The front lawns, outside the dorms: Monday afternoon

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack had gone for a run. A very long run, down to the beach and back, though about half way through he'd decided he was insane, because it was too damn hot, which was bad timing, because he still had to run back.

Luckily there was a hose he could soak his head with and a nice bit of lawn to stretch out on. Which was what he was doing right now, wearing nothing but a pair of very short shorts, lying on his back while he worked on his tan.

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Well that's a sight," Isabel said dryly as she made her way back to the dorms after her workshop.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"People usually sound a lot happier when they say that," he drawled, shading his eyes with one hand. "Hey, Isabel. Have fun with the first day of classes?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I've seen it before. I'm older and wiser now," she smirked. "It was interesting. Couldn't go near the unicorn but still, he was pretty to look at."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Learning from past mistakes, always a good sign," he chukled. "And you had a unicorn in class? I wonder what it would make of me."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel raised an eyebrow, "I'd never say you were a mistake."

Looking away, she quirked her lips in a small smile. "I'd say you'd either wind up gored or you'd be the first man in history to charm on."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Charm one, definitely. Not sure what I'd do with one once I had it," he said, ignoring her first comment. It skirted to close to places he didn't want to go. "Think there's a market out there for a virgin detector?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Doubt it, at least not in any part of society I'd want to deal with."

"I talked to Parker last night," she told him. "She says hi. She's on her way, no...she's in Rome by now. I was going to go visit her, but plans changed, as they do. Instead I'm supposed to wire bail money if she and Zero need it."

Hovering over Jack was weird, but sitting down and not leaning into him would be even weirder, so Isabel stayed on her feet.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I got a message from her on my voicemail, last night," he said, still irritated by it, but he didn't let it show on his face. "Or, no, it would have been this morning, actually. Long night," he added with a smirk.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Should I get my scorecard?" Isabel asked, not particularly impressed.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Were you intending to keep track?" he asked neutrally.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"You brought it up. Do you want me to keep track for you?" Isabel tucked her hands in her pockets so he wouldn't see her fingers clench.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack looked at her for a long time, head tilted to the side, before he asked, very calmly, "Why do you care?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Because you're going to wind up hurting someone I love very much," she said quietly. Although she was tempted to push the issue, Isabel knew this wasn't the place for it. "Think about that."

Without waiting for an answer, she turned and walked away.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

A curl of something that felt a lot like anger drifted through him, and he watched her leave though narrowed eyes.

With a snort of laughter, he dismissed it and stretched out on the grass again.