Title: Walk Back In
Author:
michellekChallenge:
drabble123Fandom: 30 Rock
Pairings: Jack/Liz, Jack/Avery
Table:
In The DarkPrompt: #9. The night we met
Rating: PG
Word Count: 300
Summary: Liz literally runs into him.
Disclaimer: Not mine. Don't sue.
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Liz literally runs into him. Well, walks into him.
She's leaving the building where she works -- after TGS got cancelled she joined the writing staff of an FX show -- and, on her way to the subway, Jack's suddenly in front of her. He looks as surprised as she is (so he didn't plan this; she'd rather he had). She hugs him; he hugs back.
"It's been, what?" She pretends to guess. "Almost a year?" After more small talk: "How's Avery?" Like she doesn't mind hearing about her. Like his marriage didn't break her heart in ways she couldn't handle until she distanced herself from him, using her new job as an excuse to not be a third wheel. To not watch him gaze at another woman with affection he'd never direct towards her. "I saw you on her show a couple months ago." She could barely watch the whole segment. "She didn't say you were her husband. I thought that was kind of weird."
"People know what I am to her."
"Yeah," she agrees. And any who didn't could have figured out something was there; they were so... flirty. The display might have been cute if Liz didn't keep thinking about the wedding; watching them laugh and dance, and suspecting everyone could sense her envy except the man she was jealous over.
Realizing he didn't notice made her feel worse.
"We should have dinner sometime," he says. "It's been too long since we've actually talked."
"Well, I still have the same phone number."
"I'm not the one who doesn't return phone calls."
She smiles weakly. "I've been busy. Call me tomorrow, and I promise to answer or call back and we'll make plans."
Jack says goodbye with a kiss to her cheek. Liz's heart skips a beat.
She hopes he forgets to call.
END