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The dinner had gone well - it was the first Thanksgiving he could remember. People were filtering out of the common room, sleepy and full, a state which Bourne both enjoyed and was wary of (because being sleepy meant you weren't on your game, and not being on your game meant you were dead).
Pretty soon, it was only him and Claire left.
And yet he still wasn't good at talking. Not even to her.
Pretty soon, it was only him and Claire left.
And yet he still wasn't good at talking. Not even to her.
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Date: 2011-01-07 03:50 am (UTC)Because sometimes, fuck is the only word good enough.
Claire drew in a deep breath and released it just as easily. "We make some team, huh?"
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Date: 2011-01-07 04:08 am (UTC)But at least she could relate. It was in some ways a blessing - so she knew what he meant - but it was also a curse. She shouldn't have had to go through those sorts of things.
"Yeah," he said, trying to crack a smile, "some team."
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Date: 2011-01-07 04:20 am (UTC)Claire craned her head to look upward at his face, her cheek still pressed against his shoulder. She reached for the arm around her and linked her fingers into Jason's hand, not saying anything but her eyes saying just enough.
HERE, HAVE SOME RAMBLY INTERNAL MONOLOGUE
Date: 2011-01-07 06:05 am (UTC)He still wasn't over it. Not completely. He doubted he ever would be, and he kept his deal with the Admiral in mind. But he also had to come to grips with the fact that he actually really liked Claire. A lot. They were good friends at the very least.
LOVE.
Date: 2011-01-07 06:10 am (UTC)Part of her wanted to stay here, out of fatigue and out of comfort, but Claire couldn't find the words to ask. For once.
<3
Date: 2011-01-07 06:15 am (UTC)"And next time, you have to tell me more about your life, okay?" he asked as they left towards her cabin. "I feel like I'm talking too much."
For a man of as few words as Jason, he really had been talking a lot. She seemed to do that to him.