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Aodh blinked then looked as if he was about to start pouting. His face was pink at the tap of his old scar. Which lead to memories of being carried and-

Nope.

"Not even ... I mean your office still needs work and that's not doing much." As last time he had been injured he had worked and pulled open the injury (though he had not been thinking just light work). It was part of the reason why it had scarred. "I don't want to be stuck at home for a week."

He would die.

Aodh definitely knew he had been caught but Jaro was offering a compromise. It diffused the sulk that was coming almost immediately.

"Alright ..." he said slowly, going for a few more bites of food. "I've got my own I bring over." After taking a drink of the water.

"You don't mind if I do?" As some part of him assumed he would be interrupting or-

Well, it was Jaro. Who knew what he had going on (even if he had not seen anyone recently).

Aodh gave Jaro a hard-eyed stared.

"... you better not be worse than my parents." It as a serious thing. Aodh could keep himself in check with injuries, especially if he was just going to be watching Korean dramas and looking for places that he could move into.

At least there hadn't been any toe-curling disappearances since he had come back but he was beginning to think it was part of the slump Jaro was in. The orange juice was emptied, and his plate was as well before he realized it.

Even if he ached, at least he was happier.

Something about hanging around with Jaro - even not working - was incredibly appealing. Probably the fact that he did not have to worry so much about being pushed around.

"I'll take it easy," he promised, "but only because it's you. Everyone else can ******** off." Aodh blinked and then flushed. Okay, he definitely needed to get some pain medication going. The only time he ever slipped up with language was pain or if he was pushed far enough.

Clearly he had not been pushed far enough so it was pain.

He wanted no dessert and his plate was empty. For the moment he was full and smoothed his hands along the table top. "I can come hang out for a bit? I mean I need to stop by the house and grab a couple things but ..." Aodh bit at his lip and then stopped himself. "It's not like I should be doing much than being a couch surfer."

Aodh made a face about Jaro paying for everything but he let it go all the same. Not like he couldn't pay for something next time himself. He was pushing and sliding himself out of the booth, a hand resting flat against the table to stand.

"'Kay," he said, giving Jaro a small smile and then waiting for him to settle everything before they could leave. It was a better way to spend his afternoon anyway and certainly kept him occupied.

Not thinking about other things.