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Brady wrapped his arms around Claire and held her tightly. He knew she must feel bad after what had just happened to her friend. She would have a lot of explaining to people now. He stroked her back as he tried to make sure she was alright. "Let's get her home. babe." Claire whispered, the sentiment being repeated behind her by the others "Let the goon explain it to the others. Either way he'll look like the jerk he is." They went back inside and got their breakfasts in bags
before leaving. Frankly she could care less how the guy explained it,
still feeling the sting of the pull he had had on her hair and the rough way he
had slammed
both Reese and herself into the wall, and even took a little satisfaction that no matter how he did explain it he would look like an ass doing it. He'd sound crazy if he claimed the super hard push by an invisible hand scenario and he'd look just stupid if he mentioned that two girls walked away from the situation without little more than a few abrasions or cuts. Served him right. "So....." Reese said once they were in the car and headed
back toward the house "Isn't this an odd position to be in."
She looked straight ahead and rubbed the palms of her
hands together, seeing from the rear view mirror that Milo was
following.
Then she looked at her friend and grinned half heartedly
as they approached the house, the other two quiet for the most
part.
As soon as they drew up in the driveway and Sam cut off
the engine they got out, Reese holding the door open for Claire and Brady as
they climbed out of the back of the car and then closing the door behind them,
looking back as Milo exited his own vehicle and looked up at the place Marissa
had been raised in.
"Come on in." she motioned for him to follow as they went
in the side way, through the garage and then the kitchen door.
Reese put down her food and went over to the sink, turning
on the cold water and sticking the stopper into the drain to start filling the
sink.
"Yeah I can see how he's going to explain this to the
cops" Brady said snickering before taking Claire's hand in his.
When they got to the house she set out the food on the island table and took the stool at the end, patting the one next to her for Brady while 'sneaking' one of his strips of bacon with a teasing grin "If you don't hurry up you're food will get cold... or be gone!" Brady sit down and watched Claire sneak off a piece
of
his bacon and smiled. He picked up a piece himself and started eating it so it didn't get to cold on him. "Pull up a seat," she indicated the island and stools
around it as she went over to the freezer, gave Sam a quick 'this isn't going to
wait anymore' look and got the ice cube tray from it before dumping it into the
sink with the water "Be riiiight with you."
And lo and behold and figuring he might as well see it
first hand, she stuck her hands into the icy cold water and watched with a
self-mocking grin as the water steamed, bubbled and then started to
dissipate. Not immediately, she noticed, it actually following her lead
the more she had concentrated on controlling it over the years.. but it was
obvious the water was evaporating.
"Never have a cold mug of coffee again." she murmured
almost jokingly.
It had been months since the last time the need had arisen
to unload like this -- and she knew this wasn't all of it, but it felt good
anyway.
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