Wednesday afternoon

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana let Justin pull her out of The Haven. He clearly seemed to be a man on a mission and though she had no idea what was going on, she went along.

He barely paused till they reached his house and went inside. Once there she stopped and looked at him, hands on hips. "Professor, what is going on here? Why did you drag me out of there like the place was on fire?"

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[jquayle.livejournal.com]

Justin is pacing, it's what he does best when he's feeling ansty about anything in general, he's chewing on his thumbnail as he starts to talk frantically. "Faculty meeting today, Dean told us about that girls murder and I.." a long pause before admittance, "I want to make sure you were safe." his brow low in sadness and grief.

He told himself that he couldn't take it if Lana got hurt.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana gasped. "What? A girl was murdered?" She looks stunned. "I... who? What happened." She lets her backpack drop to the floor. "I can't believe it!"

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

He's just as shaken as she is, he can feel his insides churn with sickness and sadness; Justin didn't take death with a grain of sand, it hit him like a heavy wind hitting a bird into a window. He closes the gap between them, pulling her frantic body into a tight hug.

They should really go garden before it gets too late but comfort was needed now.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana let herself be pulled into the hug. She was shaking so hard, she felt as if she'd fall apart. All the deaths, all the loss she'd seen, never made something like this easier.

She clung to him, feeling his heart pounding. After his wife's death no wonder he'd been upset by this and yanked her out of the store. And to think he'd come looking for her.

Of course, he'd known she was planning to come by the house to help with the garden, so...

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

Shaking arms wrapped themselves about her small frame, he felt as if he was enveloping her in himself like she was a part of him. When Tessa had died, he had no one to cling to nor no one to console him, he wanted Lana to be safe and to feel safe; so he tried his best at consoling her grief.

"Let's go plant, huh?" his hands resting on her shoulders as he stared into her dark eyes, maybe that would do the trick for now.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana nodded, not quite trusting her voice. She followed him quietly out the back door and looked around for a good place to start working.

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

Justin looked around them, "Maybe you should finish the roses patch before moving on?" he tilts his head to look at her, she looked quite petrified at the news and he wonders whether it was alright to tell her such private news.

A gentle hand touches her shoulder.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Roses. Right." Lana takes a deep breath, then feels his hand come to rest softly on her shoulder. She looks up at him, not realizing how pale she's gone. He looks worried about her and his kindness almost brings tears to her eyes. "I'm okay. Really. I just... I thought it was safe here."

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

((OOC: kicks back with some popcorn and vegetarian cookies for the show))

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

((*is prepared like a good girl scout and pulls out another bag sticking out her tongue*))

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

((shove up I'm bored!))

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

((leans the bag of popcorn over. "Popcorn? I got some sodas and some vegetarian cookies as well"))

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

(("yay" *takes cookie and starts to drift off into a daydream involving very wet Sawyer, no really*))

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

((*hears nothing, may be heard muttering something like "take it off!"*))

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

((joins in the daydream. Damn I knew i was you IM buddy for a reason. Pictures Sawyer in the waterfall episode))

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

He slips his hand in hers, studying the lines in her palm, "I wanted to kiss you as well. I couldn't bloody stand it any more, I had to." he admits in a boyish tone, feeling a bit red in the cheeks.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Well, and here I was thinking this whole thing was in my head," Lana said as lightly as she could. She hesitated, then leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. "I'm really glad I was wrong."

She rested her head on his shoulder. "So, where do we go from here?"

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

"I honestly have no idea. My concious tells me to talk to a peer, a suprior maybe. I have to confirmation that this is alright--for my sake, atleast." he fiddles with the paper at his side. He felt so real with Lana at his side, it felt as if he had never been alone or heart broken.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"No, you're right. I don't want you to get in trouble over this." Lana looks concerned at the thought. "I want... I would like to be able to keep spending time with you, but if it causes problems for you..."

She looks up at him, "Maybe I should go back to the dorms. For now at least."

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

He strokes her fingers lightly, tracing them outwardly as she speaks, "You're more than welcome to come see me, Lana, my door is always open for you." he says in a low voice, "I should walk you back, just to make sure you're safe." Justin offers his protection to her, something that would make her feel safe and that she is indeed cared for.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Thank you, yes," Lana says in a very small voice. "I'd like that." She stands a bit reluctantly and gathers up her backpack.

"Justin," she says tentatively. "I don't want to stop seeing you. I don't want to not be able to be with you like this, today." She looks up at him, hoping he feels the same way.

[jquayle.livejournal.com]

A hand comes up to stroke her jawline, tracing in all the way around, his eyes searching her eyes for a moment, "Today was beautiful, I'd like to have more days like this." he says thinly in the space between the both of them, he lifts up her chin again and places another kiss to her lips; it felt like a normal occurance to kiss her like this.