I was going to post this in the morning but I can't sleep and I'm pretty excited about this chapter.
Hope you enjoy :)
Reviews appreciated, cheer me up for my 9am lecture :|
Rivet City was full of life. It was loud and bustling. The opposite of Janet. She sat at the bar of the Muddy Rudder. She was on her 6th bottle of whisky, Charon didn't try to stop her. He was on his eighth. "Smoothskin it's been 2 weeks, talk to me." Charon begged.
She had spoke to him during the weeks but had never mentioned the baby. Even when Charon had prompted her she said nothing. Nodded and changed the subject.
"What about ?" she asked innocently.
"I think you know." Charon held her wrist as she went to take another swig "You need to talk about it some time."
"I don't want to" Janet whispered she looked up at him with grave eyes. "It hurts."
"I know."
Janet sighed and placed her head against his chest. In that moment she felt safe but completely helpless.
"You know..." she commented " I thought I'd be drunk by now."
Charon looked thoughtful. She had had a lot, especially for her size. He would have said that it was watered down except he was drinking the same and his head was slightly swaying already. He simply shrugged blaming it to being too tense.
A screech of a chair moving captured both of their attention as Harkness and Butch sat across from them. Butch winked to them and pulled out cigarettes offering them to the table. They were taken by Charon and Harkness.
"Janet are you okay ?" Butch spoke.
She shrugged "so so."
Harkness looked thoughtful as he took in the situation. " I know it's bad but you continue, before you did the... You know..." he pointed to himself and mimicked an explosion ".. I thought I had a son and I lost him. It's like a deep need in your chest, it's horrible. I'm sorry."
Charon smiled sadly "Yeah, it is."
The four sat in each others company till the bar shut and longer. Harkness claimed he would lock up for Belle. Charon enjoyed being able to relax and the occasional laugh that the company pulled from Janet.
"So I took her sweetroll off her and you know what this broad does Harkness ?"
"What ?"
"She..."
"Snatched it back and licked it !" Janet interrupted with a laugh.
" 'Do you still want it Butchie ?'" Butch mimicked laughing too.
"I forgot about that." Janet smiled. "Bully."
"Suck up."
Butch grinned and clinked his glass against her own. Charon smoothed Janet's hair and kissed her forehead as he stood from the seats to get more drinks from the closed bar. He took 4 whiskers from the table and left the caps in their place.
On his way back something bright caught his eyes. Metallic.
His eyes quickly got use to the obstruction and he noticed a figure...with a grenade. From a quick inspection he noticed it was a pulse grenade and it was about to get thrown...
Jumping over the table he grabbed Harkness and pulled him back just in time for the blue light to flash. The light had no affect on him. It stung slightly but never harmed.
Butch covered his eyes but Janet...Janet's eyes grew wide and froze. She reached out for something that wasn't there and the fell to the ground.
Both Harkness and Charon stood confused, not understanding.
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Bumps (7/20)
Date: 2012-01-23 12:42 am (UTC)Hope you enjoy :)
Reviews appreciated, cheer me up for my 9am lecture :|
Rivet City was full of life. It was loud and bustling. The opposite of Janet. She sat at the bar of the Muddy Rudder. She was on her 6th bottle of whisky, Charon didn't try to stop her. He was on his eighth.
"Smoothskin it's been 2 weeks, talk to me." Charon begged.
She had spoke to him during the weeks but had never mentioned the baby. Even when Charon had prompted her she said nothing. Nodded and changed the subject.
"What about ?" she asked innocently.
"I think you know." Charon held her wrist as she went to take another swig "You need to talk about it some time."
"I don't want to" Janet whispered she looked up at him with grave eyes. "It hurts."
"I know."
Janet sighed and placed her head against his chest. In that moment she felt safe but completely helpless.
"You know..." she commented " I thought I'd be drunk by now."
Charon looked thoughtful. She had had a lot, especially for her size. He would have said that it was watered down except he was drinking the same and his head was slightly swaying already. He simply shrugged blaming it to being too tense.
A screech of a chair moving captured both of their attention as Harkness and Butch sat across from them. Butch winked to them and pulled out cigarettes offering them to the table. They were taken by Charon and Harkness.
"Janet are you okay ?" Butch spoke.
She shrugged "so so."
Harkness looked thoughtful as he took in the situation. " I know it's bad but you continue, before you did the... You know..." he pointed to himself and mimicked an explosion ".. I thought I had a son and I lost him. It's like a deep need in your chest, it's horrible. I'm sorry."
Charon smiled sadly "Yeah, it is."
The four sat in each others company till the bar shut and longer. Harkness claimed he would lock up for Belle. Charon enjoyed being able to relax and the occasional laugh that the company pulled from Janet.
"So I took her sweetroll off her and you know what this broad does Harkness ?"
"What ?"
"She..."
"Snatched it back and licked it !" Janet interrupted with a laugh.
" 'Do you still want it Butchie ?'" Butch mimicked laughing too.
"I forgot about that." Janet smiled. "Bully."
"Suck up."
Butch grinned and clinked his glass against her own. Charon smoothed Janet's hair and kissed her forehead as he stood from the seats to get more drinks from the closed bar. He took 4 whiskers from the table and left the caps in their place.
On his way back something bright caught his eyes. Metallic.
His eyes quickly got use to the obstruction and he noticed a figure...with a grenade. From a quick inspection he noticed it was a pulse grenade and it was about to get thrown...
Jumping over the table he grabbed Harkness and pulled him back just in time for the blue light to flash. The light had no affect on him. It stung slightly but never harmed.
Butch covered his eyes but Janet...Janet's eyes grew wide and froze. She reached out for something that wasn't there and the fell to the ground.
Both Harkness and Charon stood confused, not understanding.
Until Janet began to spark.