#07

[ontheropes]

[ TEXT TO STEVE, CLINT & DEREK ]
I'm sorry. I'm back to normal now, I promise. I don't blame you if you wanna avoid me for a while.

[ ACTION FOR NATASHA ]
[ After sending the texts, he heads up to the roof. She had texted him earlier and he was finally ready to try to start... understanding all of this. It was still fuzzy in his mind, like a terrible nightmare that you can't shake. He was rubbing an scratching at his arm - his flesh arm - as he approached her on the roof. ] Hey...

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[ontheropes]

I love you. [ He says it gently and brushes his thumb across her cheek. ] How could I not, after all this? No matter who I am, I fall for you.

[vdova]

[ And she grabs him close, burying her fingers in his hair, pressing her face to his neck.

When she speaks, it is a whisper. ] I love you too, James.

[ontheropes]

[ And he grins, the first bright and big smile he's sad since he changed back to normal. He holds her close and chuckles, but it's obviously a happy one. An extremely happy one. ] Look at us, a couple of saps.