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[clarityofprose]

(She's sitting in the emergency room.)

Comments

[goblin_matthews]

You look like you can use a coffee.

[clarityofprose]

Yeah, probably. Or some self restraint.

[goblin_matthews]

How about we get you a coffee first, and then take on the self restraint second? Baby steps.

[clarityofprose]

Good idea. [Kellie nods a little. She really, really wants Doug right now, but she knows he won't be coming.] Oh, God.

[goblin_matthews]

[She gives her a half comforting smile and then goes to get a coffee, comes back with two, offering them to her.]

I wasn't sure how you take it... Black or with cream and sugar...

[clarityofprose]

Black's fine. [It's awkward for Kellie because she has to hold the cup with her uninjured hand, not the one she'd normally use.] I just really hope I didn't make a huge mistake.

[goblin_matthews]

[She hands her the black and keeps the cream-sugar for herself]

Did anyone else get hurt?

[clarityofprose]

My best friend's girlfriend. I punched her.

[goblin_matthews]

Ouch... What did she do?

[clarityofprose]

Told me that since he had her, he didn't need me. I swear, he's too good for her.

[goblin_matthews]

Ouch... I dunno if he's too good for her, but that's kind of an asshole statement to make on behalf of someone else.

[clarityofprose]

I just hope he doesn't hate me when he finds out. She's probably already told him. (The prospect of Doug being angry at her, or worse, not speaking to her at all, is making Kellie's eyes fill with tears already. He really is her best friend.) Dammit.

[goblin_matthews]

Probably... but if he hates you for it, he might not be as good a friend as you want him to be. If he's just mad at you for it, well, there's room to apologize.

[clarityofprose]

Thing is I'd do it again. She's a bitch. I have tried to like her for his sake and I just...agh.

[goblin_matthews]

Hey, I wouldn't try to talk you out of it! If you tried and she was a bitch... you didn't break too much of her face, did you?

[unholy_terror]

Y'know I'm kind of glad to be in one of these places when it's not for business.

[She glanced over at Kellie.]

You alright?

[clarityofprose]

I don't think so. She just fell over.

[clarityofprose]

More hurt ego than injury, luckily.

[unholy_terror]

Alright then we'll go get coffee or something when you're out of here.

[clarityofprose]

I'm just waiting to see if he calls.

[unholy_terror]

Well if he doesn't see how horrible she is after what you tell him then I will smack him upside the head for you.

Seriously who goes around saying shit like that?

[clarityofprose]

Lauren, apparently. I swear, Doug is thinking with things that are not his brain.

[unholy_terror]

Sounds like it but if he's thinking with what I think he's thinking with, then why are you friends with him?

[clarityofprose]

Because he's amazing. He's sweet and smart and caring and also cute but - he has his imperfect moments too. (Kellie would give anything to see him then, to know that he's not mad and he still cares about her.)

[unholy_terror]

If that's really the case he will come to his senses eventually.