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Tweak says, "Always"

Winifred "Fred" Burkle (i_figure) wrote in we_coexist,
@ 2011-09-28 15:53:00

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jack heart, lorne, winifred burkle

Friendship, friendship, what a wonderful friendship? (Jack, Lorne)
Fred hadn't exactly been ignoring her pager during the storm, or during her time in the Library. She had felt the thing go off and checked the numbers, and she was very happy that people cared enough just to call a device that wouldn't do much other than let her know they called. It was kind of sweet. Eventually she left the Library and the hard working woman she'd met there. Fred would definitely have to talk to her again.

Borrowing a phone in the Library, she'd called Jack and explained why she hadn't called before. While it didn't take long to make a phone call, sometimes it took a little while to get to one. She'd also explained her living situation, something she was probably going to have to repeat a few times for a little while. After hanging up, Fred headed over. Jack was kind enough to let her clean up at his place; he even offered her a place to stay that wasn't a wading pool. She accepted. She probably could have stayed a few other places, but Jack's seemed the best choice.

Jack was sweet, and he offered her all sorts of things to comfort her. She was more than a little impressed with his own apartment and very glad that he'd never commented on her own, which didn't seem any less nice but certainly not the same sort of nice as his. It wasn't until she was freshly washed and dried in clothes that were cleaner and drier than what she'd been in that it hit her. She'd been so very selfish.

"Lorne! Jack, I've been a terrible friend. Dean, Sam, you, Dinah, everyone I know can take care of themselves. Lorne can, too; he's done it before, but it'll just kill him if Caritas is ruined again. Oh, I've got to go find him." She was already yanking on her shoes. "He could be hurt. What if he lost his head! Sure, he's not gonna die right away, but it's not good!"

Fred stopped at the door and looked back at the King of Wonderland. "You can come along if you'd like." The way she said it could have been read as "I'd really like you to come, but I'd understand if you didn't want to."

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i_chasehearts
2011-09-28 10:45 pm UTC (link)

Jack had been extremely relieved to hear from Fred and confirm that she was, in fact, all right. He was sorry that her apartment had been flooded, but he was definitely glad that she had agreed to stay with him. Being able to help her was a good feeling. Not to mention that he wasn't sorry to have her around a bit more. Things had been so busy with the campaign that they hadn't had much time to go on more than a few dates.

Granted, it was a bit nervewracking to have her staying over. He'd made sure the apartment was clean (though his building came with a maid service, so cleanliness wasn't that much of an issue) and that his kitchen was well stocked with... the sorts of things he expected women liked and the foods he knew Fred liked.

When she mentioned Lorne, he was already halfway to the closet to get their jackets.

He caught up to Fred and offered her jacket and then leaned over to kiss her on the forehead.

"Of course I'll come with," he told her.

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i_figure
2011-09-28 11:57 pm UTC (link)

Jack was strange. He was like Wesley and Sam and Charles. Fred would never say that he was a mix of them because he was his own person, but he was like them. The kiss on her forehead almost made her giggle; she had to bite her lip a little to keep from doing so. He was almost too sweet; she wondered about those waiting skeletons - there were always skeletons.

"Now, I have to warn you that Lorne...well, he's not what most people expect unless they're from his hometown." Or home dimension. "So, please, don't stare too much. He's supposed to be a little green."

Yes, she knew that was probably an odd thing to say, an odd way to explain it, but she wanted Jack to meet Lorne before talking about demons and such. She didn't bother getting a cab, and if Jack had somehow acquired a car, he wasn't driving them. They'd walk just fine. Plus, it felt weird taking a car when the City looked like it did. She didn't know why exactly, it just did.

Thankfully, the City didn't delay them very much, and neither Jack nor Fred were needed to be heroes. They would have been either way, but the City allowed them to find Caritas rather easily. Fred was actually nervous; her fingers crossed as she led the Jack of Hearts into the club. She hoped the club hadn't gotten much damage.

	i_chasehearts 2011-10-08 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	Jack tipped his glass to Lorne with a smile. "No, I'm sure it wouldn't be easy. Running Wonderland wasn't easy either, but I managed." He took a drink of the Sea Breeze and rested his hand on Fred's free hand for just a moment. He smiled over at her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i_chasehearts 2011-10-15 03:28 am UTC (link)
	Jack grinned. "Thanks for the vote of confidence. I can only hope you're right. We'll certainly see." He took a drink and then glanced over at Fred. "I'm starting to fear that you're right though. This City certainly does seem to be a study in chaos, doesn't it?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i_chasehearts 2011-11-09 12:35 am UTC (link)
	"Lost boys?" Jack questioned, shaking his head slightly. It was only thanks to Fred mentioning her friend Dinah that he knew who the Black Canary was. Sadly, he was a little behind on most of pop culture. Though it was hard to avoid it these days in the City. And of course, he'd encountered the Lost Boy himself, even if he didn't know him by that name. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)