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[laughs and grins, shrugging innocently] What can I say? You're magnetic.

[He sighs in a long-suffering manner.] It's a curse, but one I have to live with.

Oh yeah, it's such an imposition, I'm sure. Besides, you called me up and invited me over, remember? So, maybe it's more a case of you can't get enough of me.

[He waves that statement off and allows Des into his apartment.]

That's neither here nor there.

[Time for a subject change.]

So, I was thinking we could watch tv or a movie, or something.

[he's pretty confident that's the case, but he allows the subject change]

Yeah, that sounds good to me. I won't even ask to watch Star Wars. Jack and I had a marathon yesterday.

Well, then I guess we'll have to make do with something else.

[He not put out by that at all, though. As much as he loves Star Wars, he's not feeling that series tonight.]

Feel free to pick whatever you want, I'm gonna grab some chips and make popcorn. And is beer okay?

Don't sound so disappointed, Gabe.

[he grins, heading over to Gabe's movie collection] Beer sounds great. How about a comedy?

[He calls from the kitchen as he gets everything ready.]

Whatever you want, Des. I'm not too picky right now.

[Five minutes later, he's setting a large bowl of popcorn, a bag chips, and two bottles of beer on the coffee table; then settling down on the sofa.]

So, what are we watching?

[Des's face lights up as he comes across Monty Python's Holy Grail, and he laughs] Oh yeah, we gotta watch this.

[He's just gotten the DVD into the player and hit play when Gabe comes back, and he smirks as he grabs the remote and flops down next to his ex on the sofa]

Monty Python and the Holy Grail...and I've finally solved the mystery of my disappearing copy. [he gives Gabe a teasing grin]

[He has the grace to look a little bashful and laughs.]

So I swiped it, give me a break, Des.

[He'd taken it around the time they'd broken up, partly because he wanted a reminder of the fun times they had watching it, and partly because the history buff in him can't resist a period film no matter how ridiculous it is. He also kind of took it out of spite at the time.]

Just so you know, though, you're not getting it back. Now, drink your beer and watch the movie.

[He can't help grinning as he says that.]

Well, that just proves you had good taste in moves all along. It wasn't just my influence.

[he laughs and selects 'play movie' from the DVD menu, grabbing his beer and taking a sip]

Please, I bought a new copy as soon as I realized mine was gone. No movie collection is complete without Holy Grail.

Excuse me? I had excellent taste in movies before I met you, thank you very much. It's not my fault if you didn't know what half of them were.

[Ah, the playful banter. He kind of missed it.]

Exactly, which is why I took it.

No, you had horrible taste in movies. I mean, it's okay to like things besides historical dramas, Gabe, really.

[he grins and almost scoots closer to snuggle into Gabe's side until he catches himself]

Yeah, well, at least you've got some taste.