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 Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2016 7:03 pm
He'd actually found the vivacious redhead pretty quickly, but not exactly on purpose. Their back and forth texting had begun at the tail end of Zeke's last infirmary shift of the year, and all teasing and promises of seeking the Life trainee out had meant to begin after he'd finished up his last sweep through the current patients. Instead, and quite by accident, he'd find her during. Not a visitor, as she so often was these days, but as a patient instead. He stood at the bedside, clipboard in hand, and features expectant yet stony. Pale eyes seemed to be narrowed down on the cast that encased her arm, lingering there for almost a full minute, before finally snapping up to her face. Well, she'd been half right. He definitely wasn't happy about finding her here. Not mad, exactly, but not happy. "Do I even want to know?" He suspected he probably didn't. It was better when he wasn't aware of the more reckless behavior the trainee got into. If he didn't know, he didn't have to worry. Granted, that might change now. The Mist drew in a deep breath, then let it go in a long sigh as he brought a hand up to rub at his eyes, then his temples.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 12:43 am
Harley had so hoped he would be assigned elsewhere. Those hopes had been so high. They were forced to fall so far. She at least had the decency to look slightly apologetic, like a puppy who knew it was in trouble. Her good hand threaded nervously through her hair, and the sheepish look melted away into a grin, but slowly. She certainly was in trouble. "It's probably best if you don't." The redhead laughed lightly, before flinching and looking down at her injured arm. Her ribs were sore too, but there was little anyone could have done about that. "Besides, it's not bad! Just a minor one. Lament will have me good as new in a couple of days." The cast would help her speed things along, no doubt. Eager to change the subject, Hattie tilted her head, looking at him with lidded eyes. "Sooooo honey, when do you get off work?" She pressed, her voice dipping as if she didn't know when that was. "Got any plans for tonight?" As if she didn't know what they were.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 9:37 am
Her confirmation that he likely didn't want to know, paired with the overly apologetic look she was sporting, was enough to have the Mist heaving a resigned, somewhat frustrated sigh. It wasn't fine, it was the farthest thing from fine, and that on it's own aided in elevating an already irritable mood. Even if such strong feels for concern and affection(where some people were concerned, at least) were more common place from him these days, that didn't mean that he liked feeling them. Now the arm itself, that was fine. Or would be fine. He looked over her chart, noted the injuries they had listed, and made a mental note to avoid doing anything that might hurt her further. His eyes rolled as her tone changed, and despite himself he couldn't help smiling as she turned on the charm. Head shaking, he hung the clipboard on the foot of the bed again, then sank down beside her. One hand on her thigh, the other on the wall behind her, he leaned over her until his lips could ghost against her's. "I'm staying here, with you." Unless they released her, then back in his dorm. As far as he was concerned his shift was now over. What was another ten minutes anyways?
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 10:12 am
She had been watching him carefully, but in that distant way she had sometimes, where it was somewhat difficult to tell just how close attention she was paying. The same look that seemed like she could be thinking instead of actively listening. By now, Zeke might know better than to think she was in lala land, though. Still, when his eyes rolled at her play, she lit up in delight. He smiled! She was off the hook!
"Oh good, now I don't have to stalk you." She said as seriously as one could while grinning like a fiend, and happily returned the brief ghost of a kiss with a much more obvious press of lips, leaning into him appreciatively.
"They were working on releasing me soon, so I'm thinking we break out my stash of candy and booze and have a new years party?" She scooted to sit up a little straighter, though she couldn't help the little flinch and the immediate way she slowed down to do so. "Maybe put on some music, do some dancing? See what our friends are up to?" With the initial annoyance of moving out of the way, Harley was all sunshine and rainbows again, happily prattling on about that night's festivities.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 4:22 pm
"Stalk me, huh?" it was said in a quiet murmur, voice rumbling in a low chuckle. He lay a kiss at the side of her mouth, then sat back as she started to move. Of course he caught that flinch, the brief flicker of pain that tightened freckled features, and his lips twitched, almost a frown, before he caught himself. The only thing scolding might accomplish was possibly ruining the evening, and Zeke wasn't willing to chance that. He'd rather have her with him, resting comfortably. Safe. So he bit his tongue, and instead lowered his hand to catch up slender fingers. "We could do that." His thumb stroked along her knuckles. "Though I won't lie, I'm very tempted to steal you away and keep you all to myself." They could binge eat candy, dance, Zeke didn't care. What they did wasn't nearly as important to him as who he was with. "I've got some booze stashed away too, I'm sure there's more than enough to have a good time." He was grinning now. "Did they happen to mention how long it would take, releasing you?" He flicked his eyes up to the clock on the wall. "I could probably speed things along." He was technically still on the clock for another four minutes.
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 9:24 am
"Well, yeah? I mean, what else am I gonna do today?" Harley heaved a sigh, as if Zeke's question was a ridiculous one. It may as well have been! They hadn't really discussed today before now, but he also hadn't mentioned any plans with anyone else...and being one of her favourite people? He was doomed to put up with her no matter what.
Well, he almost didn't have to, as her arm - and his careful expression in the wake of her flinching - reminded her things could have gone slightly worse.
"As long as I have candy, booze, dancing, and you, I'm good." She shrugged with her good shoulder, and then tapped her lips, her own little way of demanding he lean back in for a kiss. "They just said 'soon', so I figure, unless something happens, it'll either be five minutes, or three hours." That was a best case scenario, of course.
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 11:14 am
He was happy to oblige her request for another kiss, more than happy. Grinning, he'd reach to slip fingers along her nape, the bud of his thumb smoothing along her cheek as he bent to catch her lips again. He kneaded along the back of her neck, up along her scalp, teeth grazing gently at her lower lip. When he drew back it was with a measure of reluctance, but Zeke lay a soft kiss on her cheek, murmuring against soft skin before he'd straighten completely. "I think I've got that list covered, beautiful." It was just a matter of getting her out of there before the ball dropped. Zeke reached for the clipboard again, gaze dropping to the sheets attached to it. They weren't waiting for any tests to come back, she'd already been treated, it looked like all she needed was a signature on a discharge form. "have you out of here in a jiff, sweetheart." Drawing a pen from his pocket, he signed where needed, then set the clipboard on the tray beside the bed. "Ready?"
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