Thomas Kyle (cantkeepmeout) wrote,
@ 2012-02-06 21:50:00

Thomas and Sarah- Meme- Angst- Seperation (AU)
She'd been gone for months without a word and with no way to trace her. Just vanished into thin air. Had it been anyone else he'd be mad that they could even pull that off without him finding them. But with her...well he'd admit he was more hurt than anything. If she was going to up and leave he'd expected...well at least a goodbye, or some note or something. Not just an empty place and no leads to follow.

Which is why she's the last person he expects to see when he drops by a supermarket in one of the smaller neighbourhoods on his way home. There's an initial moment of shock and then it hits him what she's buying and her...condition. He probably scares a few of the other customers by the way he stands there, eyebrow twitching in anger, and glaring daggers at the young woman innocently making her purchases.

He never makes it home. Instead he follows her, recklessly still in his civilian ID, as far as he can without alerting her to his presence to where she's staying. Still blinded by anger, he doesn't wait till it's completely dark and changes to Robin gear to sneak into her living room ahead of her.

A tall shadow looms behind Sarah's couch, eyebrow still twitching, as she enters.

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cantkeepmeout
2012-02-07 03:11 am UTC (link)

"Right. Tell me when you're halfway across the world. Was that your plan?" He tries to keep the hurt and slightly mocking tone out of his voice but doesn't do a very good job of it. He's more hurt than he's letting on right now. He thinks she didn't care enough about him to bother telling him, that she didn't trust that he could help. And that was particularly painful.

"Didn't you want me to help? Didn't you...what did you think I would have done if you'd told me?" Because that part confuses him the most.

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outfoxing
2012-02-07 03:16 am UTC (link)

"No that wouldn't have been right. I was going to come back. Eventually." She's hurt he thinks she wouldn't tell him face to face. Sure she had no idea how but she would have.

How had he found out so fast?

"I did.... but." Now she's upset and she feels silly. "I don't even know your name... and it's not like you can go with me to doctor's appointments or anything. It's not like you can trust me with anything because I'm a criminal so.... this. Was a little easier for me."

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cantkeepmeout
2012-02-07 03:26 am UTC (link)

"Right. Eventually," he says, clearly not convinced.

He huffs a litle, clearly thinking these excuses were thin. "I can, I'll just make an ID for it. If I didn't trust you at all well...I'd have you in cuffs and would've sent you to the police a long time ago, I'd never have..." He looks away frustrated. Didn't she get it? Just because she didn't know his name didn't mean he didn't trust her. "As for trust, it's clear you don't trust me as much as I thought. Otherwise you would have told me something and let me help. I clearly overestimated that." It's rather obvious now how hurt he is and he's not doing a good job at covering it up anymore.

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outfoxing
2012-02-07 03:36 am UTC (link)

"I trust you. I was just afraid."

She's upset now. She really didn't want to be upset. And her hip hurts really badly right now. She fights the wince on her face and carefully moves around him so she can sit no, laying down is smarter. Her hip will feel better that way. Then again she just can't get comfortable when she's upset and wants him to just leave.

She's convinced he hates her now. Which will be silly in hindsight but it's been a long day.

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cantkeepmeout
2012-02-07 03:45 am UTC (link)

He's not sure if he believes that anymore, and his face says so.

He remains standing when she goes to lay down and just looks at her as if that'll help him understand what's going on in her head.

There's a deep breath as he tries to compose himself and ask his next question in as civil a manner as he can. "And what was your plan now?" At this point he expected said plan to not involve him at all based on the way she'd handled things so far.

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outfoxing
2012-02-07 03:51 am UTC (link)

"Stay under the radar. Get through this pregnancy as best I can. I.... need to find a discreet doctor since I don't want the mob coming after me." She's nervous about that to the point she has to grip her hands to keep them from shaking because right now she feels helpless.

And she's even more unnerved right now. "I'm keeping the baby. I-- don't know what you want."

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cantkeepmeout
2012-02-07 04:00 am UTC (link)

He can't help it, the way she looks so lost and helpless has him walk over and grab one of her hands just to stop them from shaking, it was driving him mad. "What I want?" He's looking at her like he's not sure this is a serious question. "What I want is to be involved in this or at the very least let me help you. But you don't seem to want me around..."

He hasn't even let the whole situation sink in yet. A kid. He was going to be a dad. Damn, he was in way over his head. He wasn't a father, he could barely keep himself together, he wasn't allowed to have her know his ID, and hell, he wasn't even in the right universe. For all intents and purposes he shouldn't exist here. How was he going to be a halfway decent father?

