Somewhere Over The Rainbow - [Bill, Tina] - [Tina's Rooms] - [NVC, Day 14]

[canadianbill]

Bill was a man of his word. This applied particularly when it came to such vitally important things as food, being nice to pregnant ladies, and bringing food to pregnant ladies for purposes of being nice. As such, as promised, he was on his way back to Tina's rooms within a couple of days, proffering a bagful of Vulcan pudding in a variety of

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[rn_chapel]

Tina was there. And not feeling - or looking - her best, as Bill could easily tell from the bruised-looking skin under her eyes and her generally exhausted appearance when she opened the door. She smiled when she saw him, though.

"Bill! Come in. I was afraid you were going to be someone else."

[canadianbill]

Tina looked...tired. Exhausted, in fact, despite the smile. Bill frowned slightly as he stepped past her, setting the buckling bag down on the floor as he closed the door behind him to keep the cool air in.

"Do I even need to ask who?" he asked, wryly. "Are you okay?"

[rn_chapel]

"Yes, I'm fine," Tina reassured him. "And you might need to ask! There are more options than you'd guess."

She made a face. "I went to see a play last night, and Roger and James got in a fistfight at intermission."

[canadianbill]

Bill paused for a moment, blinking. "They did what?"

Gone were the days, evidently, when all he had to worry about was being confused for someone identical to himself, with whom Tina had a rather more fraught relationship. Which category contained only (ha!) two people.

He took her by the elbow and led her over to the couch. "A fistfight over you, I take it? You're sure you're okay?" His expression darkened. "I hope someone's dealing with the bastards."