[Milliways] OOM: James' Flat, London, 2006

[his_sarah_jane]

It was nearly seven in the evening now and James still hasn't returned from the office. Hmmph. James Bond in an office; now there is something the films never stopped to consider. Sarah rolls her eyes, walking to the fridge for the umpteenth time since returning from her trip around London an hour ago.

She's bored and impatient, and perhaps more than anything: curious as to what James has been up to all day.

When she walks by the table with the note, she stops, noticing a number scrawled on the page. Well, it's not like she's never braved strange, futuristic technology before. Grabbing the paper, Sarah walks over to the phone in the living room, picks it up, and dials.

It takes her three tries, but at last there's a ringtone.

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[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

“I will.”

But he doesn’t know how it will all go, really. It’s always a gamble on these missions, and no matter how meticulously he can play this game, he still can’t erase the possibility that there’s someone or something a few steps ahead of him, or behind him, with a move that will end him.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Sarah nods, closing her eyes as she leans back further into the couch. "Do you...do you want me to wait here for you?"

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

He leans back in the backseat, staring out the back window again. “If you want.”

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

"I want to know what you want, James."

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

He’s quiet for a moment.

“I’d like for you to stay, if that’s all right. But if you get bored…”

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

"I think I can entertain myself," Sarah interrupts. "There's still more of London to see, and I do have that article to write."

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

He allows a very small grin. “Will it be finished when I return?”

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

"If I don't get too distracted by all there is to see around here," she answers with a small laugh. "I'll leave it up to you to decide; incentive for you to come back in one piece."

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

He laughs. “Darling, I don’t think even that incentive will speed up the writing process. I know enough about writing to know that a muse is a cruel and inconsistent mistress.”

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Sarah snorts, shaking her head. "Well you'll just have to wait and see, won't you?"

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

“Guess I will.” He is silent for a few moments more, wondering what she’s doing now, what she did today—but knowing he doesn’t have time for that sort of conversation. He sighs. Havana’s just a tapestry now and Sarah Jane isn’t in it.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

"I suppose I should let you go now. Get on with your mission or whatever it is you MI-6 agents do in Havana," Sarah says, filling in the silence with her own voice.

"Good luck, James."

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

He grins softly. “Take care, Sarah.”

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

"You too."

And then she takes the phone away from her ear, trying to find the button to disconnect the call.