239/240, Saturday Morning

[janet_fraiser]

Morning came entirely too early. Not that Janet had gone to sleep late, but she didn't particularly want to get out of bed right now. Or talk to Liz. Or anyone, really. So she lay in bed with her eyes closed, pretending to sleep. With any luck, she'd fall back asleep again soon.

OOC: Locked to Liz Weir.

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[notcalledlizzie]

Elizabeth?

Had drunk far too much wine last night.

She held her head, whimpering slightly, as she rolled out of bed.

Elizabeth winced as she snapped on her bedside light, and quickly changed into shorts and a sports bra once again. She grabbed ibuprofen and a bottle of water and padded softly across the room to the door.

She hesitated, hand on the doorknob and looked back towards Janet's bed. "I'm sorry," she whispered, her voice choking slightly. "I'm so sorry."

[notcalledlizzie]

"I'm not going to get mad at you again," Elizabeth said quietly.

[janet_fraiser]

"Of course not." Janet took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "You're going to insist you're not mad and you're going to run out of the room and away from me as fast as you can."

[notcalledlizzie]

"I won't run this morning," Elizabeth promised, kicking off her shoes.

[janet_fraiser]

"You won't talk about it either." Janet didn't have the energy to muster up a frown. "Or at least you haven't so far."

[notcalledlizzie]

"I don't get what you want me to say, Janet," Elizabeth sighed, leaning forward to rest her head in her hands. She massaged her temples. "I'm upset that you're going away with Daniel, and I don't know why and I'll deal with it."

[janet_fraiser]

"I want you tell me what's wrong, not avoid it and me," said Janet quietly. She let her chin rest on her knees. "It sounds to me like you're jealous."

[notcalledlizzie]

"Well, I've told you now, haven't I?" Elizabeth muttered. Her head snapped up, and she immediately regretted it. "I'm not."

[janet_fraiser]

Janet's lips tightened as Liz muttered not quite under her breath. "Then why are you upset that I'm going away with him?"

[notcalledlizzie]

"I don't know. Because... because I'm used to you being around. Because I like having you around and I'm going to miss you when you're gone?"

[janet_fraiser]

"It's not like I'm going to go off with Daniel and forget about you," said Janet.

[notcalledlizzie]

"I know that," Elizabeth replied, still fiddling with her water bottle.

[janet_fraiser]

"Do you?" asked Janet quietly.

[notcalledlizzie]

"Yes," Elizabeth insisted.

[janet_fraiser]

"So you're not jealous, and you're not worried I'm going to forget about you, but you're upset that I'm going away because you're going to miss me." Janet shook her head. "You're overreacting for a simple five day trip."

[notcalledlizzie]

"Yes, I guess I am," Elizabeth said, standing up from the chair abruptly. She crossed the room again, and threw herself across her bed.