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Fic: Sweet Disposition pt 9 Princess Protection Program
Title: Sweet Disposition pt9
Pairing: Carter/Rosie
Rating: R for future parts
Summary: Set a year or two after Princess Protection Program. Both Rosie and Carter are established agents for the PPP.




Carter felt as though her whole body was smiling as she watched Rosie. She handed Ed a glass of orange juice and poured a bowl of Lucky Charms for Maria. Carter stood in the doorway to the kitchen for a little while longer, taking in the view of her girlfriend. Rosie looked stunning in a yellow sundress, the colour reminding Carter of Rosie’s coronation and the moment that Carter decided that she wouldn’t be retuning to Louisiana without her best friend. As she entered the kitchen she slapped the back of Ed’s head and came around the table to hand Rosie the milk from the fridge.

“Hey! What was that for?” Ed yelped.

“Last night.” Carter lifted a dark brow at her friend before turning back to Rosie and pressing a quick kiss to the other woman’s lips. “And … stop expecting Rosie to wait on you. Get the juice yourself next time.”

Ed grumbled as he poured milk onto the cereal Rosie had given him before Carter had come into the kitchen. He hadn’t asked, she had offered. He received another quick smack for his grumbling.

“You were very loud last night.” Maria swallowed a spoon of mostly marshmallow shapes and gave Carter a displeased look. “Could you please try to keep it down, tonight? I am not at my best without a full nights rest.”

Ed choked on his Frosties as he took a gasping breath. He looked over to Rosie and watched the blush spread across her cheeks.

“We were only talking.” Carter glared. “So sorry.” She didn’t mean it.

“I heard squeaking. It sounded like when the King and Queen were on state business and one of my nannies took me to the servant’s quarters. She made me sleep on the sofa so that she could share her bed with one of the guards.” Maria spoke clearly. She knew what she had heard and it was definitely more than just talking. “I heard squeaking then too, Carter. The Queen was not best pleased when I informed her of the sub-par cotton thread count of the sheets she made me use. She went quite red when I told her that I was unable to sleep because of the incessant squeaking. I never did see that particular nanny again.”

Carter blinked owlishly at the little tale before turning to Ed, catching him staring again. “Rosie was bouncing. That is all.”

Ed’s jaw dropped.

“Dude!” Carter grimaced. “Do not look at me like that.”

Ed’s brows creased once he finally focused on his friend’s words. “Like what?”

“Like you’re imagining naked fun time with Carter and Rosie. Eww!” She glanced at Rosie, noticing her friend’s eyes narrow. “Not eww at you, Rosie. You probably look really good naked and having fun. Just Ed and his fantasy’s eww – imagining us.” She punched him in the arm as his eyes became glazed again. “STOP IT!”

“Hey!” Ed rubbed at the sore spot on his arm that Carter managed to catch each time she hit him. “You’re both hot … and I am a man.”

“Barely.” Carter bit.

“It is rude of you to think of us doing what you think we were doing, which we definitely were not doing …” Rosie glanced quickly towards Maria with an assuring smile before looking towards Carter with a more chagrined expression. “… Whilst in company, Ed.” Rosie finished with a high eyebrow and a pointed look at the young man. “We are having breakfast.” She swallowed hard as Carter stuck out her tongue and licked at a drop of orange juice running down the side of her glass. “It is not an appropriate time or place for such thoughts.”

“Yes, Ed.” Maria drew out the shortened name as though she wanted to call him Edward, Edwin or Edmund but didn’t know which Ed he was. “Take it to the bathroom.”

Rosie snorted at the unexpected remark before covering her mouth quickly. Ed blushed wildly and Carter glared. Her oldest friend, doing that, was not something she needed to think about.

“Do not even think of taking those thoughts to the bathroom, dude!” She grimaced.

“I wasn’t thinking anything.” Ed held up his hands.

“Yeah, right.” Carter glared before pointing at his cereal. “Just eat your breakfast.” She turned her gaze towards Maria. Taking into account what Rosie had said the previous night about her giving the young princess another chance, Carter smiled. It was a little forced and probably looked off but at least she was trying. “You up for a trip into town today?”

Maria turned her head to look behind her and then looked back towards Carter once she realised that she had been talking to her. She narrowed her eyes. “Just you and I?”

“I’m not going to take you out into the bayou and feed you to the gators or anything.” Carter snapped until she felt Rosie’s hand take her own. “I thought we could all go.” She visible calmed. “You too, Ed.”

