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-- I assumed you'd be at work. I was gonna go surprise you after I got settled in...

[ Jade's breath hitches a little guiltily in her throat at the sight of him when he opens the door, though; she should have messaged right away, should have checked to make sure that he was alright.

She smiles at him, though, her hands tucked into her armpits, slightly thrown off by his confused expression. ]

Can I come in? I'm actually kind of freezing.

[There's really no point telling her he hasn't been to work since she left. There's also really no point telling her he's been living off of apples and peanut butter. So he just nods at her almost a little dumbly as he turns to walk back into the apartment, leaving the door wide open for her to follow him.

Osiris is asleep on the floor next to the couch, but Bec is wide awake and watching the action by the front door. There are a few boxes of take-out on the table along with a handful of coffee cups. To his credit the apartment is mostly clean except her notebooks are spread out on the table, too. He's kind of shellshocked honestly...so he's heading for the kitchen to make a fresh pot of coffee and ward off the headache he can feel building, not quite saying anything yet until he can wrap his head around it.]

[ Her visible cheer begins to flag a little bit with his continued silence, and she turns to flash a smile at the dogs as they pass through the living room en route to the kitchen, but she doesn't actually stop, doesn't let Draco get too far away from her at any point in the trek. When he starts the coffee, she just reaches out to grab his sleeve, tugging on it with a careful little frown. ]

Hey - are you alright?

[Nope. As soon as she's close enough he's turning and surging forward to pin her to the counter and smash his mouth against hers.

Hi Jade.]

[ That's a surprise, and enough of one to get a yelp of surprise out of her as she scrambles to grab at his shoulder, to brace herself. It won't go long before she's breaking the kiss but retaining her grip on his sleeve. ]

--Draco, jeez, you scared the crap out of me.

[He rewards her with a blase shrug as he pulls his face back, a little smirk on his face that says he hasn't entirely gotten over it but he's a little more relieved.]

Then I suppose we're even, aren't we?

Sorry.

[ It comes immediately, sincerely, and she doesn't do a very good job of masking the guilt that washes over her expression. ]

Really. I didn't mean to go.

[He ignores the coffee pot sputtering as the coffee continues to brew, and he pauses to reflect on what she's saying. Of course she didn't, but that didn't mean a thing.]

Does anyone ever really mean to go? Do you have any idea what it's like waking up and finding someone vanished before your eyes within hours after it was just discussed they would stay together? [It's hard to say who he's really mad at, or even if he's serious. Everything's a little muddled.]

... no, I don't. But at least I came back? You read all of my-

[ She winces a little, the impact of her journals on the table really settling in. There was a lot in there, things only meant to be read when she was gone for good. Whoops. ]

Draco...

[ Unsure now, she releases his arm to reach up and instead wrap her own arms around his neck, hugging him tightly there. ]

Sorry.

You didn't really think I wouldn't, did you? [But as soon as she's hanging onto him his own arms are moving back around her waist and he's bopping his forehead into hers.] You better be sorry. [But his lips are twitching into a small grin anyway.] Do me a favor and don't pull another stunt like that again. Understand?

Do me a favor and don't freak out if I disappear again. Forever, remember? I promised.

[ A stupid, stupid promise, and one that both of them knew could never be kept. But she's just kissing him gingerly instead of addressing that small, totally unimportant issue. ]

I know, I know...[He's just rolling with it even if he hates the idea of her disappearing, again, but he's more than comfortable ignoring the small totally unimportant issue.]

You should go back to sleep. I didn't mean to wake you up.

[ She's combing his hair back with her fingers now, though, just studying his face. ]

Heh...who're you planning to sneak off to see now? [He doesn't seem to mind though, simply watching her and waiting for an answer.]

I'm gonna go see Dave in a couple hours, but that has nothing to do with me interrupting your nap.

[ He forgot his coffee, but she's not going to remind him. ]

[Jade > coffee for the moment. He just raises an eyebrow though.] What's so important about Dave right now?

Oh, um - he left and came back, too, but he doesn't remember anything about the city at all.

[ Her hand flexes slightly against his neck, just gripping at his hair. That could've been what happened to her, and she doesn't enjoy dwelling on that thought. ]

...of course he doesn't. He never does. [That thought is on his mind, too, but he doesn't say anything.] I've been up for a while, it's okay.

Then can we at least sit down somewhere? Maybe you're well rested, but I feel like a house just fell on me.

[ :') ]

Guess there's no point in asking for updates since I was gone for like, an hour.

[ Or just a little longer than that. ]

On the bright side, that didn't happen. [He rolls his eyes though.] Couch it is then. [He pulls away to pour himself some coffee, heading toward the couch and motioning for her to follow.]

Nine days to be exact.

[ She follows behind, not letting him put too much distance between them. ]

You still have Bec.

Of course I still have him. Ellie wouldn't take him.

Well, you've never really liked him, Draco. I kind've assumed you'd get rid of him.

[ She's pushing him down onto the couch, fussing a bit, trying to make sure he's comfortable. ]

Do you still have those ferrets?

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