A Break
Jun came home for a bit.
"Derek -- Anthony, really. You should do better. It hurts my heart to see you like this."
".....I was...doing things." Derek sighs.
"Besides starving yourself, dear man?"
"Yeah...Setting up crew to hunt in Europe...dealing with Leela...contract."
"...You've been as busy before..."
"...Just got distracted...I'll do better."
She kisses his lips for a few seconds. He returns the kiss, then just hugs her...so relieved just to see her that all he really wants is the connection.
"Of course you will. I'm sorry." She climbs into his lap. "I lost track of time too."
"You had a lot to do...I knew where you were...sort of...." his arms go around her automatically, comfortably.
"Dr. Totenkoph's library. I'd be surprised if you had a good fix."
He smiles a little. "I didn't. Sort of kept sliding away from me."
"Right here, now." Jun rests her cheek on the top of his head.
He holds her, rests his own head on her collar bone and upper chest. "I missed you..I know you'll probably have to go back...but I'm glad you're here now." He says quietly.
"Derek -- Anthony, really. You should do better. It hurts my heart to see you like this."
".....I was...doing things." Derek sighs.
"Besides starving yourself, dear man?"
"Yeah...Setting up crew to hunt in Europe...dealing with Leela...contract."
"...You've been as busy before..."
"...Just got distracted...I'll do better."
She kisses his lips for a few seconds. He returns the kiss, then just hugs her...so relieved just to see her that all he really wants is the connection.
"Of course you will. I'm sorry." She climbs into his lap. "I lost track of time too."
"You had a lot to do...I knew where you were...sort of...." his arms go around her automatically, comfortably.
"Dr. Totenkoph's library. I'd be surprised if you had a good fix."
He smiles a little. "I didn't. Sort of kept sliding away from me."
"Right here, now." Jun rests her cheek on the top of his head.
He holds her, rests his own head on her collar bone and upper chest. "I missed you..I know you'll probably have to go back...but I'm glad you're here now." He says quietly.