Re: In-person: Cris/Sam
[She literally exhales grateful when he sits, like she thought she was gonna have to fight him. She lets him pull her onto his lap, but she tries to be careful, yeah? She kicks off those heavy boots with their stink of lilac, and she lets them fall heavy between his feet. And she melts easy, in stages, as he tucks her her hair behind her ear, tips his head against hers. When he's soft like that, when he talks, it makes it harder for her to hold onto strong.] Did you notice her writing on the note? [It's something she noticed, but angry it didn't seem important.] I haven't seen Meredith write straight like that since before she was blind. [She rode across the country with Meredith, and she knows exactly what the redhead's writing looks like. The writing on the note, perfect and neat, definitely belongs to Meredith.] Maybe that has something to do with it. Maybe the hallucination made her see again or something. [He pushes more hair from her face, and she touches his lips with her fingers.] I still wanna break her face.
[He's got her wrist in his fingers while she's still thinking about the Lou thing, about how there's no fix for it. How Iris is off fucking god knows where.] Lou has to be scared, yeah? And he's not like us. He doesn't have anyone. I have you. You have me. No matter fucking what, but he doesn't have anyone like that. Daniel is off fucked up with his own shit. He's never gonna be there for anyone, yeah? It's just not who he is. At least Iris, I think she and Manning are gonna hook up. I think she's in love with him. [Which Iris has never said, and which makes Sam frown a little, because she's HELLA sure about it.] But I really think we got separated or something, me and Iris, and I just slept. Nothing happened with me.
[But going upstairs sounds nice. GOD, going upstairs sounds so fucking nice, and she rests her cheek against his shoulder, even if she has to curl up to do it.] I just want you to lie down and prop your knee up, yeah? Maybe find something stupid and cheesy and romantic to watch. Tuck the baby between the couch cushions, yeah? Just that, until I forget that you got hurt and I didn't even know about it.