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Jen Gibbon ([info]floonthego) wrote in [info]valesco,
@ 2008-12-03 18:58:00


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Entry tags:rachel corner

Tell Me All That You've Thrown Away
[WHO?] Jen Gibbon, Hippocrates Smethwyck and eventually Rachel Englewood
[WHERE?] St. Mungo's around lunch-time.
[RATING?] PG-13, at best.
[WHY?] We all need a little crack now and again.

Jen took a deep breath as she opened the door to the St. Mungo's employee lunch area. She had used t the excuse that she wanted to have lunch with Tobias. That wasn't true and anyone who knew her well enough would see through the lie. Damn, Smeth would see through it. She chewed on her lower lip for a moment. If he did, oh well. She hadn't seen him in months. Not since she had decided to make Tangles a reality. So what if she decided to look...cute on top of that. Okay, so she put on her best winter dress, coat, shoes and perfume.

She wanted him back and she wasn't going to lie. She just wasn't going to play the same childish games that she played before. They were both adults and entitled to have their own social life. She had gone on dates with muggles. No one seemed to have the same flame that she had with Smeth. She took a deep breath and pretended to look around for Tobias when really she was trying to spot Smeth.







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[info]smethy
2008-12-04 03:33 am UTC (link)
Smeth yawned widely as he slowly walked down the corridor to the cafeteria. Last night was yet another long night... he really had to get his priorities in order in terms of sleep and leisure time, in more ways that one.

He took out the bagged lunch he had brought so many times before and sat down at his usual spot. He wasn't waiting for Rachel today, because she had told him, before they had both dashed off for work in the morning, of her own busy schedule. A nurse intern's workload was a lot more demanding than a regular Healer's assistant. Still, he was proud of her, even though he did miss how little lunch time they had -

"Jen?" he said aloud, without thinking. An expression of surprise crossed his face, as he put down his peanut butter sandwich. But of course she ought to be there, her brother was a Healer, after all.

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[info]floonthego
2008-12-05 03:53 am UTC (link)
Jen looked at him and smiled a shy smile at him. She adjusted her posture and looked at Smeth. She stepped forward and gave him a kiss on the cheek and stepped back quickly. "Hey. I wasn't sure you were going to be down here today." She took off her coat and slung it over her arm. She took a mental deep breath, "I'm on my way to see Tobias but I have a little bit of time before he heads down here. How have you been?"

She took a step closer to him and kept her eyes concentrated on his face. "I haven't seen you in ages." She pushed her hand through her hair and attempted to keep her breathing normal. She was not a silly fourteen year old girl harboring a secret crush. 'I am an adult,' she told herself. 'I'll be twenty in four months.' She exhaled and kept the smile on her face.

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[info]smethy
2008-12-05 04:57 am UTC (link)
Smeth started slightly when Jen's lips brushed against his cheek, but he knew that they both understood that they both now had platonic feelings for each other (or at least, he hoped that the feeling was mutual and reciprocated). He set down his juice box and pulled out the chair next to him, waving an inviting hand for his old friend to sit down. "That's true, I don't think I've seen you for about... what, two months now?"

He leaned against the table, a friendly smile on his face. "Busy with your new business? I want to come and stop by someday. Think you'll give an old friend a discount?"

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[info]floonthego
2008-12-05 05:08 am UTC (link)
She understood but that didn't mean she liked it. She was just willing to play by his terms now. She was still determined as ever. She was just going to prove herself to not be the silly eighteen year old girl that ran away to Rome. Hopefully, Tangles would prove that to him. Jen sat down across the table from Smeth being careful to avoid any old intimacy that they had. No more scenes. She had promised herself that during the two months she had been working.

"It's been a little over. I've been very busy. I'm also hooked into helping Estella with her wedding. So that's going to keep me very busy." She strained a bigger smile across her face. The pain was slightly fresh from being platonic with him. She tapped her fingers to resist the urge to hold his hand across the table. She held onto her coat tightly with her other hand.

"You've only to owl me when you want a cut. It's on the house. I think with us...growing up together I can manage a free cut." The smile didn't reach her eyes as she said this. "I'd work around your schedule as I know how hectic it can be. What have you been up to?"

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[info]smethy
2008-12-05 06:42 am UTC (link)
Smeth returned Jen's smile. Well, he can see that things weren't going to be awkward between them. At least, he believed it to be so. "I'll do so." He placed a hand to his head, pretending to be a bit self-conscious while doing so. "I think that this hair is getting too long. Perhaps you can do something better with it?"

"As for me?" Smeth leaned back in his chair, one hand absently tapping the table as he thought for a moment. Where to begin? So many things had happened to him during the past weeks, he honestly did not where to start. "Well, ah, Rachel and I are together now, I believe. The hospital is just as crowded as ever." There, short and simple. He watched her carefully, hoping that his carefully neutral tone had worked.

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[info]floonthego
2008-12-05 06:54 am UTC (link)
She pursed her lips slightly and took a mental deep breath and let out through clenched teeth, "Good...for you." Oh, this was awkward. "I thought you didn't want to see anyone for a while?" A small fire lit behind her eyes that wouldn't be noticed by anyone. She shook it off for the time being. It wouldn't pay to get upset over something that she had nothing to do with anymore. Hopefully this new...girlfriend didn't walk in for lunch.

She grinned, "I think I can manage something. I always did before." It was a big smile that lit up her eyes and put the dimples in her cheeks. "Just let me know when you want it." She put her hand underneath her chin.

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