He nodded numbly, running a hand over his shaven head, his gaze lowered. "I'll sleep on the couch tonight... " It was a small jesture but one that had to be made. "You wont go far...will you?" He was terrified she'd move back across the country to her aunts...he didnt know what he'd do if she did... pack up and follow he expected. "I promised Jessie I'd take her to the zoo..." -- Marcus' Apatment

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Date Posted: 17:27:41 10/14/05 Fri
Author: Marc
Subject: He nodded numbly, running a hand over his shaven head, his gaze lowered. "I'll sleep on the couch tonight... " It was a small jesture but one that had to be made. "You wont go far...will you?" He was terrified she'd move back across the country to her aunts...he didnt know what he'd do if she did... pack up and follow he expected. "I promised Jessie I'd take her to the zoo..."
In reply to: Marc 's message, "Been all about the world
ain't never met a girl
that can take the things that you've been through" on 15:43:38 10/06/05 Thu

>It was fairly early still... only around 4.30pm and
>he'd hurried home from the office- the guilt just
>getting too much for him. He was dying to see Jessie
>and wanting to reassure Ash that he hadn't disappeared
>into a black hole- but she would probably rather he
>had... especially if she knew where he'd been last
>night. Things at the office had been kind of
>uncomfortable- not really with Niki but with everyone
>else. He felt like everyone knew something had gone on
>between them- the heat and electricity between them
>had to be noticable. It had been a releif to get away
>from there in all honesty, but now he was opening up
>the front door of his apartment he felt a little
>sickened by himself- and what he'd done. He'd never
>been made to be a player.

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It had crossed her mind to go back to Houston where her friends and family were but she couldn't do that to him - not even now. "No...not right now at least. I'll look around here for something I can afford..." She had some savings left over but she was going to have to get a job. There were people in his family that would help out with watching Jessie when they were both working though, and her 'rents too wouldn't mind taking her... (NT) -- Ash, 17:35:56 10/14/05 Fri