Recovering.

[ata_beckett]

In the two days since Valentine's Day, Carson had been doing his best to avoid everyone that he knew. It was no understatement to say that he'd made a complete idiot of himself- with Jill, Radek, Rodney...but with Catherine most of all.

Avoiding them all was surprisingly easy, considering that there was work to be done. And if he had spent a

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[pieta_md]

She gave him two days-- the day after Valentine's Day, and then another, just because she thought he might need the extra space. And, if she was honest, she was worried about if he would be angry with her.

But on Friday, Catherine rapped gently on the door of the clinic, and then stepped inside.

[ata_beckett]

Carson looked up from his work, and the surprised expression on his face was hard to mask.

"Hullo," He said, not really sure what else to say. All he could think about was how he'd made himself look like an idiot.

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"Hi. How are you feeling?"

Catherine shut the door behind herself, and went further in, towards him. "I would have come sooner, but I wasn't sure."

[ata_beckett]

"Fine, thank you," He said, closing his laptop and giving her his full attention. He was actually surprised that she'd come to see him; what else was there to say? Sure, he hadn't meant to just blurt the question out the way that he had, but it didn't change how he felt. "No more sudden urges t'go 'round admittin' thin's..."

...and asking questions that he shouldn't have asked.