fates_jaye: (if i could talk to the animals)
Jaye Tyler ([personal profile] fates_jaye) wrote2006-09-19 09:34 pm
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Room 417, Tuesday night

The babbling from the animals has kind of turned into a white noise that Jaye can almost ignore. Almost. She gets three words into an E-mail before she realizes she's spending more time shushing them than she is typing anything, so she closed the computer and decides it can wait until she's like, living in a cabin in the woods or something.

Ooh. That's an idea.

[For Alec.]
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[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-09-20 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
"I want to apologize," he says, still frowning. "Because I did something shitty, even if I didn't mean it."
fates_jaye: (snark)

[personal profile] fates_jaye 2006-09-20 01:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Jaye opens her mouth, ready for some snarky comment that passes it all off as nothing, but that's a lot harder to do with him. "Yeah," she says. "I know you didn't."

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-09-20 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Alec looks down, trying not to mumble or sound like he doesn't want to do this. "I'm sorry, Jaye. I never wanted to hurt you."
fates_jaye: (half face)

[personal profile] fates_jaye 2006-09-21 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
She's actually heard a lot of apologizing from him. Probably more than she's ever heard of anyone. Sure, this packed more of a punch, but still, she's not used to it. "Okay, stop apologizing, please 'kay thanks."

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-09-21 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
He looks up, jaw set slightly. "Fine. Then what should I do, Jaye? I want to fix this."
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[personal profile] fates_jaye 2006-09-21 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, first off, fix it how? I mean... what do you actually want out of this?"

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-09-21 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
"I want you around, I'd like you to be there, like you were before," he says, making a face because he's sure it's not coming out right. "I want to be able to hide in the basement over Parents' Weekend together, or go bowling. I don't want to lose one of the only people that I've ever cared about."
fates_jaye: (imitating the V head tilt)

[personal profile] fates_jaye 2006-09-21 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
Okay, that makes it hard to be all cynical.

"I'm going to really need to hide out Parents' Weekend," she says after a moment.

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-09-21 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Alec nods, kind of earnestly. "And it'd be really boring on your own."
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[personal profile] fates_jaye 2006-09-21 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Hey, I can make my own fun," she says. Which would probably mean hanging at the Sin because parents hopefully wouldn't go there. "It would just be a choice not to."

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-09-21 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
"I know." He shrugs a little. "I guess I should say whatever choice you want to make is okay, but I really don't want you to say no."
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[personal profile] fates_jaye 2006-09-21 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
Jaye debates her answer for about two seconds before she could swear she hears something behind her clearing its throat. "I might have kind of missed you. A little," she says.

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-09-21 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Really?" He grins, but still hopefully.
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[personal profile] fates_jaye 2006-09-21 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
She makes a little "Mrrrgh" noise because she's kind of embarrassed at having said it. "Don't let it go to your head," she says.

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-09-21 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Me?" He looks innocent a moment, but can't help the grin that breaks through. "Nah."
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[personal profile] fates_jaye 2006-09-21 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Shut up," she says, failing at not smiling back.

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-09-21 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Only since you ask so nice," he says sweetly.
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[personal profile] fates_jaye 2006-09-21 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm always nice," she says, and the smile fades a little. "So we're... what are we?" She has to ask.

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-09-21 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
"We're..." He trails off, then sighs, holding out a hand to her. "I can't be your boyfriend. But I'm not anyone else's either."
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[personal profile] fates_jaye 2006-09-21 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
She considers his hand, but can't take it yet. "I can't do the open thing anymore. I suck at it," she says, wincing a little even as she says it.

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-09-21 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
He nods, biting at his lip, but doesn't drop his hand because he's stubborn like that. "It was really good sex. But I value your friendship more."
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[personal profile] fates_jaye 2006-09-21 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
So first on the agenda, stop liking the ex. Kind of slowly, she takes his hand. "Okay. Friends, then," she says. "And if you stop talking to me, I swear to god I'm sending people after you."

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-09-21 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
He squeezes her hand slightly, smiling. "Fair enough. But I don't plan on disappearing."
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[personal profile] fates_jaye 2006-09-21 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Can I ask something?" she says, knowing she might not like the answer.

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-09-21 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Alec nods, swinging their hands slightly. "Sure."
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[personal profile] fates_jaye 2006-09-21 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Was it the Dean thing, or was what we had all I was ever going to get?" she asks. And she still kind of hates Dean for saying that to her.

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-09-21 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Dean had nothing to do with it," Alec says honestly, and he's now looking over her shoulder like he's not happy saying this out loud. "I can't give any more than what we had, in the way you wanted."
fates_jaye: (pout)

[personal profile] fates_jaye 2006-09-21 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Could have fooled me," she says quietly, and shakes it off, and even manages a little smile. "Okay. So... okay."

And she doesn't say that Alec deserves better than Dean because she thinks that might ruin things. She's thinking it, though. Really really hard.

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-09-21 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
"Okay?" He grins softly. "Yay."
fates_jaye: (shy smile)

[personal profile] fates_jaye 2006-09-21 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
She smiles back a little. "Definitely yay."
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