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Room 231, Saturday Evening

Jan 27, 2007 18:28

Sam was on her bed, reading a letter she'd gotten from the Time Agency, though she had no idea how it had gotten there. It was official now ( Read more... )

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After everyone else leaves anextimeagent January 28 2007, 01:46:44 UTC

Jack, still wearing his suit but looking rather tired and rumpled, tie loose and shirt partially untucked, had stopped in town to pick up handwavy Italian takeaway from Cafe Fina.

As he knocked on Sam's door, it's possible the smell of garlic bread and carbonara might be sneaking under the door.

Re: After everyone else leaves carter_i_am January 28 2007, 01:54:13 UTC

Sam practically threw the door open, not like she'd been worried or anything. She stared when she saw Jack. "What happened to you?"

Re: After everyone else leaves anextimeagent January 28 2007, 01:57:03 UTC

"Nothing! It was just a long day." He held up the box of food in front of him. "I brought dinner," he said meekly. Or as close to meekly as he could get.

Re: After everyone else leaves carter_i_am January 28 2007, 01:58:35 UTC

"I could tell," Sam said, making a little circle around him and not seeing any blood. "Everything turn out alright?"

Re: After everyone else leaves anextimeagent January 28 2007, 02:01:44 UTC

"It did. There was only one sort of almost a close call," he said lightly. "And I'm sorry about how vague my message was." He waited a second, then asked, "Can I come in?"

Re: After everyone else leaves carter_i_am January 28 2007, 02:06:47 UTC

"Damn it, that's the second time today," Sam frowned, getting out of the way and letting him in. "I did the same thing to Cameron earlier."

She was trying to be adult about the message, because she'd done to the same thing to him a couple of times now.

Re: After everyone else leaves anextimeagent January 28 2007, 02:09:27 UTC

"Well, I wasn't sure you'd actually want to see me past making sure I was in one piece." He set the box down on the desk and slid out of his jacket with a groan, chucking it over the back of the chair. "It seemed safer to ask."

Re: After everyone else leaves carter_i_am January 28 2007, 02:15:24 UTC

"Long day?" Sam asked, sitting down cross-legged on the bed, feeling strangely domestic. "I can give you a backrub later, if you're sore."

Re: After everyone else leaves anextimeagent January 28 2007, 02:18:47 UTC

"Long, stressful. Honestly, watching Parker was the worst bit," he said, ignoring the food in favour of flopping face down on the bed next to Sam. "And that would be beyond amazing, if you don't mind." Jack kicked off his shoes and pressed his head against Sam's knee.

Re: After everyone else leaves carter_i_am January 28 2007, 02:22:36 UTC

Sam reached down and made little circles into the sides of his neck muscles with her fingers. "What happened?"

Re: After everyone else leaves anextimeagent January 28 2007, 02:27:46 UTC

That noise? Was Jack attempting to purr as he pressed against her fingers. "Parker said I could tell you. I played bodyguard slash security slash dumb and dangerous while we," and he braced himself slightly before telling her the next bit, "snuck into an off-limits part of the Centre. And it was hard on her - if she'd been any tenser, I think she would have snapped in half."

Re: After everyone else leaves carter_i_am January 28 2007, 02:31:11 UTC

Sam's hands stilled. "So it was dangerous."

Re: After everyone else leaves anextimeagent January 28 2007, 02:34:42 UTC

"Not really?" Jack rolled onto his side so he could look up at her, which of course meant he had to be honest. "Okay, maybe a little. But even if we'd gotten rolled, Parker had a cover story, and she's allowed to be in the Centre."

Re: After everyone else leaves carter_i_am January 28 2007, 02:37:31 UTC

"Is she allowed to bring visitors?"

Re: After everyone else leaves anextimeagent January 28 2007, 02:41:48 UTC

"No," he admitted quietly. "She's not. The place was nearly deserted - she arranged an evacuation - so the risk was very, very slim." Jack studied Sam's face, wrapping one hand around her ankle. "It was potentially dangerous. But she needed my help, Sam."

Re: After everyone else leaves carter_i_am January 28 2007, 02:43:55 UTC

Sam took a deep breath and released it, a little shakily if Jack was looking for that kind of thing. "I know, and I get it. I just don't like the idea of you going into possible trouble if I'm not there to watch your back."

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