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Title: The Names of All the Wind - Chapter 5 Author: greenapricot Fandom: Lewis Characters: Robbie Lewis, James Hathaway, Laura Hobson Pairing: James Hathaway/Robbie Lewis Rating: Gen Word count: 4269 Chapter: 5 of 7 Warnings: None
He can see, not hear, James’ chest rise and fall in a sigh of resignation before he slings his guitar case off his shoulder and squeezes it over top of the seat into the back, water dripping onto the upholstery. He folds himself into the passenger’s seat with an audible squelch and yanks the door shut behind him. The honking reaches a crescendo and Robbie puts the pedal down.
“What are you doing out walking in this?” Robbie asks, more concern and dismay creeping into his voice than he intends as he switches on the heating.
“Wasn’t raining when I started,” James replies, tone clipped. He rubs his hands together in front of the heating vent, staring straight ahead.
Robbie sighs. “Even in good weather walking along here is dangerous.”
“Is it?” James says, tetchily. Robbie spares him another glance. James runs a hand over his face and hair, shakes water off onto the floor, and sighs. “I suppose that means you saved me.” He sounds none too happy about it.
“We’re even, then.”
James lets out a huff of a breath. “If you say so.” He rubs his hands together again and presses them right up to the heating vent.
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