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ladykfThere was a long, long pause before Rude pointedly cleared his throat. Reno smirked, more wry than anything approaching sheepish, and took a shot.
Reno hadn’t had a lot of things, growing up. Flat out hadn’t been able to afford it, and he moved around too much to really be able to hold on to stuff after his brother died. He had some little things - just enough to tuck into a duffle, really - that he’d kept over the years, but having things just wasn’t something he did until he joined the Turks. Even once he did, while he saved and splurged on a few things now and then, his favorite indulgences were experiences. And that included whenever he gifted people, like taking Tseng out to a nice restaurant or going to a movie with the guys.
And when his partner’s birthday rolled around, he always wanted to do something nice for him. Rude was… he was more than just a friend, he was like family. The best friend and then some. After breaking up with the AVALANCHE chick, he’d been pretty down. So Reno decided he’d do something about that.
He got a call about four hours after he knew Rude would have gotten his ‘surprise’ so he figured things must’ve gone pretty good. “Heeeey, partner. Happy birthday, yo!”
There was a heavy sigh on the other end, the kind that usually came with his partner rubbing his face.
“Wait, it was a happy birthday, right? Tam was always real popular -”
“Reno,” Rude interrupted firmly. “Next year, just take me for paintball or something.”
