Room 409, Tuesday lunchtime

[lovechildblair]

There was a lot of thumping coming from Blair's closet. He had woken up this morning and realized that the room was a mess. Which it had been for months, actually. But now that he had gotten a phone call from Naomi informing him that she was coming for parents weekend, he felt like he had to clean

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[moonbrain_tam]

River had been meaning to talk to Blair after their last meeting. She had just been able to post-pone it for various reasons. Now she peeked inside his room. "Blair?"

[lovechildblair]

"River?" Blair looked up from where he was shoving paper into a shoebox. "Hey, come in."

[moonbrain_tam]

Making an effort not to read his mind this time, River looked at the box. "Why are you packing things in boxes?" There was a sudden worried look on her face.

[lovechildblair]

"Naomi...my mom, she's coming this weekend." Blair said before taking a look at River's face. "Hey, I'm not leaving. I'm just making it look like I'd be okay with it if I had to."

[moonbrain_tam]

Looking a little relieved, River just nodded. "She likes travelling?" she asked, not blocking Blair's thoughts as much as she had moments ago.

[lovechildblair]

"A lot." Blair said happily, although his thoughts about Naomi and her desire to move were a lot less cheerful. "But I'm not planning on going with her."

[moonbrain_tam]

River was about to say 'good', but she didn't. Not that she didn't think it was good, but she still hadn't forgotten about the tests. "Fandom is a good place to stay," she said finally. "She should be able to see that."

[lovechildblair]

"Here's hoping." Blair gave her a small smile and sighed. It hadn't escaped him that she spoken in a general way instead of making it personal.

"Are you still angry at me, River?"

[moonbrain_tam]

"Yes. No." She thought for a moment. "I know you only want to do good things. But sometimes there are dangers. Can't see the hidden traps." She gave Blair a sad look.

[lovechildblair]

Blair really wanted to give River a hug, and he stepped forward to do so, but stopped short. He wasn't really sure that she was okay with that. "I don't want to hurt anyone and I promise to be really careful. Follow the guidelines and everything."

[moonbrain_tam]

River nodded. "I know you don't want to hurt anyone. I know you will be careful." It was as if she wanted to continue with a 'But...'. Instead she gave him a hug.

[lovechildblair]

Blair could almost hear the 'but' in that sentence. He hugged her back, content to just hold her for a minute.

[moonbrain_tam]

There was something about hugging Blair that made River smile. Not that she had forgot what they just talked about, but his arms around her was distracting from all that. She looked up at him and smiled, not wanting this feeling to go away.