[ He didn't say anything about that, when it happened. As much as he does say whatever happens to be on his mind, that tends to stop when it comes to talking about anything that's weighing him down. His friends have a hard enough time with these things without him adding to it. ]
If you come over here we can keep each other in our sights for a while.
[If she could read his mind, Nile would give him a look. She gets it, she's doing basically the same thing here: she only reached out to Nicky right when it happened. If the City hadn't splashed it across the network in their stupid finder, she may not have told anyone. Pretended things were fine, but the point is--he should let his friends carry some of the load. He's worth it.
He hits on one of her fears though, and she lets out a breath she didn't realize she was holding]
[ That's one of the advantages to owning their own business. They make their own schedules, and they're especially flexible with their line of work. Not that he would have hesitated to blow off plans for the rest of the afternoon otherwise. ]
Just get your ass over here already, unless you want me to come kidnap you.
[At some point, maybe a few weeks from now, when the loss of Andy isn't so fresh, when she's a little less angry about the entire situation that is Duplicity, Nile might reflect that without it, she wouldn't have ended up with the friends she has.
[ This never gets easier, seeing someone he cares about ache from a deeply felt loss. It's hard, it always is, but he knows how strong Nile is, she'll pull through this. She just doesn't have to do it alone. ]
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I miss Dean too.
[ He didn't say anything about that, when it happened. As much as he does say whatever happens to be on his mind, that tends to stop when it comes to talking about anything that's weighing him down. His friends have a hard enough time with these things without him adding to it. ]
If you come over here we can keep each other in our sights for a while.
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He hits on one of her fears though, and she lets out a breath she didn't realize she was holding]
Yeah? Sure I wouldn't be in your way?
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[ That's one of the advantages to owning their own business. They make their own schedules, and they're especially flexible with their line of work. Not that he would have hesitated to blow off plans for the rest of the afternoon otherwise. ]
Just get your ass over here already, unless you want me to come kidnap you.
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[At some point, maybe a few weeks from now, when the loss of Andy isn't so fresh, when she's a little less angry about the entire situation that is Duplicity, Nile might reflect that without it, she wouldn't have ended up with the friends she has.
She's damn lucky to have them, is the thing.]
See you in twenty?
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[ This never gets easier, seeing someone he cares about ache from a deeply felt loss. It's hard, it always is, but he knows how strong Nile is, she'll pull through this. She just doesn't have to do it alone. ]