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[becomingseme.livejournal.com]

[ is just shy of running through the hallways, feet light as not to draw unnecessary attention from the doctor down in his study. checks a few places -- their shared room, the fireplace room, their place by the window -- before hesitatingly tiptoeing toward the front doors. opens them just enough to poke his head, a shoulder & arm outside (not enough to cause any alarms), eyes quickly scanning the premises before he finally spots her in the near-ish distance.

clears his voice & hisses out, as loud as he dares to let his voice go: ]

Anna!

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[becomingseme.livejournal.com]

[ stops walking for a moment, torn. ]

... um. Can we... bring the food outside?

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[becominglady.livejournal.com]

[ nods once. ]

Of course we can.

[becominglady.livejournal.com]

[ hesitates, slowly letting go of albert entirely. steps back a few paces. ]

I will go get us something. What would you like?

[becomingseme.livejournal.com]

Something warm. [ tilts his head a little. ] Do you want me to help?

[becominglady.livejournal.com]

If you would like to.

[becomingseme.livejournal.com]

[ nods. ]

What are we making?

[becominglady.livejournal.com]

[ is silent for a moment, lifting her head a bit to look at the sky. ]

... I am not sure just yet.

[becomingseme.livejournal.com]

[ blinks, following her gaze upward in curiosity. looks back down when he finds nothing interesting, keep quiet as to let her think in peace. ]

[becominglady.livejournal.com]

[ is going through several things in her mind and thus unable to respond properly. shakes her head when the ideas melt away, looking back to him. ]

We will figure it out together.

[becomingseme.livejournal.com]

... yeah.

[ reaches for her hand again. ]

[becominglady.livejournal.com]

[ gently slides her fingers around his hand, giving it a small squeeze. starts to walk again, though a bit slower this time. ]

Where are the others?

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[becomingseme.livejournal.com]

The others?

[ thinks about this, the frown growing on the panic-scale when he slowly begins to realize that he doesn't have an answer. ]

[becomingseme.livejournal.com]

[ lets go of her hand, jogging a few steps forward before he turns out quickly to say: ]

I'll go find them, and bring them to the kitchen, okay?

[becominglady.livejournal.com]

[ blinks at the suddenness of his actions, but duly nods in reply. ]

I'll be waiting.

[becomingseme.livejournal.com]

[ rushes away, only stopping long enough to open & close the front door carefully (quietly, as not to disturb the doctor downstairs) before half-speed walking into the children's room. stares only momentarily at the empty beds, immediately turning around to head toward the room with the fireplace, his heartbeats coming down to a slower pace again when he sees the three of them curled up on the couch.

approaches the three, reaching out carefully to play with a few strands of Nathan's hair, smiling to himself when the boy stirs a little to snuggle closer to Liam. he gives another careful stroke to the hair before moving his finger's to Liam's & Damon's before pulling away, quickly turning to exit the room with his face flushed a little.

makes his way into the kitchen where he knows Anna will be, plopping himself on a chair & mumbling: ]

They're asleep.

[becominglady.livejournal.com]

[ had already started on their meal while albert searched, slicing and dicing when she finally figured out what to do. when he finds her again she's stirring something in a large pot, concentrating on reading some ingredients on a leftover can of beans. it is only when he speaks that she turns her gaze on over to him. ]

Oh?

[becomingseme.livejournal.com]

[ cranes his head upward, curious as to what she is cooking. ]

Yeah.

[becominglady.livejournal.com]

[ looks pleased enough, turning to look back at the stew that's cooking. ]

Good. They'll be hungry when they get up, then.

[becomingseme.livejournal.com]

Did you make enough?

[becominglady.livejournal.com]

[ nods once. ]

Of course.

[becomingseme.livejournal.com]

... that smells good.

[becominglady.livejournal.com]

[ flushes a bit. ]

Oh. Thank you. [ pauses momentarily, and then: ] W-would you like to taste it?

[becomingseme.livejournal.com]

Can I?

[ gets to his feet, taking a few quick steps to stand behind her. ]

[becominglady.livejournal.com]

[ stiffens slightly when she feels his presence behind her, not moving an inch. the only movement she does make is lifting the wooden cooking spoon slowly, attempting to hand it to albert at a rather awkward angle. ]

[becomingseme.livejournal.com]

[ leans down to blow at it a few times before taking a sip, letting the taste roll on his tongue before he swallows & nods in approval. ]

I like it. It's really good, Anna.