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[Arden Patricks]

I pause and look down at the sidewalk again when he doesn't say anything. And I guess that's it, and everything's back to before except we've both betrayed each other and I messed about with Riley on top of it all. Lovely.

[Logan Andrews]

"So...we just call it even then?" I ask cautiously.
Because after all of that...all of that huge mess of confusion and hurt and everything else...it seems a little strange that it's just...cancelled out.
Although maybe that's how it works. I don't know.

[Arden Patricks]

"I don't know." I shrug. "I forgive you, anyway." Because I deserve it. Even though what you did was worse. Hm. Would this be what Fitzy was warning me against?

[Logan Andrews]

I nod slightly, figuring that it's probably safe to remove my hand from her shoulder now because she seems a bit more composed.
"Ah...good, thanks."
And I would say it back, but I don't really forgive. Always had a lot of trouble with that, I suppose, and much as she's not on the black list of grudges or anything and is, to all intents and purposes, forgiven...I can't say it.
So I suppose I'll just assume she takes it as a given, because what I did was worse so if she forgives me, then I've obviously already forgiven her...or something.

[Arden Patricks]

"And what about you?" I ask. "Am I forgiven?"
I can't just be wondering about this. I have to ask.

[Logan Andrews]

"Yes."
Hm, wasn't so hard. Probably because I didn't actually have to say it, just agree.

[Arden Patricks]

"All right." I nod, smiling slightly. "So... do you want to go home now, or... continue to have an intense soap opera discussion in the middle of the street, or...." I shrug, biting my lip.

[Logan Andrews]

I smile briefly, then shrug, "Hm, let's drop the intense soap opera discussion and go home?"

[Arden Patricks]

"All right," I smile more genuinely now. "But first, do you mind if I kiss you?"

[Logan Andrews]

"Mm, go for it," I grin slightly, leaning down to kiss her lightly.

[Arden Patricks]

I kiss him back a little deeper, resting my hands on his shoulders. Now this is what a kiss is supposed to feel like.

[Logan Andrews]

I wind my arms loosely round her waist, kissing her deeper back.

[Arden Patricks]

Nice as it is, however, I think I'd rather do this after we get home, so I break the kiss after a moment and smile at him again. "We should get going now, really."

[Logan Andrews]

"Hm," I say after a moment, kissing her briefly again before reluctantly letting go of her again, "Yes, suppose we should."

[Arden Patricks]

"We can always continue this later," I shrug, smiling again and turning so we're facing the same direction now. "If, that is, we ever get there."

[Logan Andrews]

"I'd hope so," I agree, vaguely amused by how much she's smiling all of a sudden, before glancing at the street in front of us and grimacing faintly, "Sure we'll get there eventually."

[Arden Patricks]

"Good that you have confidence at least; I don't even know where we are." I shrug, then glance at him as something occurs to me belatedly. "And not to... mess with how things are now, but... I just have to ask. You didn't do anything else I'm likely to be angry at you for, did you?"

[Logan Andrews]

"I was assuming that you knew where we are actually," I admit with a shrug.
Then I frown briefly, pausing to think back before shrugging, "No, I'm pretty sure that I didn't."

[Arden Patricks]

"All right," I nod. Kind of odd, really. I guess I half-expected to have triggered a psychotic episode or something. Then I shrug, dismissing it for now at least. "I've been wandering around for hours... no idea, really."

[Logan Andrews]

"Why? Did you?" I raise an eyebrow, then shake my head slightly, "Well...we're off to good start there then."

[Arden Patricks]

"No." I shake my head quickly, then think about it. But no, I really haven't done anything but think.
"We could apparate," I shrug. "But I'm not really certain I remember how."

[Logan Andrews]

"You can't really remember how to apparate?" I ask, raising an eyebrow.

[Arden Patricks]

"Hasn't been much call for it since I stopped working at the Ministry," I shrug. "And even then I rarely did. Kind of... silly, and lazy, and... incredibly convenient in situations like this but I'm pretty sure I'd do it wrong."

[Logan Andrews]

"Can do side-along apparation, right?" I shrug.
Unsurprisingly, I haven't forgotten how to apparate. It sort of comes in handy quite often, because of it's incredible convenience.

[Arden Patricks]

"I don't see why not," I shrug back, tking him by the arm because although I'm a little bit hazy on it all I think that's what you're supposed to do.
Honestly, I think more often than not I forget I'm a witch.

[Logan Andrews]

I take a slightly firmer hold of her arm, before actually apparating.
I'm just hoping I get the right muggle street now. They all seem to look the same to me.

[Arden Patricks]

"I also don't do that 'cause I hate it," I mention, grimacing slightly once we're back on my street and I'm looking around quickly to see if anyone's noticed.

[Logan Andrews]

I shake my head, slightly amusedly, "Not that bad, is it?"

[Arden Patricks]

"I don't know," I shrug. "I guess I just prefer most things the muggle way."

[Logan Andrews]

"Hm," I murmur, shrugging slightly.