[Milliways] OOM: James' Flat, London, 2006
May. 9th, 2007 07:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Every day it felt as if that flat they shared in London was becoming less and less James' flat and more and more their's. It was mostly the little things: the invasion of her clothing, new books added to the shelves, more colours added to the decorum, and photographs she had decided were much more fitting than the sparse decorations previously up. It was beginning to feel like a home to Sarah Jane, much like their flat in Milliways.
But maybe more than anything that made her feel as if she actually lived there was the arrival of a letter with her name on it in the post that day. She had stopped to check on her way back from the gym, and absolutely beamed when she opened up the letter - from an up and coming women's magazine - and read the words that told her that she was now a published writer in James' world as well as her own.
It was a small piece she had written, based on something she had once done for the Metropolitan, on the ever changing societal role of women in London -- now updated for the 21st century. And inside was a check for the rights of the piece, and an offer to continue writing on a more permanent basis.
Smiling to herself, Sarah head upstairs. It wasn't the London Times, but it was a start. A start that, in her opinion, deserved a relaxing bubble bath until James came home.
But maybe more than anything that made her feel as if she actually lived there was the arrival of a letter with her name on it in the post that day. She had stopped to check on her way back from the gym, and absolutely beamed when she opened up the letter - from an up and coming women's magazine - and read the words that told her that she was now a published writer in James' world as well as her own.
It was a small piece she had written, based on something she had once done for the Metropolitan, on the ever changing societal role of women in London -- now updated for the 21st century. And inside was a check for the rights of the piece, and an offer to continue writing on a more permanent basis.
Smiling to herself, Sarah head upstairs. It wasn't the London Times, but it was a start. A start that, in her opinion, deserved a relaxing bubble bath until James came home.
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Date: 2007-05-09 07:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-09 07:26 pm (UTC)She honestly can't ever see herself tiring of this, and Sarah smiles up at him. "I love you."
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Date: 2007-05-09 07:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-09 07:52 pm (UTC)With water making everything slicker than sweat would, there's less friction and it's harder to grab and hold on to him. But her hands to the best they can in exploring. And everything about this moment is just as she had hoped it would be.
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Date: 2007-05-09 07:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-09 08:00 pm (UTC)Her heart rate begins to slow as she peaks one eye open, watching in happy silence as he kisses her. The surge of love she feels at that second catches Sarah Jane off guard and she laughs. She laughs at the simple joy of being alive and being here and everything falling in to place.
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Date: 2007-05-09 08:13 pm (UTC)“Oh, God, I’ve inspired you to clichés. How am I going to live with myself now?”
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Date: 2007-05-09 08:16 pm (UTC)Still, his smile is infectious and she can't help but grin madly back at him. "You can start by getting out of this tub and getting dressed and making this engagement official before all the jewelers in London close for the evening."
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Date: 2007-05-09 08:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-09 08:26 pm (UTC)But before an embrace can lead to anything more, she pulls away towards the towel rack and tosses him one before taking another for herself.
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Date: 2007-05-09 09:01 pm (UTC)Maybe it had been too soon to judge the truth of these feelings, but in his heart he knew it was right. He knew it was right in the little moments they shared together like this.
It’s several minutes later and the two are in the Aston Martin, James dressed in a second, but no less impressive, suit for the day. He’s smiling, perhaps because he’s thinking of how annoyed the people at the jewelers will be at the last minute customers. Oh, well. Some people have to work rather then spend all their mornings shopping.
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Date: 2007-05-09 09:10 pm (UTC)She smiles at him, the happiness from earlier not quite faded yet. "Do you have any specific place in mind?"
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Date: 2007-05-09 09:13 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-05-10 01:57 am (UTC)He speaks: "We could always wait this weekend to buy a ring if you'd rather have more selection. We can just go out to dinner tonight, if you'd like."
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Date: 2007-05-10 01:59 am (UTC)Sarah shrugs, scanning the store fronts again. "Well, we're here. We could just see what's open."
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Date: 2007-05-10 02:14 am (UTC)Chivalry. He insists on it.
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Date: 2007-05-10 02:16 am (UTC)But she keeps that thought to herself, instead laughing and rolling her eyes at the open door. "James! I can do this sort of thing for myself, you know!"
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Date: 2007-05-10 02:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-10 02:26 am (UTC)"Next time I'm returning the favour, got it?"
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