vanillajello: (Deep thoughts are possible.)
Kate Gregson ([personal profile] vanillajello) wrote2011-06-08 03:40 pm

Overland Park, KS, A Morning in May [Wednesday Fandom Time]

The stupid thing about going to Kansas was that time was much slower. Kate was painfully aware that while she'd already been gone from Fandom over two days, it had barely been 18 hours for her. Still, after a night at home, she was just about starting to feel a little less raw. The general nausea had abated, at least, as had the panic.

The guilt, however irrational she knew it to be, would probably stay for a while.

Stretching out on her bed, Kate reached to get her phone from the nightstand, then turned it on. For a moment, she thought about making a call – to Bod, to Jack, to Mitchell, to Hannibal, to anyone – but she decided against it, unable to really decide what it was she wanted to say to any one of them. (Except maybe Hannibal. There was a certain amount of I get it now present.) She put the phone down on the bed next to her.

She'd be available now; that'd have to be enough.

[ooc: NFB, but open for phone calls and texts! Whoo, taking advantage of my 1,5 days at home.]
therewaslife: (→ | straightforward)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-06-08 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
All right. I'll be there as soon as I can.

He dialed up Portalocity as soon as he sent that message and managed to schedule himself a portal at the causeway in about a half hour. That left him enough time to shower, change, and make his way to the causeway. The portal opened up and Bod stepped...

...right before stepping out at the end of Kate's street. He hadn't been to Kansas in awhile but everything seemed familiar. He set off down the street, looking for the familiar mailbox and house.
therewaslife: (↑ | good vibrations)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-06-08 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
When Bod saw the mailbox, he stopped to give it a smile before making his way up the steps so he could knock on the door. Really though, if she'd been watching and was now coming down the stairs, he probably wouldn't even have time to knock before she opened the door.
therewaslife: (← | getting close)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-06-08 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hullo. Come here," Bod said without hesitation. He was already stepping closer, already reaching for her to pull her into a hug right on her doorstep.

She'd been a vampire this weekend but that wasn't her and he wasn't afraid or nervous or anything but happy when he went to embrace her.
therewaslife: (← | cuddler)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-06-08 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Bod kissed her temple and ear and cheek and the slope of her neck and her shoulder several times while he held onto her. If she was nervous, he could try and make some of that go away right now.

He rubbed her back and crushed her into a tight, tight hug, making sure she was close enough that she'd feel warm and shielded and not alone.
therewaslife: (← | getting close)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-06-08 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"I missed you," he murmured quietly, pressing his cheek against hers and sighing. "Are you sure you're all right? You can be honest with me, Kate. I love you. I'm not afraid of you and I want to help."
therewaslife: (← | getting close)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-06-08 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's understandable," he assured her, still rubbing her back and keeping her close to him. "I can only imagine how it felt to wake up on Monday. It wasn't you, I know you know that but I know it doesn't matter. We'll get through this. I'm not going anywhere."
therewaslife: (→ | thinky)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-06-08 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"I would," Bod said, reaching to brush his fingers over the tear tracks on her cheeks. "Yes, please."
therewaslife: (→ | hear me now)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-06-08 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Bod followed her inside and made sure to shut the door behind him as he did. It was instinctive to glance around her house to notice any differences but it had looked a lot different when he'd last been year after the tornado had blown through.

He gave her hand a squeeze and stayed quiet, letting her do what she needed to do to feel at ease and comfortable now that he was there.
therewaslife: (→ | thoughtful thinks)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-06-08 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"No, thank you," Bod said, shaking his head. "I ate before I arrived and I'm not thirsty. So, I'm fine. Let's go upstairs."
therewaslife: (→ | keep talking)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-06-08 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"I understand. Thank you for asking," he replied, smiling at her back while he followed her. "You're a good hostess, Kate."
therewaslife: (↑ | shy smiles)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-06-08 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"We're all messed up in our own special ways," Bod said, giving those pictures a smile as he passed. Little Kate had been so adorable. Kate now was lovely and beautiful but she'd been adorable as a child.
therewaslife: (→ | thinking is a way of life)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-06-08 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"We'll get through them," Bod assured her, giving her had another squeeze. "I'll do whatever you need me to do to help and if you don't need me at all, I'm still not going anywhere."

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