“Sure.” Ed shrugged. “I usually just hang at home anyway unless you’re around … and distractions would be good.” He had the grace to look sheepish at his final words.

Carter was tempted to hit her friend again, but Rosie’s hand in her own prevented any violence from occurring. “I was thinking of Main Street for ice-cream, no frozen yoghurt for us previous employees.” She gave Rosie a soft smile. “Then how about bowling? Us, against you two.”

“Oh c’mon.” Ed whined. “Why do you get to team up with Rosie? How about me and Rosie against you and Maria?”

“I do not think that that is the best of ideas, Ed.” Rosie interrupted just as Carter’s mouth opened. “You would be the better teacher for Maria. I have very little experience with bowling and Carter has very little patience.” She smirked.

“Hey!” Carter squeaked. “I taught you, didn’t I?”

Rosie shook her head. “Telling me to fire at my own targets is not teaching, Carter.”

“You got a strike, didn’t you? Can’t be taught better than that.”

“What is bowling?” Maria piped up.

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Carter made a quick phone call to PPPBeta before grabbing the keys to her father’s SUV and heading outside where her friend’s and Maria were waiting. Ed was standing on the jetty with Maria pointing at various things around him and talking animatedly.

“Is your father well?” Rosie had noticed her beaming smile as soon as Carter came out of the house.

Carter nodded her head and practically skipped over to where Rosie was standing. “The Director wasn’t happy that Collins broke protocol but she said that they had received a short communication from my dad and that they were sending transport helicopters out to pick up Alpha site personnel and princesses. He’s going to be coming home as soon as he’s debriefed.” She wrapped her arms around Rosie’s waist and lifted her off the ground with a spin. “He’s coming home.”

Rosie giggled. “I am very happy for you, Carter.”

“Me too.” Carter’s smile spread into a grin as she stepped nearer to her friend. “Maria can go into the program until her douche of a brother is no longer a threat … and you and I can finally have the vacation we deserve.” She pressed her lips to Rosie’s for a quick kiss.

“Hey! Get your asses in gear.” Carter yelled over Rosie’s shoulder once they had separated. She felt the other woman flinch at how loud she was. “Sorry.” She pressed another kiss to Rosie’s cheek and one to her mouth, chuckling when Rosie grabbed her face and deepened the kisses, slipping her tongue into Carter’s mouth. Carter swallowed hard as they parted for air. “Eager much?”

“For you?” Rosie licked at her sensitive lips. “Definitely.”


“You guys?” Ed crossed his arms over his chest as he and Maria neared. His friends were making out right in front of them as though they didn’t exist. “This is not a distraction.”

Maria arched an eyebrow. “I agree with Ed. You’re just pouring fuel on his fire.” She almost tut-tutted.

Carter pulled away from Rosie and quickly looked at Ed. “Sorry.”

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There wasn’t much to Main Street but it was pretty, so they walked the length and then headed straight for the Ice-cream parlour. Carter and Rosie walked very close together with Ed and Maria trailing behind. Most people, who had met Rosie when she had first come to town, still believed that she was a cousin of Carter’s, so even as their hands brushed together, they kept a modicum of distance. They had already been on the receiving end of strange looks because of how ‘friendly’ they were when they visited. Helen often looked at them with an odd glint in her eyes and Carter wondered if the bus driver had figured out that there was no familial blood between her and Rosie.

Carter opened the door to Iced Delights and held it for Rosie, letting it go as Ed neared. Ed scowled but held the door open for Maria to enter. They all walked to the counter, peering inside the glass case to see what varieties of ice-cream they had to offer. Rosie immediately pointed to strawberry swirl and asked for a small cup. Ed chose a scoop of mint chocolate chip and a scoop of tutti-fruit in a cone. Carter grimaced at his choice as she was handed it. She passed it back and began the long wait for Maria to chose which flavour cone she wanted. Eventually she chose white chocolate and vanilla with rainbow sprinkles. Carter knew what she wanted before they had even entered the shop. Triple Chocolate with a warmed fudge sauce in a large cup. She paid and turned towards Rosie.

“Can I have some?” Rosie looked wide eyed in wonder at Carter’s gooey dessert.

Carter smirked when she noticed that the small strawberry swirl had already been eaten. She was seriously tempted to kiss her girlfriend right there in the shop so that she could have a taste of the sweet pink ice-cream but decided against being known as kissing cousins. Carter scooped up some of her fudge sauce and melting ice-cream, guiding it carefully to Rosie’s waiting mouth. She chewed on her lower lip as she watched Rosie swallow with an appreciative hum.

