Iowa | Tuesday FT

[kirked]

Jim was sitting on the front porch of his mother's house, enjoying the sun and the warmth. For the first time in awhile, he had the house to himself. His mother was off on some mission and Frank was...well, he didn't care where Frank was. What counted was that he could sit outside with a cool glass of water and do nothing without hearing that he

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[whenshewasnice]

Natalie had every bit of trust in things going fine with Achilles that she possibly could.

Still... It did not seem like a bad time to give Jim a call. So that was what she was doing.

[kirked]

Jim was still on his motorcycle when his phone buzzed in his pocket. Deciding to demonstrate some classic Kirk recklessness, he pulled the phone out and continued steering with one hand.

"Hello?" he said, keeping his eyes on the road, at least.

[whenshewasnice]

Well, there went what little room he would've had to be angry about the dangerous things she was about to do! Not that she was intending to tell him about those in the first place, but still, not great, Jim.

"Hey, boyfriend."

She kept her voice light.

[kirked]

"Hey," Jim said, almost surprised that he was hearing from her. After the silence from last time, he wondered if she'd gotten held up in space again. "Good to hear from you. Where are you?"