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Tweak says, "I am Pretty, oooh so pretty!"

Roxanna Fielding (bang_a_drum) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2017-04-04 21:14:00

Current mood:	cold
Entry tags:	jameson kemp, roxanna fielding, thomas kemp

Who: Roxanna & Jamie (open to the house)
What: Ohpleasegodno
When: Monday night
Where: Kemp house
Warnings: TBD

Roxanna, like every other college student, was counting down the days until her summer break. She'd talked to her mom last night, and they had planned to have her come home for a few weeks while she was out of school. She was really, really looking forward to it. She really missed her parents.

"Foxy Roxie," Jamie drawled, as he came into the dining room where she sat doing her homework.

She looked up and grinned. "You have a hickey on your neck, big man," she laughed.

Jamie snorted. "Of course I do. But I got laid, I'm not complaining."

"I would bet not," she agreed, scribbling down a few final notes in her staff notebook, before sitting back and sighing heavily. "I'm fucking hungry. And tired."

"Same," Jamie said. "Come on, I think there's leftover Chinese. We'll have that for a snack and look for some real dinner."

Roxanna laughed, and she was about to get up, when her phone started to ring. She glanced at the screen, confused. "It's a Washington area code, but it's not Mom or Dad. Weird." She connected the call and said, "Hello?" A pause. "Speaking, who is this?"

Jamie sat down next to her to wait, and he got an upclose view of the color drain from her face. "I don't understand," she said faintly. Jamie pulled a quizzical face, and she reached over without looking at him, grabbing his arm tightly.

"No...that can't be possible," she said, starting to tremble. "I just spoke to her. I spoke to her, she was fine." She listened for a few moments more. "Can I-can I please call you back tomorrow?" she said tightly. "Thank you."

Her fingers shook as she hung up, and she dropped her phone and stared at it like it was a viper. "Roxie?" Jamie asked.

Roxanna got up without saying a word, and Jamie followed her, now very worried. She had run into the music room, and he was hot on her heels. She slammed the door, fell to her knees, and screamed. It was a long, broken shriek of grief, and Jamie could see that she had started to cry.

Eventually, it trailed off into quieter sobs, and Jamie went to hold her. "My parents are dead," she whispered, gripping his arms like they would hold her to the world. "There was an accident, a fucking idiot drunk driver ran a stop sign and pushed them off the road."

"Christ, Roxie," Jamie said, and his heart broke for her. "I'm so sorry."

She nodded jerkily, drawing in big hiccuping breaths. "They're going to, uhm-they're going to call me back tomorrow. I'm going to have to-to go out there and deal with the house and everything, funeral arrangements-" She broke off and started to sob again.

Jamie lowered them both to the floor, and just held her as she sobbed. He couldn't even imagine what she was going through, he just knew that right now, she needed him to be there for her. And that, that he could do.

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asterismos
2017-04-09 06:36 am UTC (link)

Thomas arrived home, whistling to himself as he closed the door behind him with his foot. He had just taken a practice exam and aced it, and that came after an extremely productive conversation with Saint Patrick about opening a support agency.

"Anyone home?" he called out, not seeing anyone around. He spied the study books on the dining room table though, and he furrowed his brow. Everyone in the house was currently a student and people tended to be really protective of their books, to avoid someone else thinking they were theirs and picking them up. There had been an awkward instance of Thomas bringing Lena's anatomy notes to a study session and since then they had really kept an eye on things.

Thomas headed towards the stairs, but before he got there, he heard the sobbing and instead went towards the music room. That was where he found Roxanna and Jamie on the floor. "Oh my god, what happened?" he hissed, rushing towards them.

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flare_star
2017-04-09 06:46 am UTC (link)

Jamie looked up at his dad, a heavy expression on his face, then back down at Roxanna. "You want to tell him, or should I?" he asked gently.

She waved one hand to indicate that he should speak, wiping at her eyes with the other.

"There was a car accident," Jamie said quietly. "A drunk driver ran her parents off the road. She just got the call a few minutes ago."

