Room 406, afternoon

[izzyalienqueen]

Isabel was amused to wake up and find everything back in color. She was less amused when she looked in the closet and realized that she never got a chance to wear the pretty Homecoming dress she'd ordered online. There was no sign of the mass of tulle she did wear to the dance. Shrugging at the wackiness that is Fandom, Isabel showered, dressed and then settled down on her bed with a book.

The door was open.

[ooc: sporadically AFK throughout the afternoon then around all evening.]

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Thank you, I appreciate your sense of discretion," she said, reaching over to thwap him. "So did you have fun at Homecoming?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

He ducked away from her thwap and grabbed her hand, holding it lightly on his knee. "I did. It was a hell of a lot of fun. I think the best bit - apart from dancing with your beautiful self, of course - was walking in with Sam and Cedric. I wasn't sure they'd be up for it."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel shifted position, grabbing a pillow and tucking it behind her as she leaned against the wall. "Why?" she asked, although she thought she might have an idea.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack shrugged and shifted automatically to sit next to her, threading his fingers through hers. "Because there's a big difference between accepting in private that the person you're dating is dating someone else, and bascially declaring it in front of the entire school." He smiled and leaned against Isabel. "One of these days I'll learn not to underestimate them."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Have you heard the radio? The fact that you're dating two people? It's not a surprise," she pointed out. "But I do get what you mean. It's great that things are working out between all three of you."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"It is," he agreed quietly, tipping his head back against the wall and closing his eyes. "Much to my constant surprise. And it sure puzzled the hell out of the Captain.""

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"He doesn't remember this?" Isabel asked, trying to wrap her brain about how that would work and failing. "What did you tell him?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"He doesn't remember any of it. Sam said we're not the same people, and she'd know. I guess we're like different versions of me." He tilted his head and opened one eye to look at her. "I didn't really tell him anything, but something kind of happened that shocked him. Shocked me, too," he added, closing his eye again.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"She's the expert." She tipped her head to rest against Jack's shoulder. "Want to talk about it?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

He smiled and brushed his cheek against her hair. "If you promise not to tell anyone."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I am a black hole of secrets," Isabel promised solemnly.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"We spent the night at a tavern run by two very friendly twins, obviously old friends of the Captain, who disappeared upstairs with one of them. Things were quickly progressing towards naked with the other and I," Jack shook his head, still not quite able to believe it, but time with Sam and with Cedric had convinced him he'd made the right decision, "I stopped it."

He kept his eyes shut tight, though, because it was still embarrassing.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Oh Jack," she said, draping her arm around his shoulder. "That's so sweet!"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack just dropped his head into his hand and groaned.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"There is nothing wrong with saying no," Isabel insisted. "You made a promise to them and you kept it. That's important no matter what the Captain said."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I never promised them anything," he pointed out. "But I knew it'd upset them. So, yeah." Jack sounded distinctly uncomfortable. "Don't tell either of them, alright?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I wouldn't," she promised. "I'm proud of you. It was the right thing to do. Even if it seems crazy."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I know," he said, finally opening his eyes. "Thanks. So how about you? Enjoy Homecoming? Get up to anything interesting afterwards?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel could recognize a subject change. She smiled and leaned over to drop a kiss on his head. "I enjoyed it. And not really, just came back and spent some quiet time with Greg."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Sounds like fun." Jack slipped his arm around her shoulders and wriggled until Isabel was comfortably tucked up against him. "Feel like some quiet time with Jack? Between one thing and the other," and he smiled, with barely a trace of smugness, "I didn't get much sleep last week."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'd offer to play teddy bear but Greg might stop by and that would be a little difficult to explain," Isabel said sadly.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"True," Jack sighed mournfully. "Ah well, I'll just go crash all alone in my hammock. Leave you to your boyfriend." He snagged his shirt and pulled it on, then hopped off the bed, kissed her on the head, and headed for the door. "Who'd better appreciate what he has," he tossed back over his shoulder.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"He does, don't worry," Isabel called after him with a fond smile. "See you later! And stay out of trouble."