Rosie couldn’t help the huge smile that lifted her lips as she watched Carter’s eyes darken. She loved being able affect Carter in this way. Rosie was so very tempted by a kiss but instead, she turned on her heal and walked towards the others waiting by the door.

Carter released a deep calming breath before she joined her friends.

Just as Carter neared the group the door to the parlour opened. “Brooke?” Carter frowned. She barely recognised the very blonde, former brunette. “You and Chelsea home for the summer too?” She had heard that they had gotten over their Homecoming argument and had been accepted into the same college. Back to being BFE’s – Bitches For Ever.

Brooke squinted at the foursome hanging by the door until recognition struck like a lightening bolt. “Carter? Rosie? Ted? Strange girl?” Brooke smiled to herself at remembering. “I thought that you were in Costa Rico?”

“Costa Luna.” Rosie enunciated carefully.

“Whatever.” Brooke shrugged as she started to push past them.

Carter’s frown deepened. “Chelsea?”

“Brooke.” Brooke spoke very slowly. “You’ve been away too long, Carter.”

“No, Brooke.” Carter sighed. “I asked if you and Chelsea were home for the holidays.”

“Home from where?”

“Forget it.” Carter groaned before moving aside and letting Brooke through.

“Chelsea is working at her father’s yoghurt shop if you wanted to see her.” The platinum blonde smiled.

“Great.” Carter groaned. “I was hoping for a few weeks without running into her.”

“Oh you probably won’t be just running into her. Her father and I decided that Chelsea needed to work off her own credit cards ever since she maxed them out during spring break. She’s very busy.”

“Her father and I?” Ed puzzled.

Brooke’s smile widened, showing off very white veneers. Her hand shot out so that everyone in the small group could see the rock on her ring finger. “Yeah, we’re engaged to be married.” She swiped at her hair, making sure that the diamond dazzled. “We became very close after I was kicked out of school for lewd behaviour. It was Chelsea’s fault, you know? She told me that a visible panty line was a big no-no so I went without. So what if I drank too much and gave a couple of sorority sisters an eye full as I pole danced around that street sign? Isn’t that what school’s for?”

“Erm … okay.” Carter began to push her friends through the door and onto the street. “Nice seeing you Brooke.”

Rosie’s giggle became infectious as they managed to break free of the ditsy blonde.

“Brooke as Chelsea’s stepmother is disturbing.” Ed grimaced. “But I wish I could’ve been there for the pole dance.”

Carter was still laughing as she pulled out her vibrating cell phone. She handed her ice-cream to Rosie. Sliding open her phone she noticed that the call was from work. “Carter Mason.” Carter spoke, hoping that the transport helicopters had reached her father sooner than expected and that this was now a call from her dad.

“Carter,”

“Dad?”

“They know where you are, Carter.” Joe Mason spoke quickly. “The mole has leaked Princess Maria’s location. Pack light and head out of town. I will find you, Carter.”

Carter swallowed hard at the panic that formed in her throat. “How long, sir?”

“Unknown, Carter, a couple of hours tops. I’m on my way.”

Carter had already started to shuffle the others back towards where they had parked the SUV.

“I’ll call you when we have a team in Louisiana. Give me and only me your location then. Understand me, Carter?”

“Yes sir.”

“It’s going to take at least twenty hours to get into position and then depending on locale, another three hours to reach you. I’m proud of you both, Carter. Keep Maria safe.”

“Will do, sir.” Carter snapped the phone shut and turned towards her partner. “We need to go.”

“Fredrick has found me, hasn’t he?” Maria’s face paled as she stared at the two agents assigned to protect her.

Carter nodded shortly. “Major Mason is on his way but we need to leave town.”

“What do you want me to do, Carter?” Ed asked even though he knew that this was their life and not his. As much as he wanted to help them, he couldn’t, but he still had to ask.

“Go back to school.” Carter rounded on her oldest friend. “Once they realise that we’re not at the house, they’ll probably come looking. I’m hoping that they won’t come into town but if they do, there are a lot of people who have seen you with us.”

“Then won’t it be safer if I come with you guys?”

“He is correct, Carter.” Rosie crossed her arms over her chest, ready to argue her point. “If Fredrick’s men come here and find no clue as to where we have gone, Ed will be a target.”

Carter stared at her partner for a short while before finally agreeing. “Okay, Rosie.” Carter pulled open the car door and waited for Rosie to climb in before slamming it shut. She started the SUV as all the doors were closed and seatbelts were fastened. “Just need to grab those envelopes and we’re out of here.”



TBC