who ? Arran Higgs and Chloe Pucey. when ? Sunday 14th January, late afternoon. where ? Arran and Chloe's combined flat-house. what ? Joyful return! warnings/rating ? NSFW. status ? Complete.
Standing in his kitchen and looking around, Arran realised he might have gone a tad overboard in preparing for Chloe's return. There were cakes that Arran had helped Gladys make, with marshmallow flowers, and there were pancake ingredients ready for when Chloe got back, if she was hungry. Arran had even managed to go out and buy an orange-ish leather jacket, though it probably wasn't quite what Chloe had imagined when she'd said Arran would look hot in leather. The big window was reflecting London, since that was where Chloe was coming home to, and Rock was humming excitedly around Arran's ankles as Arran walked around the kitchen.
Finally, he heard the flare of the floo, and Chloe was there. He grinned, taking her bags from her and then pulling her in to kiss her thoroughly. Rock squeaked, in what was probably an objection, but Arran didn't pull away immediately. Even when he did stop kissing Chloe, his hands stayed on her hips. "I missed you," he said honestly. "But you're back now!" That seemed much more important to concentrate on than the fact that Chloe had been away, and that work would inevitably take her away again in future. "Are you hungry? There's loads of food."