Selkie Cove: Friday Morning [7-6-07]

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

After saying goodbye to Jim out on the Causeway, Lana had made her way over to her favorite thinking spot at the Cove. She'd set Jim's alarm clock for an hour earlier than he had to get up, just so they'd have a little extra time together, but it was over far too soon.

She sat and watched the water and the few high clouds in the sky, remembering how tightly he'd held her, the words he'd whispered, and how she'd watched till the cab disappeared in the distance.

A week. Maybe. And then he'd be back. He had to come back.

With a sigh, she wrapped her arms around her legs and rested her head on her knees. Maybe she could just stay out here till he came back.



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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

It was early, but Johnny knew that Jim was leaving and it was important to him to find Lana. He had made a promise and he'd be damned if he wasn't sticking to it.

He searched everywhere that he could think of and wandered out to the very last place he'd think someone would go to be alone. And sure enough, he found her there, head on knees, looking all kinds of sad.

Johnny didn't say anything, he just walked over and sat down next to her, wrapping his own arms around his legs and staring out at the water.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana made herself smile at him. "Hey, Johnny. Jim said he asked you to kind of keep an eye out for me."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Morning, Lana," Johnny returned, smiling softly at her. "He did, yes. Do you mind?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

She shook her head. "No. Not really. It's fine." She sighed and put her head back down. "I miss him already."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure you do," he continued in that soft monotone, "But I'm here, so you can look at me all you want." His attempt at humor, really. Might just be too early in the morning for it.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

She blinked at him. "O-kay..." But she couldn't quite help the tiny smile. "You don't have to stay here, really. I'm fine. Just..." brooding "watching the water."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"I know. But see? I like the water. I think it's pretty. I come out here and sit all the time," Lie! "It...moves me."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

She couldn't help the laugh that escaped her. "Okay, truth, Johnny. You've never been out here before, have you?"

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

He gave her a shy, if not winning smile, and said, "Once including now."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

She shook her head, but the small smile remained. "I come here all the time. it's the best place I've found for... thinking." And the place where Jim and I started. Twice.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Johnny tried not to think very much. He just wasn't a deep thinker sort of guy. Didn't mean he couldn't appreciate others who did.

"It's a nice spot. Might have to come out here more often." He could bring a girl and they could have a nice private time and...

He grinned at her. "Eat breakfast yet?"

(ooc: I got ten minuts till I leave!)

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Breakfast?" Lana blinked at him again. Food was... so not something she even wanted to think about right now. But did she try to explain or just lie and say she'd eaten already? Of course, given that she had to be one of the worst liars on the planet...

"No. Not really in the mood to eat, right now."


[OOC: Have fun and I'll catch you later!]

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"That's too bad," Johnny said and pulled out the brown paper bag he had brought with him. Inside were two huge brownies from J,GOB that he'd grabbed on the way over when he'd been hoping he would run into her.

Shoving his hand down into the bag, he took out one brownie and with a wink at her, took a big bite.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

She smiled, shaking her head. "Jim really prepped you well, didn't he?" she asked. "Brownies are very tempting, but perhaps a little later."


[OOC: Sorry, life got away from me today!]

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"A little later and there won't be any brownies left. I'm a growing boy, Lana." Johnny said, taking another big bite of his brownie.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana smiled a little sadly. "Jim always says he's powered by a small black hole. It's okay, go ahead and eat them. I'm really not hungry right now."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

She was going to make this difficult, wasn't she?

Johnny gave her a stern look. "Lana, I will strap you down and sit on you and force feed you if I have to. I brought chocolate milk too. Now," he reached into the bag and brought out the other brownie and forcefully put it in her hand. "Eat this or or in 1.5 you're gonna feel the heat from The Human Torch."

(ooc: I forgot to say no worries! RL can get to you sometimes! *g*)

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Johnny..." she was torn between being touched and being really upset. "I know you're trying to be helpful and I swear to you that I will eat, but if you try and force me to eat now I'm just going to be sick. Then not only will I not have consumed anything, I probably won't be able to eat anything for the rest of the day."

"So..." She held out the brownie to him. "Put it back in the bag, eat it yourself, or throw it in the damn ocean. And pull that Human Torch crap on me again and I'll sic Belthazor on you."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Fine. Shoot me down while I'm up. Way to start my morning. Maaan!" He dropped the brownie back into the bag and added his half eaten one and shoved the bag back behind him.

"Who? Beltha -- oh, Phoebe's boyfriend?" The Von Doom look alike guy. "He can't hurt me, just so you know." He looked at her and raised his brows, shrugging. "Just sayin'."

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"I'm sorry," she said quietly. "It's just, when I get bugged about eating it make me even more uptight and so harder to eat which makes me more uptight... I appreciate the thought, really, and I swear I'll eat later, but right now..."

She raised her own eyebrows. "Bel? Can shimmer you to Hell and abandon you there." She smiled at him. "But I'm sure we'll get along just fine."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Okay. Eating is shot to the wind right now, I will totally drop it. But just as long as you eat sometime today." He said, peering over at her.

Johnny blinked. "Fire won't hurt me. Hell's made of fire right? Think they got fire chicks there?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"I will," she said. "Maybe later we can stop by the Perk for a grilled cheese or something, okay?"

She laughed, "Okay, he can take you to the Wastelands and the giant snake monsters can suck you up and eat you. Though in hell... maybe the fire wouldn't bother you, but I assume you have to eat sometime and if you're just stuck there forever..."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"That sounds great, Lana," Johnny said, smiling at her.

"I would torch the giant snake monsters before they ever had a chance to get near me." He said with confidence. Although this talk of hell was making him feel all icky. "I'm not going to hell. Nope."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Well, behave yourself and I'll leave Bel out of it," Lana said with a smile. "How are you with tasers, by the way?"

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Tasers? I've no need for them, why do you ask?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Just curious." She patted her purse lovingly and gave him a smile.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Sweetheart, that taser won't affect me," he replied softly. "And am I not minding myself? I'm being totally good here, just staring at the ocean and all and...stuff."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"No, you're being very nice," she said. "Nicer than I deserve. I'm sorry."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Pfft, what's that nonsense? You deserve all kinds of niceness." He said, nudging her shoulder with his.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," she said with a half smile, clearly not believing that of herself, but not wanting to get into it. "So... I'm getting the sense that you're done with ocean watching, but you aren't going to just go and let me stay here on my own. So where does that leave us?"

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"I'm done with ocean watching when you're done with ocean watching," he said kindly. "And if you're done then we can walk slowly around in circles staring up at the sky and see who gets dizzy first."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Honestly?" she said. "I think I just want to go back to my room and take a nap. I didn't sleep much last night."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Okay, that sounds good." Johnny would most likely park his but outside her door, too.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

She smiled at him again. "Thanks, Johnny."


[OOC: Sorry, must crash!]