It's probably no help to her that someone out in the hallway is humming "Deck the Halls", even less of a help that they're doing so very off-key.
The door to room 24 opens, a six-foot, rustling lump of bundled plastic entering the room first, followed by a not-quite-six foot bundled-up man as well as one very small, rather exciteable dog. The dog immediately runs into the room, tripping over its own paws, to yap at Chris' feet.
Jack looks toward the TV and makes a face. "You're not watching It's a Wonderful Life, are you?"
Chris startles at the sound of the door opening, the only sound she can make is a a strangled laugh.
It's him. It's him. It's him.
Barely pausing to set the thermos down, she runs over to where he is, hugging. "Jack, I-I..." she pulls away, smiling at him. "I missed you. I didn't know if you were coming back or if it would be you..."
Her voice trails off as she dimly realizes he may not have a clue to what she's talking about here.
He drops his load as she comes over and hugs him, wrapping his arms around her. And no, he doesn't really know what the hell she's talking about, at least for a few minutes.
"If I was--" Suddenly it dawns on him, and his brow unfurrows, a small, caring smile coming to his face. "You mean you met the...younger version of me that was here?"
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The door to room 24 opens, a six-foot, rustling lump of bundled plastic entering the room first, followed by a not-quite-six foot bundled-up man as well as one very small, rather exciteable dog. The dog immediately runs into the room, tripping over its own paws, to yap at Chris' feet.
Jack looks toward the TV and makes a face. "You're not watching It's a Wonderful Life, are you?"
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It's him. It's him. It's him.
Barely pausing to set the thermos down, she runs over to where he is, hugging. "Jack, I-I..." she pulls away, smiling at him. "I missed you. I didn't know if you were coming back or if it would be you..."
Her voice trails off as she dimly realizes he may not have a clue to what she's talking about here.
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"If I was--" Suddenly it dawns on him, and his brow unfurrows, a small, caring smile coming to his face. "You mean you met the...younger version of me that was here?"
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"I met him and I told him about what was going to happen. With Nina and everything."
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