...?"

[jasonwright]

Iris is asking questions Jason never thought about before. "He thought I ran away from home at ten. I don't really know John or any of them that well..." Chewing his lip, Jason busies himself by cutting up the rest of his steak. "I...honestly don't know. Maybe not John...and Felicity sounds pretty open...my parents will not approve."

[littleredsiren]

She cringes at that. Its lovely that his brother and his wife will likely accept her but... Even though he isn't attached to his parents in the least, something about the idea of them rejecting her makes her a little sad.

"Ah..." she finally says, pushing her steak around her plate. "Um... I'm glad John and Felicity are coming anyway. We'll have to take them out for a good dinner here one night, okay?"

[jasonwright]

Jason can tell Iris is a little hurt that his parents wouldn't like her. Leaning over, he kisses her temple and gives her shoulder a soft squeeze. "Even if they were okay with sirens, they wouldn't approve of who you choose to date. You're perfect, don't let them get to you."

"We definitely will. And I'm sure they'd love to have some of your Greek cooking while they're around." Finishing of his plate, Jason changes the subject, because he hates that his parents have already hurt Iris in any way. "You wanna get dessert to go? I have a surprise for you at home."

[littleredsiren]

Iris smiles, ducking her head at the show of affection. "A surprise?" she asks, quirking a brow at him. "All right. Dessert to go it is then."

[jasonwright]

Jason hands the dessert menu left on the table to Iris. He already knows what he wants. "The surprise is there's actually no surprise," he grins.

[littleredsiren]

Iris picks out her dessert easily (chocolate caramel cheesecake), partially nudged into being faster by the idea of a surprise at home.

"You're not nice," she scolds, shaking her head with a matching grin. "Now hurry up and pick out what you want so we can go home."