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

[vanillajello]

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.]

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[vanillajello]

Kate snickered. "Of course I remember. It was very memorable. But I also remember you being very smug about winning 'cause you didn't cave in and climb into my bed."

[therewaslife]

"Yes well, that was only because you woke up before I did," Bod admitted with a laugh. "If I'd woken up first, I would have lost. I just happened to be asleep."

[vanillajello]

"Oh?" Kate raised her eyebrows. "You're finally admitting that if you'd happened to wake up first, you would've joined me?"

[therewaslife]

"Without hesitation," he said, laughing at her reaction. "I would have taken one look at you and been unable to resist. It would have been elementary, me joining you."

[vanillajello]

"Well, you don't have to resist here," Kate remarked, looking a little smug. "You are completely allowed to sneak in here."

[therewaslife]

"And I will sneak in to your room to be with you for as long as I stay here," Bod promised and punctuated that promise with another kiss. "I think we'll both sleep better for it."

[vanillajello]

"I think so too," Kate replied, nodding. "Much, much better. There'll be no missing anyone, for one thing."

[therewaslife]

"Exactly," Bod agreed and then stepped closer so he could whisper the next bit. "And if you have nightmares, you can just wake me up and hold onto me. I'll make sure you're safe."

[vanillajello]

"I might have to take you up on that," Kate admitted quietly. God, she hadn't even had time to stop having nightmares about David before all this new stuff. "I slept okay last night, but I think that was exhaustion."

[therewaslife]

"I'll be there," he assured her quietly. "Don't hesitate to wake me up. I mean it."

[vanillajello]

"I won't," she promised, bringing a hand up to press it flat over his heart. "I promise."

[therewaslife]

"Good," he murmured, nodding and covering her hand with his. "Then, I think...we have a plan. I might have to pop back to the island briefly to get a few things but portals make that easy."

[vanillajello]

"They do." she ducked her head to kiss the back of his hand over hers. "I might even give you a short list of stuff you could get from my room for me, if you'll let me."

[therewaslife]

"Of course," Bod said agreeably. "I can get you anything you'd like. I'll even pick you something to eat since I know how much of a junk food fan you are. And, with the time difference, you won't even miss me."

[vanillajello]

"I'll still miss you," she murmured, slowly pulling away from him to head for her desk. "It just won't be for as long."

[therewaslife]

"I'll be back as soon as possible with clothing, food and whatever else you might want me to pick up," Bod promised. "You can even send me text messages while I'm on the island."

[vanillajello]

"You're really committed to this being here for me thing, aren't you?" Kate teased as she searched the desk for some paper. "You're an amazing boyfriend. Seriously."

[therewaslife]

"I'm committed to you and everything you might need that I can help with," Bod answered, nodding. "Thank you. I love being your boyfriend."

[vanillajello]

"You're so whipped," she snickered. "I love that you're my boyfriend too. And I love being your girlfriend even though I'm not sure I'm half as amazing as you are."

[therewaslife]

"You're amazing in a plethora of ways and those ways are just different than my ways," Bod assured her, nodding. "So, I love that you're my girlfriend too. You're lovely and amazing and I love you."

[vanillajello]

"I think I've heard something to that effect from you once or twice," Kate joked as she jotted down a few things on a piece of paper. "That's another first too. First guy to tell me he loves me so that I actually believe him."

[therewaslife]

"That's an excellent first to have," Bod said, smiling and feeling warm at that. "I'm glad you believe me because it's one hundred percent true."

[vanillajello]

"I believe you because I don't think you'd put up with me if you didn't." Sad logic, but logic all the same. "And both the first times you told me were pretty memorable."

Which had no bearing on how much she believed him, but amused her all the same.

[therewaslife]

"Both?" Bod asked, tilting his head. "I thought there could be only one first time."

[vanillajello]

"Oh, I'm counting the first one after we got back together as a first too," Kate explained. "'Cause it was a big deal."