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Nic let Laurel do her thing while he found the best location to start looking and taking care of a few things on the computer.
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Laurel came out in a tropical, flowy, floral dress. "Know where to go?" She asked Nic, assuming he'd looked it up.
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Nic nodded, not bothering to change out of the semi-workout clothes he had on.
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Laurel nodded back, smiling, "So how should we get there? Boat?"
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Nic nodded before starting to leave for the boats.
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So Laurel walked beside him, eventually reaching out to grab his hand.
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Nic let Laurel hold his hand until he needed it to drive the boat.
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Laurel sat back on one of the seats, "So where are you going?" she asked.
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So Nic told her. There was an island close by with a few motorcycle shops with good ratings.
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"What happened to your bike, Nic?" Laurel asked after a moment.
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Nic shrugged.
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Laurel paused, "Do you want to get another one?"
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"I don't see the use in that at the moment," Nic replied.
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"But you loved working on that motorcycle, right? You had all these cool..." she paused trying to describe it, "gadgets and secret things."
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Nic blinked, not quite sure what Laurel was getting at. "I don't need one," he replied.
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"Oh..." Laurel replied, "So it's not a hobby?"
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Nic paused before shaking his head.
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"Do you have any hobbies?" Laurel inquired. She'd thought it was motorcycles.
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Nic shook his head.
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Laurel blinked again, "Wait, what do you do that you like doing?"
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Nic shrugged.
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"... Do you have fun?" Laurel suddenly asked, getting a little worried.
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"Fun?" Nic asked, waiting for Laurel to be more specific.
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"Like..." Laurel sighed a little, only to Nic would she have to describe 'fun.' "Wanting to do something, something you're excited to do. Something that makes you happy."
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If Nic thought of anything, he didn't mention it as he continued driving the boat.
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"You like hanging out with me, right?" Laurel asked, "Though that's not a hobby."
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Nic nodded.
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Laurel paused, she could list off a whole lot of things in her head that Nic didn't like, but not very much that he did. Besides food preferences and computer stuff she couldn't understand.
"Do you like hacking?" She asked. |
Nic shrugged.
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Laurel paused, "Are you happy?" she suddenly asked.
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Nic paused before nodding.
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That seemed to satisfy Laurel as she sat back in her seat.
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As usual, Nic didn't say anything else unless Laurel spoke to him.
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Laurel remained unusually quiet, just soaking in the sun around her.
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When they got to the island, Nic found a place to dock the boat and started walking to the first store.
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Laurel ran to catch up with him before taking his hand again, "I wonder if they have the kind I raced," she mused.
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Nic shrugged, continuing to lead Laurel.
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So they browsed for awhile before going to a different shop. Finally Laurel saw a bike that greatly resembled Nic's. "Hey, how about you test drive that one, and I'll test drive that one over there and we'll race?" she whispered, excited.
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Nic blinked, not seeming to understand Laurel's excitement. But he shrugged, which was close enough to a yes.
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So Laurel went over and started up the motorcycle she'd pointed at. Out of habit, she didn't put on a helmet.
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