“So I know it’s been a while….” Understatement. Huge fucking understatement and the guilt that had been eating away at him was, as usual, what had kept him away. First off, he’d lied to her during that wave of sickness that had struck the city. For her own good, that’s what he kept telling himself. In the condition he’d been in, he loved and cared for all of his vampire companions dearly, he knew it wasn’t the best idea to have any of them around while he was pretty sure he’d been a step away from vomiting out an organ. They didn’t need that temptation and he hadn’t wanted anyone to worry. Which had been stupid on his part but he’d wound up okay.
What doesn’t kill me just keeps me up at 3AM.
Secondly, he knew about what’d happened at the tacky party between the original and Josefine. He was more than a little conflicted on that, didn’t quite know what to do. It’s not like he could make the two get along but he didn’t want to see harm come to either of them. Then there was the whole playing with and slapping her brother. Which had a lot of history behind it that he didn’t want to own up to. Lucian thought because of aforementioned guilt that he’d feel awkward being in Mallory’s office but the moment he’d sank into the usual chair he’d felt right at home. “But there’s been a lot going on.” Another understatement, he was sighing and giving an almost apologetic smile. @mallorybordeaux