Malcolm x Raylan: Cowboy Surprise

Art was suspicious right off the bat when Raylan took a week off with the express note that his phone would be Out Of Order til the next Monday, but the Chief Marshal wasn't going to look gift horses in the mouth. Not when it suggested he'd have a few days of peace, until Raylan caved to turning his phone back on again. Still, he watched the younger Marshal walk out of the office and promised himself to check into the state of Harlan within 3 days to make sure that the place wasn't on fire. The smoke would reach him before he called, he was sure.
But Art didn't have much to worry about - Raylan had no plans on staying in the state for his vacation, beyond one day spent closing up Arlo's and securing it the best way he could before getting on a plane to New York City. He wanted to surprise Malcolm - it'd been near two months since they'd last seen each other and frankly, Raylan was tired of missing him. They'd called and texted, stayed in a fairly consistent, if odd houred, touch but it wasn't the same.
Once he landed, Raylan rented a car and navigated his way towards Malcolm's apartment, stopping to grab a bouquet of flowers. It was.. Extra, but Raylan didn't want to show up empty handed, just in case. Thirty minutes later, Malcolm's door buzzer was being hit, like Raylan was here to deliver something. Well, he was, but that was half the fun.

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"Raylan..." he gasped near Raylan's ear.
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"I missed you," he muttered breathlessly against Malcolm's shoulder.
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"You were right," he panted. "Two months was too long."
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Normally, he'd go for clean up but he still hadn't caught his breath and had to settle for flopping over onto his back to spare Malcolm's sheets as much as he could. He rolled his head left to look over at Malcolm and his mused hair.
Art was going to figure it out soon. Tim had pretty much figured it out and Raylan had no idea how much Rachel knew. Even Winona knew that something was up. Raylan couldn't help but want to let them know.
"Lessons learned," he said, smiling softly. "Shower? I don't know how much of that timer we've got left. Probably plenty."
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Malcolm still felt boneless and elated and he flopped his left arm up to check the watch on the inside of his wrist.
"About... twenty minutes." He looked at Raylan. "I have four kinds of shampoo. Your choice," he said with a grin, leaning over to press a kiss to his temple before pushing himself up and scooting off the bed. He glanced over, still smiling broadly, as he walked over to the bathroom. He took off his watch and dropped it on the counter beside the sink before turning to the shower, running the water and adjusting the temperature to make it comfortable.
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Raylan had to use two fingers to work his watch off but he did and he dropped it next to Malcolm's.
"I'm almost scared to ask why.. Who needs that much shampoo?" he asked with a little quirk of his grin as he followed Malcolm into his equally fancy shower.
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"Moods, huh? Can't all be as well behaved as yours, with all that product keeping it in place." Raylan smirked. "I'll let you choose, how about that. In all your good taste."
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He chose a boutique men's shampoo that smelled faintly of sage and squeezed some into his hand before threading his fingers up into Raylan's hair to work it in.
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"One day you'll let me see it all clean and wild and unmanaged, right? For longer than it normally takes you to get somethin' in it."
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"You said you were going to be here a week?"
Casual. Like he didn't remember vividly. Like he wasn't already counting the seconds.
"You might catch me with natural air-dried hair," he said coyly. "At some point." Like all afternoon after the shower. Like the next morning. "Rinse," he warned, stepping so Raylan was under the water again.
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Raylan moved back into the water, closing his eyes as he leaned his head back and worked the suds out of his hair, making quick work of it. With a few extra strokes of his hands, Raylan stepped back.
"Conditioner? Which of these do you use anyway?" He wanted to know what he was smelling on Malcolm, since he had the chance.
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"Is there one that makes someone more anxious?" he asked, tone lifting at the end like it might be possible. "Like.. patchouli?"
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"You got a favorite scent?" He leaned against the shower wall to watch Malcolm, arms crossing over each other.
Every place was a good place for a lean.
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"And I don't think I've ever paid attention to the smell of tea, any kind."
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BAT. BASEBALL BAT. Shit, myself. :|
i knew what u meant <3
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