There was no one else on the remaining elevator ride. They were alone and Jack inevitably brought up what had probably been bothering him since it had come up during the car ride over. “I didn’t realize Joe took Sun home first,” Jack said without any introduction. Feeling his eyes on her, D shrugge
Stepping into the hallway right behind Sarah, his bag over his shoulder, Joe just shook his head and gave D a quick look and a roll of his eyes behind Sarah’s back. “You better ask for something for your headache, Sarah,” he said and squeezed by behind Sarah. “Because with that mood of yours…” Inst
“Danny…” She stopped in her tracks and whisked around when she heard his voice. The door to his room was cracked open and he was peeking out, one hand on the door, the other on the doorframe. D shot a nervous glance up and down the corridor and then back at him, her mouth suddenly dry. “What?” “
Joe shrugged. “A whole weekend of keeping an unsuspicious distance just doesn’t sound real great, I guess.” he said. Looking back at him, D could clearly feel the effects of that look he was giving her and the thing he had just said He shrugged again. “But then that’s just me, of course…” D stare
How in the world had she gone from initially really looking forward to this weekend, to dreading it because she had found out that Joe was going to be there, to now almost wishing it could be only him and her? This was just sick. Really! And it was crazy and totally unfair to all the nice people do
The dining room was bustling. There seemed to be quite a few people from town who came just for Saturday dinner. A lot of couples, some families. D tried to stay around Tony and Kim while, from the corner of her eye, she was aware of Joe talking to Gerry. She just couldn’t seem to get him off her r
“Just say it,” he told her darkly, “since we’re all here. I’m sure that was the whole point…” Anja shook her head again, obviously still in awe at what had just happened. “I can’t believe she drags me into this!” she said, “All of us, actually. But - she wants me to tell you…” For a moment she hesi
It was now that Sarah’s brain finally kicked into gear again. Just like Rick, she had no idea where D could have gone, but the reason for her disappearance was crystal-clear to her. And so was the fact that there was no way, D was going to come back and actually still finish her food. “Yeah, I’m su
“Let’s try,” she whispered and moved her hand down to his stomach.“Okay,” he put his hand back ontop of hers and slid his fingers between hers.It took only minutes until her breathing slowed down and a slight twitching of her hand told him that she was asleep again.Listening to her breathing and
Joe woke up around three, feeling really thirsty.It took him a second to grasp where he was (not in the cabin anymore) and that he was not alone.The realization caused a flash of excitement.D was sleeping far on her side of the bed.He remembered how she had always used to do that. No matter how
He was going for a mind-sweeping kiss here – one that would swipe her mind of any reservations there might still be. Even if, right now, she didn’t seem very reserved anyway. But he’d rather be absolutely sure…His own reservations were all gone by now. And having her so close just confirmed that ke
Three minutes later Joe returned, a chocolate bar in his left hand and a glass of milk in his right.“I see chocolate,” D chirped with a greedy grin. She had sat up and was leaning against the headboard. “Come here…” Like a lazy princess she waved for him to come over.Stopping at his desk, Joe set
“I don’t wanna mess this up…” he said, his gaze on the bedcover beside her head, his hand tracing one of the lines in the pattern.“Didn’t exactly feel like you were in the process of messing things up,” she said softly and reached out to touch his face.“You don’t think so, huh?” He leaned into her
Joe pushed himself away from the windowsill.“Guess I’ve really earned a jerk medal,” he contemplated as he stepped around the bed to her. “I’m sorry I didn’t pick up.”“Mhmm,” D growled, trying hard to unwaveringly hold his gaze as he came closer. “And you’re hopefully also sorry that you didn’t ca
He shrugged and kept glaring out the window. This had become kind of a habit - turning his back on people and staring into space. It was a bad habit he had developed thanks to Liz. It just helped him focus or stay composed, and it made it easier to get through situations he would rather avoid altoge
What she had before her, was part of the job ads from Saturday’s paper. One of the ads had her company’s swan logo on it. It was the ad for one of the jobs in London.Joe had gotten up from the bed again and returned to his desk. He pulled out the chair and sat down on it backwards so he was facing
D was rising from the bed with the intention to follow him. Only that she was momentarily strangely overwhelmed by something. Something indefinable that affected her more deeply than anything had in a long time.When it only got worse once she stepped out on the landing, a moist wave from the bathro