The mere mention of the name slowed his thoughts. Where things were left were not things he wanted to discuss. “Note, no. They’re still looking into it.” Jack looked to her, knowing she was testing him. The kind of test that could not be passed, no matter which avenue he took.
“Radio silence,” was all Jack could say. Emotions he’d tangle with another time. Any other time than right now. Not after the day he had. “It’s just what it’s always been. No less, no more.” No more. It stung to think about, which was why Jack was quick to gather Rhea into his arms, having her come his way.
“I need a mini vaca,” Jack sidestepped. “I don’t know where, or when.” It was just an overall desire for escapism. “You wanna come with?” He asked, closing his eyes as he tried to relax back against the couch. “Somewhere cold, please.” He laughed. The heat was a favorite of his, but the mugginess that Florida brought him was suffocating some days.
“You wanna take a trip into my heart, or what? Pretty chilly.” He joked, though it did feel like the kind of place that could cool down his fine temper, long enough to think without frustration or a drink to remedy. “Throw a dart at a map kind of adventure. Unless you have a better idea. Douuubt it,” Jack tickled behind her ear to get her to look up at him. “I don’t get sick of you, you get sick of me. Gotta leave me to better yourself. Keep coming back, though. You’re not right in the head, killer. But I dig it–my kinda weird..” He meant with only affection.
There was no way that she was going to press either matter further. Seeing in his expression and hearing the tone of his voice, she wasn’t going to bring him any more painful thoughts. Already regretting bringing Jynne up in the first place. Rhea just needed to know. She needed him to be able to heal and move on if whatever those two had had ended. The note, on the other hand, wasn’t something she could ask more about if they didn’t know anything -- and she knew Jack would tell her when he knew.
Rhea felt her smile grow as he held her in his arms, listening to him speak and feeling the vibration of his voice against her skin. Something about it made their position even more comfortable. All her earlier worries melting away in his warmth. If this moment was how they both ended their day -- a way they’ve ended many days before -- Rhea was one hundred percent okay with it. There wouldn’t be a time when she wouldn’t be.
Jack had a hold on her that she wasn’t fully aware of yet.
There was a quiet giggle that escaped her when he tickled behind her ear. Damn him. Any semblance of annoyance disappeared when she lifted her head to look at him, their eyes meeting and a smile forming on her lips. Lifting her head a bit more, Rhea lightly kissed his jaw and speaking softly against his skin, “Happy to be your kind of weird as long as you’ll have me.” Another kiss followed, this time on his neck. Slowly pulling away, letting their eyes meet once more, her voice still soft and quiet, “Let’s go somewhere cold. A cabin in the mountains,” her fingers trailed down his chest, resting on his heart, “I’ll keep you and your heart warm.”
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