［０９］ Should've known you were trouble from the first kiss...

[rabbitwithwings]

Hold on, Seren.

[Chase sighs and plucks his daughter up again from the floor where she kept trying to sit. Placing her on the bed this time the Crow patiently pulls the straps back up on her romper, socks and shoes went on before she was allowed to get up and run around again.]

How you can still be so hyper this late... [He sighs and rubs at his

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[selfdeluded]

[Allen arrives a few minutes late - not because he wasn’t there on time, really, but more because... he’d stopped at the other end of the hall to compose himself, make sure he was ready for this. He’d made sure to take as few pills as possible today - it left his fingers a little twitchy, the craving in the back of his mind, but it wasn’t unmanageable. Wasn’t something he couldn’t deal with.

He’d dressed-- casually. There wasn’t any need for anything fancy, right? It was just-- Chase. Chase didn’t-- wait, did he like fancy? Oh god. What if he did

[rabbithaswings]

[He hadn't really...set a time. He just figured that Allen would arrive whenever he liked. And if Seren had happened to fall asleep between night fall and when the vampire arrived, it would've been alright. He would have just changed her into her pjs and tucked her in bed, then turned the monitor on. The nurse was staying in a room next door.

Hell no. He likes casual. He's wearing one of his nicer (read: cleaner) t-shirts under an unbuttoned dress shirt (not too fancy) and slacks.

A light knock followed by entering would be fine. But deactivating the talismans does just about the same thing, Chase notices they go down and again his heart is up in his throat with nervousness. He makes himself stop and close his eyes, taking a few deep breaths to calm down, Seren playing with Zane who is trying to sleep.

Chase glances at Allen, a small smile on his lips.] I asked her if she wanted ta go ta tha park 'nd she's been like this since then. Hope that's alright... [Seren gets up when she hears Allen's voice and runs over, hugging his leg

[selfdeluded]

[Well then, it's not too exceptionally late into the night! Maybe a half hour past the setting of the sun. Maybe a little longer. At least the nurse is good for something.

Fuck yeah casual. Thank god. Load off of his shoulders, you don't even know.

He sets the talismans up again before he wanders into the room too far of course. Poor doggy.

Allen's smile widens a little when he sees Chase's, and he nods understandingly. Ahhh, the hyperness of a young child promised fun.] Of course it is.

[He bends down as Seren runs over, scooping her up in his arms almost immediately; he even let's out a surprised little laugh when she says his name, kissing her cheek.]

She said my name... How long has she been able to do that?

[rabbitwithwings]

Since she dedicated herself ta askin where ya were. [Rubs at his forehead.] Despite me sayin no' yet.

[She laughs and kisses Allen's cheek right back, throwing her arms around his neck. Zane settles down into his well deserved sleep.]

Let's head inta tha livin room.

[Following Allen out and pulls the door mostly closed. The temptation is gone, not that Chase would have tried anything with Allen with Seren home anyway. But it's still a temptation...]

Do ya want some wine b'fore we go out?