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I can be there in ten minutes. Don't go anywhere.

[She doesn't wait for a response, because why would she? He's stumbling for words, she's tired of a discussion that's actually important through a comm device, and she doesn't think that this is going to get fixed by her running even more.

She leaves the gardens and heads to the lifts, making her way to his floor. She could go and change, but she's never really been the type to care if people think she's being messy. She does check her pits, making sure she doesn't smell horrible, though. When the doors open, she moves onto the floor and glances around, making her way toward where he said he was. Once she spots him, she slows up a bit and gives him a wave and a smile.]

I'm glad you haven't gone out there alone. [She doesn't say 'at all' because she gets it, she knows if her family was out there somewhere she'd do anything for that chance.]

I told you I didn't.

[as close as it may have been. but he isn't about to share that. not when he has no idea whether that information would travel back to derek or not. it'd been hard enough to get this time alone in the first place. hard enough to gain the freedom to go back to his own room. so as much as he may trust hayley not to go and tell, he isn't taking that risk.

the smile on his face is a genuine one, grateful for the fact that she's actually turned up. that she's giving him the time to try and fix this. to fix them. he isn't prepared to believe that this is anywhere near over with. but it's at least a step in the right direction.]

So if I tried to kiss you right now, would you let me?

[priorities, let him show you them]

[There's a difference between trusting someone's word and then seeing their face and understanding the truth. He could've said anything, but Hayley isn't the best at trusting someone at their word. She needs to see it. She needs to make sure they aren't lying to her. Seeing his features when he reassures her that he didn't go anywhere alone, it means more than him just telling her. Especially after he told her she shouldn't care.]

I just went for a run. [She tugs at her shirt, shaking her head.] You might get close and decide against wanting to kiss me.

Maybe. Or maybe I just won't care because I've missed you.

[there's more truth to the statement than he'd care to admit. over the past months, hayley has become a fixed point in his life. someone he can rely on, even if others don't view her the same way. she's helped him in more ways than he'll ever be able to pay her back for. so the idea of losing it all, of her thing he really doesn't care about her, scares him. he needs hayley to stay a part of his life, even if it means having to beg her to stay there]

Besides, after everything we've done, I'm pretty sure a little sweat isn't going to make a difference.

[considering they'd spent that time holed up together. time involving a lot of 'strenuous activities, of their own. he closes the space between them a little. enough that she's within arms reach now. but he doesn't bridge that gap. doesn't make contact, despite just how much he wants to do something as simple as just hold her. it's hayley's move now. he's not going to push it.]

You missed me? [There's no hiding the small smirk that hits her features. No one ever misses her. Actually, she's pretty sure no one really ever comes back for her the way that Isaac has. Something goes wrong they just find a way to move on without her. It's definitely a new situation and not one that she's really sure how to handle.

Still, she stays where she is. Hayley watches him move toward her and she takes note in the fact that her pulse does get a bit of an increase as he does so. It's a small thing that she'd only noticed recently, but given her recent run it's even more clear to her now. When he's close enough to her, she reaches out and slips her hand to his.]

You keep saying you're not good at the words, but you seem to have a pretty good idea of the right things to say. [Taking a breath, she moves to close that gap between them and looks up at him.]

People might see. [It's his floor. His friends come by. They might not understand.]

[with hayley so close, it takes a moment for him to remember that she's meant to be the one setting the pace. that he was the one who almost messed everything up in the first place. he wants to be the one taking though. wants to close the short space between them. and with his gaze slipping to her mouth, it's all too clear just what's really at the forefront of his mind just then.]

And that's a problem because...?

[before, he may have agreed. back when he'd felt the need to hide just how close the two of them had been getting. back when he knew how the rest of his pack would react. but that was before. that was a time when he hadn't been entirely sure of what to think of hayley himself. when he'd still been caught between not caring about her, not trusting her, and whatever this is now.

whatever it's becoming.]

This is between you and me. Not them.

[She hums softly, the non-verbal response seeming the most fitting one in the moment. Besides, the more he talks the less she wants to talk about any of it. She's never been much for the whole over thinking things part of these situations. Hayley has always been more fond of taking something when she wanted it and right now, standing in front of Isaac she knows what she wants.]

Then we'll keep it between you and me. Just maybe a bit closer than this. [Hayley closes what space remains and leans up to kiss him. It's a return to him, to what they have without actually admitting to what it is that they have.]

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