comment_fic | Martes - Rare Pairings

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After that, he called her more often, sometimes just to say hello, sometimes to share a story or a joke, sometimes to remind himself he was human. She always picked up.

He called her when the team got back together, needing an outlet for his relief and happiness that wouldn’t result in Hardison mocking him for months. She’d said she was happy for him, but she sounded slightly wistful, so he asked what was wrong.

“Nothing,” she assured him quickly. “I am happy for you, Eliot. You needed this. I guess I just… well, I probably won’t be hearing from you as much anymore. I’ll miss talking to you,” she admitted.

“You weren’t just a substitute for them, Maggie,” he protested, because she wasn’t, not at all.

She laughed softly. “Thank you for saying so,” she replied.

He was opening his mouth to reassure her when he got a beep, and frowned, seeing it was from Nate. Probably a job. He apologized to Maggie and promised she’d hear from him soon.

She didn’t, though, so he wasn’t really surprised to learn when they went to Kiev to help her – even if it hurt a little that they’d gotten so out of touch – that she had a new boyfriend. He didn’t like the guy, not even after he worked out that it wasn’t Alexander that was behind the whole evil plan. He might even have liked Alexander better if he had been evil, because evil was still better than stupid. But probably not.

He was considering trying to catch her for a conversation in the bar once they got back to Boston, but while he was waiting for her to finish with Nate, Parker eased up next to him, grinning wickedly, and told him all about the kiss in the elevator. He slid out the door into the night to think about that.

He knew how Maggie felt, and didn’t feel, about Nate. They’d discussed it often enough, Nate being such a ridiculously important part of both of their lives, and Nate being, well, Nate, and therefore impossible to just ignore. But he also knew that Nate still hadn’t quite gotten the hang of the whole ‘ex-wife’ concept. And Nate was… well, Eliot considered him a friend, anyway. It complicated things.

About two hours later, he called Maggie anyway.

“Eliot,” she answered, sounding amused and pleased and maybe a little relieved. “My hero. I wasn’t sure you’d call.”

“Hey, Maggie,” he replied, smiling. “I wasn’t, either. But I miss you.”

She sighed. “I missed you, too, Eliot. And I’d kind of hoped… I mean, you can always, always call me. But it would be nice, you know, to… talk, face to face, sometimes. I guess I thought maybe, since we’re in the same city for once…”

It was probably a horrible idea. She was on the rebound, and his friend was still at least a little in love with her. He smiled. “Yeah, that would be nice,” he agreed, and hung up.

And knocked on her hotel room door.

Ooh, I like this very much! You've got them both down perfectly!

I just adore Maggie, and I like that she and Eliot seem to click. (Though, really, is there a woman Eliot doesn't click with? *g*) But I can very much see them as friends.

And I've often thought about doing a tag to "Zanzibar" with the two of them. You may just have inspired me to get off my butt and do it! ;-)

Thanks! Maggie is awesome,and Eliot clicks with everyone. XD

Zanzibar is one of my favorite eps, so I hope you are inspired! ^_^

Aw, I love this. You do such a wonderful job of capturing their chemistry. I hope you write more of this pairing. :D

Thanks! Sorry it's not more pairing-y. ^_^;;;; I'm starting to think I'll write just about anything as long as it involves Eliot, so who knows. ^_~

No, it was perfect. &hearts

Yeah, I'm the same way with Eliot. He's the Little Black Dress of Leverage. :D

Very nice! I love the connection you established between them, the slow and natural progression of it. Beautifully done. :)

Thanks! Glad you liked it, :D

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