Kansas City, MO, Still Whatever Day It Was The Last Time

[vanillajello]

Kate was still utterly, utterly excited about having handed in her flight attendant's application. And why shouldn't she have been? It had only been like fifteen minutes! The only change was that she was on the bus on her way home now.

And as she checked her phone, she found a voicemail from Jack, and a handful of messages from Bod. The former made her raise an eyebrow because bwuh, when had she been ignoring Jack's calls, and hadn't they talked like three days ago? As for the latter, she wondered he'd managed so many texts in such short a time, but didn't even read more than the first. This was a thing that needed to be talked about so she could properly squee about it.

So, deciding to call Jack a little later, she picked Bod's number. She was pretty sure he was at work (and she was right, albeit off by two weeks reagarding the date) but whatever, she was calling him right now anyway. How busy could Luke's be?

[ooc: And so time moves a wee bit faster again. NFB, but open! Bod's thread comes first chronologically.]

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[vanillajello]

Because that was a terrible fate that she needed to prepare for. Right.

"Good, I'll be there, waiting," Kate replied. "See you in a bit. I love you."

[therewaslife]

"You will see me in a bit," Bod agreed, nodding and smiling for the first time in what felt like forever. "I love you too. I'll be there soon."

[vanillajello]

Kate ended the call with a quiet mwah, then proceeded to call Jack next.

And once that, too, was done, she was at home. Charmaine and Neil were just loading their baby into the car, apparently in a desperate bid to make her sleep. Kate wished them all the best in that endeavor. Mostly because she had to live with the kid, too.

Alone in the house, she picked up a can of soda from the fridge and hung out in the living room.

[therewaslife]

It wasn't too much longer before Bod arrived, carrying several bags from the diner with him. He knocked on the door a few times, trying to keep quiet just in case the baby was asleep. Sure, he hadn't seen the car but he didn't want to assume.

[vanillajello]

It might have been an overstatement to say Kate skipped to the door, but she did manage some spring in her step as she made her way to the door.

And she smiled at him once she'd opened it, immediately stepping out of the way so he could come in.

"Hello, boyfriend."

[therewaslife]

"Hullo, girlfriend," Bod said, stepping inside and settling the bags of food on the ground. Seeing her was a relief but he wanted to touch her so he reached for her as soon as his hands were free.

[vanillajello]

That got a little laugh out of Kate. "Oh, hi." She was kind of immediately wrapping her arms around his neck, yeah. He might not have been gone for her, but that didn't mean she hadn't managed to miss him.

[therewaslife]

Bod pressed his face against her neck and shuddered a bit, finally starting to really relax now that he'd gotten her in his arms. He sighed and closed his eyes.

"Hi," he exhaled against her neck. "Hullo."

[vanillajello]

"Hullo," Kate agreed softly, brushing her fingertips against the back of his neck and just generally leaning into him. She sounded almost gently amused. "Are you okay, Muffin?"

[therewaslife]

"I was worried," he mumbled, squeezing her tighter and breathing her in, "but I'm fine now. Doing this, it's what I needed so thank you for letting me come over."

[vanillajello]

"Duh, you're my boyfriend," she pointed out. "I have zero good reasons not to let you visit whenever you want."

Plus, she didn't like the thought of him having been worrying over her.

[therewaslife]

"I love you," he said and gave her another squeeze before stepping back and leaning forward to lightly kiss her. "And now, I'd love to hear all about how you came to the decision to apply to an airline."

Even if he'd been overwhelmed with relief, he did remember that and wanted to hear all about it.

"We can eat and cuddle and you can talk to me and I can rub your feet and neck and -- "

Did she get the idea he wanted to cling to her yet?

[vanillajello]

Kind of.

"So, basically you kinda wanna be all me, all the time right now?" See? She grinned. "I can totally work with that. We should go upstairs and get comfy."

[therewaslife]

"We should," Bod agreed, nodding. "It's Friday, classes have finished, and there's nowhere else I want to be but with you. It's been awhile since I've seen our room so take me there, girlfriend."

[vanillajello]

Kate reached down for one of his bags of food, then reached for one one of his hands.

"Come on, then."

[therewaslife]

"I'm right behind you," he said, picking up the other bag of food and lacing his fingers with hers. "Lead one."

[vanillajello]

She tugged him along, not wasting too much time on the stairs.

And as soon as they were in their room, she stole a kiss, because she felt like it.

"Welcome back."

[therewaslife]

"It's very good to be back," Bod murmured against her lips. "If I have my wish, I won't be leaving this room for at least twenty four hours."

He'd go back for his shift at the library and then return to Kansas if she'd let him.

[vanillajello]

"I am absolutely fine with that," Kate assured him, and nipped at his lips a little just for further proof. It worked like proof in her mind, anyway, leave it alone. "You are very very welcome to stay."

[therewaslife]

"I think I might," he decided, nodding and smiling again. "I think it's necessary since it feels like it's been so long since I've last seen you."

[vanillajello]

Kate nodded, her nose brushing up against his. "Since you said goodbye to me for Japan." That had been a week ago for her. "It's a long time ago."

[therewaslife]

"It has been." He closed his eyes and sighed and breathed her in again. "I just need to be with you for a little while. It's what I need right now."

[vanillajello]

"I'm available for that," Kate murmured with a smile. "The flight attendant selection process doesn't even start 'til next week. I'm available for you to be with."

[therewaslife]

"Yes, tell me about that," Bod said, stepping back and trying to get out of his shoes as he did. "You're going to be a flight attendant? What brought that on?"

[vanillajello]

"Well, I told you about the lady who was all oh dear when she heard where I was going, right?" Kate checked, plopping hersel down on the edge of their bed and peering into the bag in her hands. Mm, food.

"She's just... super confident, and classy, and all that stuff, and she's a flight attendant, so... I dunno. Guess I got inspired."