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

[his_sarah_jane]

Even though the icon above shows Sarah Jane sitting, that is in fact not what she is doing right now.

Sarah Jane? Is pacing.

Pacing because, while James has been at work for the last few hours, she's slowly been realising what a rash idea this was. She doesn't belong here; this isn't her world. There's no Metropolitan and certainly no journalist by the name of Sarah Jane Smith and she doesn't have any way of supporting herself here.

She's dependent as long as she's here, and dependent in a way that she isn't when living on the TARDIS because that doesn't involve money and day to day expenses. Less than a day in, and it is already starting to irk her.

Still, there is that gym membership he promised - they were going to deal with that during his lunch hour tomorrow, weren't they? And shopping and maybe a bit of redecorrating (as she refuses to live in a dull flat) and other things, she's sure of that.

It's all a matter of waiting for James to flipping get home soon. She's not going to start preparing dinner until he's there to share the task with her.

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[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Two can play at this game. Sarah mimics his movements, right down to the Very Serious look in his eyes. "And neither am I."

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

Showdown!

After a moment, "Carry out."

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Sarah sticks her tongue out at him. "Oh! Lazy!"

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

"And?"

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

"And tomorrow night, you're cooking me dinner. We'll do carry out tonight, though," Sarah Jane decides, pulling her finger free from his grasp and walking towards the telephone. "Curry?"

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

"As long as it's not poisoned," he replies, taking a seat on the couch.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Sarah tsks softly under her breath as she grabs the menu to an Indian restuarant from the coffee table and begins to dial the number.

"It's not going to be poisoned."

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

"And that's what they all said about the curry in Milliways."

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

"But we're not--"

She stops talking when a voice on the other end of the line picks up and grins, quickly ordering a meal of her own choosing and giving them James' address.

That done, she places the phone and menu back on the table and walks over to sit on James' lap. "We're not in Milliways anymore, love. I'd venture as far to say that it's a whole different set of rules now."

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

"I know. I was joking."

He wraps an arm around her--he'll never tire of having his very own lapsarah.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

She closes her eyes, not really seeing the point of keeping them open while snuggling against him. "Do you really think we can do this? Live here together, that is?"

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

"Yes," he replies confidently.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

"Why?"

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

He looks at her quite seriously, and states simply, "Sarah, we've gone through so many tests of patience and we haven't split up yet. Living together is really one of our lesser obstacles, don't you think?"

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

"It's different here, though. We're not in a magical bar at the end of the universe anymore. We're in your home, James," she explains, opening her eyes to meet his. "It's more...well, I think real is the best word to describe it."

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

"Were our problems any less real in Milliways?"

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

"No, I guess not." She shrugs, shifting around on his lap. "I'm just being daft, aren't I?"

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

"No." He places a hand on her thigh. "Just reasonable. I understand your concern."

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Her hand goes on top of his, moving it up and down her leg. "Really?"

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

He nods. "Really."

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

"Good," Sarah answers, moving his hand so it now rests on her waist as she tilts her head up to kiss him. "Because if one of us is going to have worries, it's probably a good thing the other has the answers to quench them."

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

"Probably," he replies, kissing her back. "Now you better start writing or I'll hand you an eviction notice."

Pls b to hearing the undercurrent of j/k lol.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

She kisses him again and then shakes her head. "After dinner, maybe."

Another kiss.

"Or after desert."

[callitavesper.livejournal.com]

"Mmmm." Kiss. "At that rate you won't write until I leave for work tomorrow."

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

"And that's--" kiss "--a bad thing?"