Goodbye

[geeky_agent]

Chris hadn't slept much the night before. She had just lain awake, the fear and guilt keeping her from rest.

She had slept for a few hours in the afternoon. Only to wake up and instantly remember everything that had happened. And everything still to come.

She was lying in bed again. Chris had tried going down to the bar but the idea of trying to hold a conversation and act like everything was ok, was tiring to her. So she came back to her room and got ready for bed.

But sleep was eluding her again so she sat in bed, book in hand, and tried to concentrate on the words.

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[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

Jack makes his way up from the bar, heading not for his own room, but for Chris'. She'd asked him to come talk to her before he left, and he figures tonight is as good a time as any. He doesn't want too many people around when he leaves the bar; their presence, as well as their expressions, might make Kim suspicious.

He takes a deep breath and knocks on the door.

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

He wakes slowly the next morning, smiling slightly as he feels warm skin pressed against his own. He opens his eyes to see that he and Chris had shifted a little during the night, but are still sleeping snuggled together, her head resting against his shoulder, his arm curled around her back.

But it's also bittersweet; the reason he was here in the first place is because he's leaving today, and he's suddenly more aware of the time ticking away than he was the night before.

He doesn't want to leave her. He doesn't want to leave, not with what awaits him at home. But the longer he stays, the harder it'll be to leave eventually. If it were done, 'tis best it were done quickly.

For the moment, though, he's content to watch her sleep. He can wait a little longer, after all.