Room 313, Sunday afternoon

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Jaina hadn't really been having the greatest weekend, with the possibility of John's imminent departure and him getting mad when she tried to help. After finding out his previous history with the same bitchy little tramp she'd been barely faking nice with all weekend, she figured she was probably better off going back to her room, and hopefully, at some point, she'd find out what was actually going on today.

While she was sitting at her desk trying to get some work done, it wasn't really happening. She wasn't even faking busy very well.


[Door's closed, and expecting one, but open before if you waaaant.]

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This weekend needed to end already, in John's opinion. He was concerned for many reasons that Jaina would not actually answer the door when he knocked, leading to him standing in front of it for a full minute.

He knew she'd know he was there if she was at all open. And if she was all closed off? Maybe he'd just try his apologies later.

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Oh, she knew he was there. Which was why after waiting to see if he was ever going to actually knock, she sighed, focused, and turned the knob to open the door a crack from where she was sitting. She was still making him open it.

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"So you are here," he said, opening the door to enter the room and shut it behind him. "I've been looking."

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She turned in her seat, wanting to cut to the chase, either way. "Got news?" she asked.

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"First, I should really apologize for last night. I didn't mean to-- I mean, it's hard for me..." One more try, "Family's a touchy subject and I know now that you were just trying to help and I should've listened to you but it's weird and I'm sorry."

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That either meant she was right, or it meant that she really wasn't and this was the start of goodbye. She nodded, accepting that, and said, "And?" She was kind of bracing herself at this point.

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That and didn't sound good to him. He rubbed the toe of his shoe on the carpet and sort of talked half to the floor and half to her. "And you were right. It seems Dave called our father and if you still want me to," John was sort of worried she'd changed her mind between last night and Nancy, "I can stay for the summer."

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"How did I know you were going to throw something like 'if you still want me to' in thre?" she asked, though there was a hint of a smile. "Dummy. Teach you to doubt me."

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"I talked to Nancy," he cringed. "I wouldn't fault you for being done."

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"Your ex is a bitch," she said bluntly, standing and waiting for the reaction.

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That was really blunt. "I...wouldn't exactly call her my ex," John replied.

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Jaina looked interested. "Oh? What would you call her then?"

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That was a little awkward. "Um, a girl I used to mess around with on occasion?" John almost felt like reminding her how he used to be a terrible boyfriend, happily he was not that stupid.

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"That maybe should have been information I should have had when she started trying to compete," she admitted.

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"She can't compete," John told her. "Honestly, I don't think anyone could."

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"While flattering and I love you for saying it, I still have to put up with her like she thinks she can," Jaina said. "By the way, I don't think I'm overly possessive or anything, but if she actually gets you to share an apartment with her, the fit I throw will be epic."

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"She wants to share an apartment with me?" This was news to John. "Yeah, I don't see that happening." Unless he got desperate for cash at some point.

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"It came up. Since you're both going to the same school and all. Also, she's willing to take my place as your beard, so you know. How'd she get into college? She's an idiot."

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John laughed, "She's got a lot of money backing her. I got the impression from Dave that she wasn't exactly invited along, either. Maybe you should come to school with me and keep her away."

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"That would work until I was sent to prison while they hunted for her body."

Hard to imagine a sweet little girl like this had ever gone bad, huh?

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"I guess I'll just have hide a lot. But not for a few months at least," he said, almost smiling since he had a bit of a reprieve.

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"You can say the part where you're staying a lot more," Jaina nodded. "I like that part."

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"I'm staying a lot more," he repeated. "With no classes and no responsibilities." Such a winning situation for him.

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With some of her Nancy rage out of her system, she walked over to wrap her arms around him. "Also? I told you so." She had to say it once. Had to.

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"Hey, I was trying to be positive but all your realism's rubbed off on me," he told her, returning the embrace.