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	asterismos 2017-04-25 03:01 am UTC (link)
	"Oh. Oh no," Thomas sunk down beside him, placing a hand gently on Roxanna's back so she could shrug it off if she wanted to. "Oh, Roxanna, I'm so sorry." There wasn't much he could say here. He was losing his own father, but at a slow pace, and he was already much older than Roxanna was. There was no way he could understand what it felt like. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bang_a_drum
2017-04-25 03:06 am UTC (link)

Roxanna reached for his other hand and squeezed it, because words were difficult right now. She nodded and wiped at her eyes again, taking deep breaths to try and calm herself down.

"Do you want some water?" Jamie asked quietly.

She nodded jerkily, and Jamie rose and left the music room to get it. Roxanna turned and finally looked at Thomas. "I appreciate you not telling me it's going to be OK," she rasped. "Can I have a hug, please?"

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	asterismos 2017-04-25 07:29 am UTC (link)
	Of course he wasn't going to tell her it was okay, because it wasn't. This, what had happened today, would never be okay. "You can always have a hug," he said softly, reaching out to embrace her. "Any time." He wanted to ask about arrangements and if he should call people or get her anything, but he didn't think now was the time. So instead, he just held her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bang_a_drum
2017-04-25 07:43 am UTC (link)

Roxanna rested her head against his chest, her breathing finally starting to even out and sound less ragged. Her head was pounding and her throat hurt, and she didn't see that going away any time soon. But for the moment, at least, she felt a bit more grounded.

Jamie returned with a glass of water and their bottle of Advil, and passed them to her. "Fave," Roxanna murmured, swallowing three tablets with a swig of water. She sighed heavily. "This fucking sucks balls."

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	asterismos 2017-04-25 07:45 am UTC (link)
	"It really does," Thomas soothed. "Do you want me to get you anything or...call anyone?" Maybe she would want her sisters there, or Jayden. Or maybe she wouldn't want anyone else at all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bang_a_drum 2017-04-25 07:52 am UTC (link)
	She opened her mouth to reply, coughed harshly, and then drank some more water before trying again. "Jayden," she finally replied. "And Julia. I can't really think of anyone else." It felt mean saying she didn't really want anyone else around, but it was the truth. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	asterismos 2017-04-25 08:01 am UTC (link)
	"I'll call them," Thomas said gently, standing so he could pull his phone out of his jeans. He made the phone calls outside of the room so she wouldn't have to hear him explaining what had happened. Once he was finished, he ducked back in. "They are both on their way," he said softly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bang_a_drum 2017-04-25 08:06 am UTC (link)
	Roxanna had curled up next to Jamie, but she looked up at Thomas when he came back in. "Thanks, Thomas," she said quietly, resting her head on Jamie's shoulder. Jamie kissed the top of her head, and a very faint smile finally appeared on her face. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

likeafirestar
2017-04-25 08:27 am UTC (link)

"Of course," Thomas nodded once. He sat back with them, letting Jamie lead the comforting since he was so damn good at it. And they waited until Jayden and Julia arrived.

Jayden was first and as Thomas had promised, the front door was open so he walked right in. He ran through the house until he burst into the music room and to Roxanna's side. "I love you," he breathed.

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	bang_a_drum 2017-04-25 08:39 am UTC (link)
	Roxanna latched onto Jayden the second she heard his voice, and she buried her face in his neck and just clung to him. "I love you too," she said, very quietly into his ear. "Fuck, I'm so-thank you for coming." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	likeafirestar 2017-04-25 08:49 am UTC (link)
	"Wild horses," Jayden whispered to Roxanna, holding her tightly. He gave Jamie a dismayed look over her shoulder, but said nothing more. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bang_a_drum 2017-04-25 11:01 am UTC (link)
	Roxanna sniffed loudly and shoved her hair out of her face. Jamie made a helpless kind of face back at Jayden, but relaxed it as Roxanna turned to face him again. "I keep hoping someone's going to pinch me, and this is all going to be a horrible dream," she said numbly. "I'd give anything for that to happen." (Reply to this) (Parent)