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	outfoxing 2012-02-07 04:03 am UTC (link)
	"Why the fuck do you think I came back," she snaps at him. "God. You're thick." She scoots trying to sit up so she can glare but she's sort of stuck. This is a bad couch for someone in her condition. She huffs very loudly and ineffectively thumps the couch for trapping her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-07 04:05 am UTC (link)
	"Why the hell did you run then?!" he snaps back. "Because if you wanted me around you wouldn't have run in the first place!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-07 04:07 am UTC (link)
	She flinches and hides her face a bit. "I was confused about how I felt about things..... besides just being scared." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-07 04:11 am UTC (link)
	God was this woman frustrating. He pulls her hands away from her face and looks her in the eye, "Then come to me for help. What is so hard to understand about that?" As if he wouldn't help her, even if it was a problem that he wasn't...so involved in. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-07 04:15 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not used to help coming without a price tag. You're the only person who hasn't tried hurting me or did something 'for my own good' and.... I...." She feels silly but she missed him and she might be able to manage a hug. She missed him. And still cares about him even though she thinks he hates her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2012-02-07 04:25 am UTC (link)

It was hard to stay mad at her when she looked so helpless. He sighs and sits down on the couch next to her and pulls her up to a sitting position so he can get rid of these silly thoughts she has. Still holding onto her hands he gives her a very serious look, "Sarah. When have I ever done that? And we both know the answer is never. So there's no reason for you to run. Let's get that into your head first. No running. I will help you. Just ask." He hopes she gets the message. That he wasn't going anywhere unless she really wanted him out of her life. That's something he hopes she doesn't want.

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	outfoxing 2012-02-07 04:34 am UTC (link)
	She bites her lower lip looking very thoughtful and for a moment guarded. Then she gave in and leaned so she could rest her head on him. "I won't run away again. I promise." That might not mean much to him right now but she missed him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-07 04:40 am UTC (link)
	For once he's not sure how to respond to this. He's still a tad mad but...he couldn't stay that way. Somewhat awkwardly he wraps his arms around her. "Well...good. I won't let you." "...I'm glad you came back Sarah." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-07 04:45 am UTC (link)
	"Me too." She is a bit embarrassed by how she is reacting. She blames hormones. "I missed you," she admits. "It was one of my reasons for coming back.... even if you hated me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-07 04:50 am UTC (link)
	He sighs a bit and hugs her tighter, "I...missed you too." Although at the next part he pulls back and actually holds her at arms length just so he can see her face to be sure she's serious because she was sounding insane, "What? What are you talking about? Why would I hate you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-07 04:52 am UTC (link)
	"Because I ran away and hid half way across the globe without saying anything," she points out very slowly and just utterly confused by him. It's obvious she's confused now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-07 04:56 am UTC (link)
	"Yes I'm aware," he deadpans. "But that means I'm mad at you and...well hurt but I don't hate you. It'd be pretty hard for me to hate you to be honest. Are you feeling okay?" He looks at her curiously, maybe there was something else causing her to act funny. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-07 04:59 am UTC (link)
	"Robin. I'm almost five months pregnant, I can't keep food down as much as I'd like, my hip constantly hurts and I've only slept thirteen hours in the past four days. There's no way I feel okay." She frowns after a moment. "I'm also really hungry all of the sudden. This is a bad time to be hungry." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-07 05:02 am UTC (link)
	"Just checking. You thought I hated you so I wasn't sure..." He gets off the couch and gives her a small wry smile, "Those are only acceptable sleeping hours if you keep my kind of schedule." He ruffles his hair a bit and glances over to her kitchen, "Did you want me to get you something?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-07 05:05 am UTC (link)
	"I had to make arrangements to come back here and things got crazy." She considers then nods slowly. "Turkey sandwich should be fine. Don't put anything weird on it, please." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-07 05:07 am UTC (link)
	There's a frown her way now as he makes his way to her kitchen, "What kind of crazy?" He fishes through her fridge for some ingredients, there's not much, and starts on the sandwich all while keeping an eye on her to make sure she didn't run. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-07 05:14 am UTC (link)
	"I was being good and out of trouble, right? Someone accused me of smuggling illegal goods half way through my trip." She's fairly annoyed by that. "I had to set people straight and almost blew my traveling cover ID over that. I was very annoyed by that." She has the look of someone who is very tired. She would love to sleep more but she needs to eat something. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-07 05:16 am UTC (link)
	"Oh? And what were you supposed to be smuggling?" he asks from the kitchen as he finishes making her sandwich. The story has him suspicious, not that he doesn't believe her but because perhaps someone set her up. Wow...he felt so bat-paranoid right now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)