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Svensen had been out hosting cadet training on muscle beach having all of the newbie cadets workout & exercise, Owen was watching them all for the moment while the three other FTI's he'd been teaching the class with were gone for a moment, the three grabbing some complimentary lunch for the cadets.
While they were taking a few minutes to catch their breath, Owen was standing watch while the class relaxed in a patch of grass, him stretching and also taking a light breather whilst also trying to keep the class quiet- Svensen took a glance over to the beach, immediately spotting a familiar head of hair. Owen's eyes are caught in a slight trance as he watches said individual running down a foot path beside the shore- he coughed, nearly choking on water as his colleague Perkins drew nearer, he seemed to be going for an afternoon jog. Owen wouldn't admit it to the others but by god did Jerry look good...
Svensen stumbled over his words for a second, demanding his class stay put for a moment before he trotted over to the red head, going over what he'd say in his head-
Perkins was nodding his head to his tunes, happily listening to his upbeat and arguably energizing music- completely unaware that someone was running in his direction, it was only after Svensen had started jogging beside him that Jerry had noticed he'd been on autopilot. Perky slowed his pace before stopping and taking out his earbuds to chat with Owen,
"Hey Perkins, long time no see- where've you been lately?"
Perkins shrugged and looked Svensen up and down briefly- doing a light triple take at Svensens shirtless figure,
did he- did he really shave his chest hair in the shape of a lightning bolt...?
Jerry snapped to and responded without skipping a beat,
"Relaxing at home, taking some time off for myself."
Owen nodded, unaware that Perkins was currently checking him out,
"Mhm, sure."
Perkins rolled his eyes, getting a bit flustered-
"And what about you? Heard you dyed your hair and got some steroids from Bob Hm?" Him replying sarcastically,
Svensen shook his head in defense,
"Hell no, what you see before you Jerry is a perfectly sculpted figure that is in fact all natural-" as he begins flexing trying to 'intimidate' Perkins.
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Neither of them we're keeping track of the time as they spoke, at this point Svensen had practically abandoned his cadet class to argue with Perkins on the beach, Owens class were all standing in wait for their FTI to return for so long that they had begun whistling and cooing at the two down on the sand. Svensen would occasionally turn and give his cadets all a death glare in response to their behavior.
Owen wouldn't call it flirting, not admittedly anyway- but he was trying to get Jerry's attention. In more ways than he'd ever tell anyone but himself...
Perkins laughed a little,
"So training day huh? Anyone you and the others have thought are fit for ride alongs yet?"
Svensen nodded a little while looking over to the cadet class,
"There's a few, but they still need to work on their fitness- or athletics or whatever- a bit more, other than that yeah I'd say so."
Perkins hums in agreement before frowning a little,
"Hey do you have my number?"
Svensen froze and immediately went pink, "Wh- Uh I- I don't think I do, why..?"
Perkins looked at Owen with a sudden realization and also immediately went pink
"I- I didn't mean it like that- I meant do you have my number for work- department stuff thats what I meant!" Perky stumbling over his words.
Both men stayed a nice shade of pink as Svensen gave his phone over to Perkins who shyly added his number in Owens contact list, before gently handing it back,
"Well um, I need to get back home, I need to feed my dog so-" Perky starting to shuffle backwards a ways
"Oh yeah, right, of course-" Svensen watching him back away awkwardly
"I'll see you when I see you I guess, h-have a good evening" Perkins turning around, now walking off with his face still pink, him covering his face in his hands as he stepped away, unbelievably embarrassed.
Svensen nodded and turned on a dime heading back up to his cadet class, feeling a small tug at the back of his head the further he stepped, he wanted to talk to Jerry more, but he knew he had to return to his class and the other FTI's- otherwise one of his higherups might yell at him later.
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It didn't take him long to see all the other FTI's standing just before the class, them all smirking and nodding at Owen in approval-
"What, why are you guys grinning at me?" He spoke in a stern and slightly annoyed tone,
"Oh no reason"
"Nope, nothing at all-"
The third FTI staying quiet for the moment-
"So... Red heads huh?"
They said with the widest smile Owen might've ever seen
"Fuck off-"
Svensen shoved them aside lightly before rounding all the cadets up and finally getting them on their feet again, the other FTI's giggling in amusement in the background.
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Perkins sat on the couch watching a movie with his roomie Ziggy Buggs, who by now was fast asleep & still in his uniform on the opposite end, popcorn bowl in hand ready to spill on the floor.
Jerry patted their dog Zoey's head while she sat beside him, the pup also fast asleep after an evening walk.
He sighed as the TV began to muffle, multiple thoughts floating in his head for the moment. He jumped a bit as his phone rang on the coffee table, he stumbled to answer it-
"Hello?"
A muffled and awkward Svensen over the other end, "Uh h-hey Perkins?"
"Yeah this is him- I mean me-"
"So, I uh... Would you- want to see me this Friday...?"
Perkins smiled wide for a moment,
"Yeah, that'd be nice."
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[ And then they went on a date B) ]