The House Called Honolulu Heights, Barry Island, Monday Morning

[chose_humanity]

George sat at the breakfast table with an untouched cup of tea, doing what he had been doing for most of last week... nothing, staring at the walls, trying not cry

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[vanillajello]

Kate was woken up pretty much in the middle of the night by that text. She didn't mind that so much, though, after she'd fumbled the phone into her hand from the nightstand while trying to keep from jostling Bod too badly, and then blearily read the text.

Suddenly she was wide awake.

both?!

[chose_humanity]

It took Mitchell a few minutes to respond - mostly because he was busy pouring shots for everyone in the house. Yeah, Annie's back! maybe we should do a housewarming

[vanillajello]

omg

Well, you try finding better words for joy when you're barely sure it's not all a cruel dream.

omg how is she? give her a hug for me. omg housewarming yes.

[chose_humanity]

she's doing really well, we're just showing her around the house.

Hell, Mitchell himself couldn't stop grinning... oh, ever.

next week!

[bitten_notshy]

Jack was still in New York. It turned out that three nights spent in a sewer eating rats did not increase his motivation to get back to London and find a job. This was fine, for now.

That mattered less when he read the text.

Amazing! Congratulations. Both in one piece?

The question was ... not entirely flippant.

[chose_humanity]

yes, we're both fine. perfect, actually. everything's looking up for a change!

For now, anyway.

[bitten_notshy]

maybe this time it'll last!

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Though Jack must have realized he just doomed them, because:

i really shouldnt say things like that. but i am happy for you both. how was it?

[chose_humanity]

...complicated.

Or another bullet on the long list of terrible things Mitchell really didn't want to talk about that would clearly never come to bite him in the ass.

we're hosting a housewarming next week. you're welcome to come.

[nookiepowered]

About frickin time!!! You OK?

Bo may have left a few messages for him while he was gone, with the same tune, slightly different words.

[chose_humanity]

yeah i'm good. so's annie. housewarming party next week!

He was just covering all of his bases right now with that typical Mitchell flair.

[nookiepowered]

Some would call it understated panache. Some would just call it WTF, Mitchell?? Guess which some Bo was one of.

HOUSEWARMING? Srsly?

[chose_humanity]

weve got annie back, weve got a new house...

Really, it made sense.