The Causeway - Sunday evening

[fantastic_torch]

As much as he wasn't looking forward to this day, it was here, and there wasn't a damn thing he could do about it. It was time to go.

His stuff had been packed up and sent ahead save for the few things he'd left for Savannah. A few shirts, a hoodie; small incidentals that she'd wanted to keep with her. He'd said his goodbye to Destiny, and rather

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[walks_two_paths]

Savannah was quiet as they walked, wishing more than anything that this day had never come. She decided as they walked that she was going to do her best not to break down in front of Johnny. She was hurting, but she would do her best to keep a smile on her face.

[fantastic_torch]

His thumb caressed her hand as he held it, giving it a faint squeeze every so often.

"You have my number, Reed's, Sue's, Ben's... right?" he asked, again.

[walks_two_paths]

She nodded. "I have all those numbers and the main building number too," her voice was soft as she pulled out the Blackberry he bought her and showed him that all of those were programmed in.

[fantastic_torch]

Taking it from her, he checked all the numbers, making sure they were right. And then he double-checked. Damn OCD was getting the best of him here. Satisfied, he handed it back with a short nod. "They're right. And if you can't get in touch with me, who do you call?" There was a chain here. Sue was always first.

[shyest_eyes]

He had said that she could come, so Hinata had to stop by, eyes downcast.

"Johnny-san."

[fantastic_torch]

"Hinata," he said low, his smile warm. "I'm glad to see you made it."

[shyest_eyes]

"I w-wouldn't have stand away," she protested, looking up at him. "I couldn't."

[fantastic_torch]

God, she was freaking adorable and Johnny felt a lump swell in his throat. "I'm grateful," he remarked, hardly trusting his voice to say much more.

He opened his arms. "Can I have a hug?"

[blackmagic_eve]

Never mind that Eve was going to be leaving in a few weeks herself, she was still oddly teary as she headed for the Causeway to say goodbye to Johnny.

"So..."

[fantastic_torch]

"Hey, little mama," he teased, grinning at her. "Here to see your son-in-law off?"

[blackmagic_eve]

"You know, you are so damn lucky I actually like you."

Because c'mon, there totally had to be one last threat on his life, even if by this point she didn't actually mean it anymore.

[fantastic_torch]

His grin went wide. "You more than like me; you love me. You can't help it."

[likethestore]

K-Mart might or might not have been plotting ways to keep him on the island for a while as she made her way over to Johnny.

[fantastic_torch]

"Chin up, babe," he said once he saw her. "You totally get my bed."

[likethestore]

"I'd rather have you staying here," she said, trying not to pout.

[fantastic_torch]

"But my bed is comfy," he replied. "Comfy and you even get to use my sheets."

He was messing with her but only in an effort to keep the mood light.

[izzyalienqueen]

Knowing he was leaving today, Isabel made a point to stop by the causeway at the appropriate time.

"You thought I wouldn't want to say good-bye?"

[fantastic_torch]

"Saving you the tears," he teased, more than happy to see her. "Crying girls break the heart, you know."

[izzyalienqueen]

"I'm not crying because it's not like I'm not going to see you again," she explained with a smile. "Because you WILL come visit me. Or I WILL kick your ass."

[fantastic_torch]

"Not even a single glistening tear?" he inquired with an impish smirk. "Oooh, kicking my ass. Now there's a threat I could handle."