Rm 217 Sunday evening

[fantastic_torch]

After kicking angel ass, because yes, that is what he referred it to, Johnny came back to his room to wait for Savannah. This had to work, right? She was coming back and everything was going to be fine.

Well, it would be fine after he kicked her ass. Then he would hold her forever and not let go.

It's just the way things were going to be.

He was more

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[walks_two_paths]

Wyatt had dropped her off outside of her and Johnny's and hugged her. "It'll be alright," he assured her as he orbed away to go see Isabel.

Not sure of way to do this, Savannah tapped lightly on the door before cautiously opening the door and stepping in,

"Johnny...?"

[fantastic_torch]

He turned around from where he had been looking out the window. And his heart lurched in his chest. He didn't move, not yet.

"Savannah?" The room was semi-lit; it could be Eve. He wanted to be sure.

[walks_two_paths]

She took a few more steps into the room, still not sure of what to expect, she raised her head a fraction so she could look up into his face

"Johnny... please don't hate me," finally whispered.

[fantastic_torch]

It was her. He knew it the moment she said his name. He had just been a touch apprehensive to believe it.

"God... sweetheart." He closed the gap between them in less than two seconds and pulled her into his arms. Johnny was trembling, the whole of his body trembling as he brought her close, hugging her tight against him.

[walks_two_paths]

Savannah let out a soft sob and clung to him as he pulled her into his arms. Her entire body was shaking she just continued to cling as tightly to him as he would let her.

[fantastic_torch]

"How could you," he whispered, clinging to her, holding her as though he could take the shaking from her. "How could you go and do something like that...? Stupid, Savannah... so god damned stupid." There was no real conviction in his voice; more so a trembling that came out awkwardly as he made himself believe that she was truly back and safe, and in their room, and in his arms.

[walks_two_paths]

"I'm sorry," she started crying softly as she clinged to him. "I'm so so sorry. Thought I was being so careful and not taking stupid risks."

[[I need to find inages of her hugging Johnny or someone that could pass as Johnny.]]

[fantastic_torch]

"You're here. That's all that matters," he said, more to himself because seriously, he had a quick image of throttling her.

Pulling back, he took her face between his hands and looked deep into her eyes, remembering her letters, and his eyes misted over. "Promise me... never again. Never, Savannah."

[I do too! All I have is of him hugging Sue ;)]

[walks_two_paths]

"I promise, Johnny. I promise I won't eve leave you like that again and I never wanted that to happen."

[fantastic_torch]

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" his hands slid down her shoulders, her arms, feeling for anything, something that might be amiss with her. "I missed you so damn much."

[walks_two_paths]

"Just a little tired and emotionally wrecked." And her skin was a little golden from time spent in the Cairo sun -- in spite of the clothes she wore. "I missed you so much it hurts, Johnny." She swallowed. "How long... how long was I gone?"

[fantastic_torch]

"You left me Friday morning, sweetheart. I thought you just went to the preserve... you never came back. Three days is all, but it felt like forever especially since I thought... I wasn't sure you were coming back."

[walks_two_paths]

Savannah went white and she grabbed ahold of him tighter so as not to pass out. "Three... three days? I was only gone from you three days... but it was nine months and it was hell because I kept waking up and thinking today was going to be the day I'd see you again and..." Savannah shook her head. "I'm sorry, Johnny, so sorry. We thought we could avoid the angels by orbing, but it was waiting for us and..." She buried her face in his chest.

[fantastic_torch]

He held her tight. "Don't, shh, baby... it's done and overwith and you're here and there is no reason to berate yourself, okay? But this won't ever happen again, you hear me? I can't go through worry like this anymore. It nearly crushed me," he whispered, bending his head to kiss the top of hers.

"I helped you know, take care of the angels..."

[walks_two_paths]

She held onto him, just taking comfort in the fact that she was back with him and that he was here. She shook her head. "I hate that you went through that and I'll be more careful," she promised. "I will... I don't want..." She raised tear-filled eyes to look at him. "I know. I knew that as soon as you found they had done something to me that you would do everything in your power to take care of them and stop them."

[fantastic_torch]

He brushed his thumbs back across her cheeks, staring down into her eyes. "How... how did you live? What did you do? Can you remember any of it?"