With all due respect, I get the final say if I let you interrupt me or not, and I answered and continued the conversation because I wanted to. Making time for you is better than anything else I'm doing right now.
Just let me know what you need. I'll pick them up on my way back.
[ He really needed to stop making her feel things. Though at least this day there's only the cat to witness her occasional moments of fluster. And the little smile pulling at her lips as she envisions Miller saying such in person. ]
I'm not sure if I have all that's necessary for those cookies of yours. We do still have butter and eggs at least.
[ Truth be told baking hadn't exactly been on her mind until she brought it up but it felt a safe topic shift — and an excuse to be near each other. ]
[ It sounds like an excuse to him, rather than just asking him to come back to the penthouse, but he'll take it. He chuckles to himself as he responds. ]
Yeah, I can pick up the rest.
We can talk about everything else when I get back.
Everything with the move, I mean.
[ Because God forbid they talk about their feelings. They know, and that's enough for now. ]
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[ Everything else. Two words that can be downright ominous in some situations. It does spark a bit of a sensation but she brushes it off, all the easier with his follow up message. ]
Thank you, I appreciate it.
Do be safe while you're out. I want you to return to me in one piece.
[ His current errands are fairly innocuous, but he can't stand the thought of her mourning him again. Maybe a little patching up every now and then would be fine, but not today. ]
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Date: 2024-10-27 03:37 pm (UTC)Just let me know what you need. I'll pick them up on my way back.
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Date: 2024-10-27 03:56 pm (UTC)I'm not sure if I have all that's necessary for those cookies of yours. We do still have butter and eggs at least.
[ Truth be told baking hadn't exactly been on her mind until she brought it up but it felt a safe topic shift — and an excuse to be near each other. ]
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Date: 2024-10-27 04:29 pm (UTC)Yeah, I can pick up the rest.
We can talk about everything else when I get back.
Everything with the move, I mean.
[ Because God forbid they talk about their feelings. They know, and that's enough for now. ]
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Date: 2024-10-27 05:31 pm (UTC)Thank you, I appreciate it.
Do be safe while you're out. I want you to return to me in one piece.
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Date: 2024-10-27 05:56 pm (UTC)[ His current errands are fairly innocuous, but he can't stand the thought of her mourning him again. Maybe a little patching up every now and then would be fine, but not today. ]
Soon.