Fourth Floor Common Room, after classes

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Finishing dinner preparations had allowed Isabel a little time to process everything she'd learned during the day. Hopefully with the information she and Parker had given Professor Phale to be played out in a bit, he'd be able to stop Lana, Phoebe and Marie before they messed with anyone else's head.

But for now Isabel focused on dinner with friends and that meant cooking rice and setting out toppings to go with the huge pot of chili on the stove.

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[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"No," he said honestly. "But I will be. Just, hang in there with me, okay?" He slipped his fingers through hers.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"I'm not going anywhere, Jack," Sam promised, tightening her grip. "Anything I can help with?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Stay with me tonight," he said, fighting the tension the idea caused. "You and Cedric, and we can both watch him." And he could watch both of them, satisfying both his suspicions and his desire to know they were safe.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam decided that was a sound plan. Plus, only one door to defend, if it came to that. "Absolutely."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Thank you." He tilted his head and kissed her cheek. "You are incredible." Which was true no matter what was going on.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"And you're obviously still suffering a head injury," she hugged him.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

He hesitated only a minute before hugging her in return, and once he started, he couldn't stop clinging to her tightly. "Nope, my head's all in one piece." At lest on the outside.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"It's a good head. Sturdy." Stubborn.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"You forgot pretty," he said with a weak laugh, loosening his hold.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"That was a given," she let go, still wary about his will.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"A guy still likes to hear it now and then," he teased, easing away from her to lean on the counter, torn between wanting to get further away, just in case, and wanting her to hold him again. At this rate, he was going to end up schizophrenic.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Anything else you want to hear now and then?" She asked, getting some bowls to set the table.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack just watched for a minute, then dug some cutlery out of a drawer and followed her, setting it next to the bowls. "Nothing I can think of right now."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"You'll tell me if you think of anything?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Tell me everything is going to work out, tell me you didn't do what I think you did, tell me I wasn't wrong to trust you. "If I think of anything you'll be the first to know."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Great."