Vanessa kind of slammed her office door behind her, startling Jaxson who had been deep in thought in his designated chair. As she went to her desk to fetch something, he watched her closely, looking for a sign of how her spontaneous meeting went.
"Head?" She said suddenly, with the assumption that he would know what she meant.
Jaxson's hand went to the still red spot. She had assumed right. "Uh, painful?" He chuckled awkwardly and waited for her to say something besides inquiring about his head for the umpteenth time that day.
"Good. Come on, we're going to the apartment," she said, beckoning him to follow as she grabbed her coat and purse from where they had been dropped earlier.
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There was complete silence between them as they went to her car and drove the short distance to the building they rented from. Before Vanessa got out, she placed a hand gently on her brother's shoulder and, with a soft smile, said, "I'm glad you're okay."
Jaxson gave a small nod as he watched her get out of the vehicle. His face showed his confusion; rarely did he see the soft side to Vanessa.
"Head?" She said suddenly, with the assumption that he would know what she meant.
Jaxson's hand went to the still red spot. She had assumed right. "Uh, painful?" He chuckled awkwardly and waited for her to say something besides inquiring about his head for the umpteenth time that day.
"Good. Come on, we're going to the apartment," she said, beckoning him to follow as she grabbed her coat and purse from where they had been dropped earlier.
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There was complete silence between them as they went to her car and drove the short distance to the building they rented from. Before Vanessa got out, she placed a hand gently on her brother's shoulder and, with a soft smile, said, "I'm glad you're okay."
Jaxson gave a small nod as he watched her get out of the vehicle. His face showed his confusion; rarely did he see the soft side to Vanessa.