A weird need for honesty. [locked to naughty_tess]

[aimlessbeck]

Set a few days after this.It was extremely tempting to just try and continue his life normally, and to hide once again what his new job was going to be, but as hard as he tried he simply couldn't. A part of him argued that no one needed to know anything, that they'd be better off not knowing, but the other part was just too tired at the moment of

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A weird need for honesty.

[naughty_tess]

Tess had kept her promise and had not smoked another cigarette since the one pack that had broken her. Unfortunately, she had to start from scratch in the quitting department, and was once again ODing on strong coffee and chewing gum. And, she was grumpy, though not as grumpy as the first time around. At least not because of cigarettes

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[aimlessbeck]

"Hey," he answered with a small smile, not exactly surprised by how she sounded. Ever since her last visit he kept thinking about her, worrying about how she was doing. Now that he had a chance to hear her he was starting to regret that he hadn't called her sooner, to check how she was and with a better thing to talk about than what he was going to be doing once he healed.

"I'd ask how you are, but that's probably a really stupid question. You mind having some company for a few hours?"

Re: A weird need for honesty.

[naughty_tess]

"Sure, that would be fine. I'm home. Where are you?"

He didn't know it, but she felt equally guilty about not calling him sooner to see how he was doing, but the truth was their last encounter, though ending well, had rattled her more than she'd realised once she'd left. Was it the fact that they'd fought, or other things? It was just too confusing to think about, so maybe she'd been subconsciously avoiding him.

Re: A weird need for honesty.

[aimlessbeck]

"I'm in Jersey City, but I can be there in twenty minutes." As he said so he stood and got his coat, his wallet and keys already in his pocket. "I'll see you in a few."