Issue 1 Downtime

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:12 pm**

Will, after negotiating with the rental car company, pulled his '20 Taurus out of the gate, and merged onto Highway 400.

"So..." he started...

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:19 pm**

"Can... can we wait with that talk until we're back in London? I know we have alot to work through, but..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:21 pm**

"I guess we could...would make for an awkward car ride, though."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:27 pm**

She sighs. "I guess you're right..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:28 pm**

"When I last saw you, you were raging angry--or, at least, still smoldering anger underneath. Spill, what changed?" he asked, paying careful attention to merging.

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:32 pm**

"I wasn't that angry anymore. I just don't like opening up to others. And at the time that included you..." she admits.

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:34 pm**

Will nodded. "I understand. I mean, I screwed up pretty big-time..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:39 pm**

"It wasn't just you. None of this would have happened if I hadn't panicked and tried to put on the emergency brakes..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:40 pm**

"Well, none of THAT woulda happened if I had made sure you took my phone call as more of a "honey, I'm gonna be late tonight" than a "helpmehelpmesavemenow" kinda thing"

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:43 pm**

"Look, about that... We can still try what we talked about, right? I don't want to hold you back, I just don't want you to run into the exact things you're trying to prepare for, you know?"

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:46 pm**

"Well, yeah...if you're still, y'know, comfortable with..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:02 pm**

"As long as you're okay with not trying things on your own and me possibly being a bit squeamish about some ideas. And... give me a chance to help, please. I might not be as rec-- curious as, say, Nina, but if you have something you want to know, I could be able to help you answer it without poking and prodding you directly..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:06 pm**

"But, you're OK with me and Onyx..um...you don't feel a need to...uh...supervise or anything?"

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:17 pm**

"I... I'd want to, but I have to be able to trust you and her."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:21 pm**

"What do you need, Sara? Tell me, and I'll do it..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:27 pm**

"No no, that's not what I meant. I shouldn't need a reason to trust you. I just have to."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:29 pm**

"...how can I help?"

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:37 pm**

"I don't know if you can. It's something I have to deal with on my own, but that's okay. You shouldn't have to fight for your trustworthiness."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:37 pm**

"Well, I can't just expect you to...y'know, no matter what..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:42 pm**

"If I didn't think I could trust you I wouldn't be here, Will."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:42 pm**

Will cracked a half-smile. "You mean it? You can trust...all of us here?"

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:50 pm**

"Yes. I know I can trust you and Onyx didn't know she was doing something that'd hurt me." she says, glancing at the girl in the backseat with a faint smile.

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:53 pm**

"It won't happen again...you know how much sleep I've lost since I...since I cheated on you?"

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:00 pm**

"It's okay..." she puts her hand on Will's. "It hurt like hell, but I was the one who pushed you away..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:01 pm**

"Yeah...don't do that..." he said, with a small smile.

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:09 pm**

"The next time I act like such an idiot just slap me, yes? I almost blew up everything we had..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:10 pm**

"And the next time I do something stupid, drop me off the top of Sydney Hall...we nearly blew this."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:17 pm**

"I can't promise anymore freak-outs for a few more months, but... if they happen just nod and wait for me to calm down, okay?" she smiles a bit weakly.

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:19 pm**

"I'll do my best..."

A pause.

"...I still think maybe we should go see Dr. Cross some..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:26 pm**

"It can't hurt, I guess..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:33 pm**

"I mean, we've both brought up...real points, and it's not like we've had...impartial observers or anything..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:39 pm**

"Yeah... I just think we can work this out without... I dunno... couple's counseling or whatever..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:44 pm**

"If you think so...I'm just worried, that's all..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:49 pm**

"I promise not to freak out if you promise not to take any avoidable risks, okay? I mean, we basically freaked out for the same reason. We don't need help understanding each other because we already do. We just... managed to run right past each other with it."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:56 pm**

Will sighed. "I dunno, Sara, I just dunno...I don't know if we really freaked out for the same reason or not..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:01 pm**

"I freaked out because I felt you were putting yourself in danger and not being there for me and you were insisting on doing those things because you're afraid of just that happening if you don't find out more about yourself, right?"

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:02 pm**

"Yeah, I guess..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:06 pm**

Sara tilts her head. "That doesn't sound very convinced..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:07 pm**

"I'm really not, yet, you know--it was kinda sudden, suddenly you're there at the airport, and..."

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:13 pm**

"Oh..." The glove-compartment suddenly looks rather interesting to Sara. "That's okay..."

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