James first day back on the job in the FBI. It was... surreal. More than. First, he was aware he was still undercover but it didn't bear the weight it had over the last few months. This sort of thing was a piece of piss for him. The work had never been the problem; it had been trying to convince himself he was okay without his family. It had been ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS]Ali pushed her messed up bed hair off her face and rubbed her eyes with a yawn as she unlocked the apartment door. She was adorned in nothing but one of Andrew's t-shirts and her cow slippers, but didn't give a flying toss. She smiled sleepily when she saw James cradling the baby capsule with her daughter bundled up inside it. She ( Read more... )

94.2.C. "I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection." - Sigmund Freud

[Follows THIS]James wasn’t sure what he was thinking volunteering himself for uncle babysitting duties the night before he was due back at work, but when he saw Andrew’s note about wanting to take Ali out for the night, he just ( Read more... )

08. Why am I dealing with this feeling?
I'm maxed out like a credit card.
I'll continue to be my worst enemy.
It's easy but it seems so hard.
You're near but you seem so far.
[Wasted & Ready - Ben Kweller]James found himself left alone for the first time since he had been discharged home from hospital. Harri and his family seemed reluctant to ( Read more... )

20.3.4. Safe and sound

[Follows THIS | Simultaneous to THIS and THIS]When Mark got to James' hospital room and saw his brother, his legs nearly gave way and he had to grab at the edge of the door to remain upright. "Jamie," he choked out as tears of relief and lingering shock started to fall. He managed to get to the bed without falling and caught ( Read more... )

My family are coming.

Here.

Time has never felt so slow in my life.

13.1. “Please, understand, sometimes I can't choose what I work on. I can't follow through on a line of thinking just because I want to, or, or because it's needed. I have to work on what's in my head. And right now, this is what's in my head.”
| Numb3rs

Co-written with agentsullivan [Follows THIS, THIS and THIS]Ali quietly approached James' hospital room and ( Read more... )

Non-prompt RP log with straight2point | Backdated to following THISJames felt less like he had been hit by a bus when he woke the second time. 'Better' probably was a bit of a strong description, but it felt less like his head was being squished in a vice than when he woke and found Pierce at his bedside. He had actually thought he dreamt that, until Pierce ( Read more... )

13.18. “Hey, you wanted to die. This would be a careful-what-you-wish-for moment.”
| Dollhouse

[Follows all recent posts by isabelowens, agentsullivan, straight2point and undercoverdoc]Pierce had often heard stories of sick or injured people waiting for their family and friends to leave their bedside before they kicked the bucket. It was a phenomenon no one could really explain, but he had to ( Read more... )

29.3. Careful
[Follows THIS, THIS, THIS and THIS]Marc put a tremor-wracked hand up to the back of his neck and caught a droplet of sweat with his fingers before it slipped down to his shoulder, yet he shivered feverishly. It was the day after the ground-shaking talk with Izzy in Central Park and about four hours since Marc had spoken to Harri ( Read more... )