OPEN (Cruisin' at the coffeeshop)

[jamesthorn]

Despite his reservations about taking an extended vacation from the police station, never actually taking up the quiet and the emptiness vacation very easily, preferring instead to be busy with his casework and his investigations---by day three, even James discovers that he is enjoying himself, dare say even relaxing if his flip-flops and t-shirts are anything to judge. He's found himself plenty to do aboard the ship, though just the sheer magnitude of the food choices is enough to keep one busy. Still, there were shows and performances and even parties to attend every day, almost every hour; everything a constant flurry of activity and schedules. Mainly he just likes sitting on the deck, watching the water. He's even taken up rising at his usual time and heading down to the gym for a short jog on the treadmill and sometimes a dip in the pool. Surely he hasn't been this relaxed in forever. His brain usually too wrapped up in his family and everything else that went along with that. 

But the best part was having the opportunity to spend this much time with Moira without interruption. Between work and other things, namely their careful interaction around town, they never just relaxed this much together. Something about the cruise had caused them to give up most of the rouse, not caring who saw what. So it was nice. More than nice. The more time he spends with Moira, the more he realizes how serious he is about her. It's even more than just the pregnancy...he's never been so certain of someone. So certain that he's happy with her. Calmer and less grumpy, maybe June would say. 

That's the reason he's in a definite chipper mood this morning. He takes his short run in the gym around five am. He had left Moira still asleep when he had snuck out of their suite. She's having a rough go of things with the morning sickness, so he didn't want to disturb her. James takes the short route onto the third deck where the small cafe is. He thinks he'll take back coffee and pastries to the room for breakfast. When he arrives, it's good to find there's not much of a line since it's so early.

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[chasingtwisters]

Moira is tired of this baby already and she hasn't even given birth yet. She's spend most of the cruise dealing with morning sickness, and frankly, she's over throwing up constantly. Thankfully, when she wakes up this morning, she feels able to somewhat function. Seeing James already left for the morning, she decides to head to find some breakfast. She winds up at the coffee spot, where...she finds James, taking his morning coffee.

"Fancy meeting you here stranger," she says, sliding in the seat across from him.

[jamesthorn]

At the sound of Moira's voice, James glances up with a smile. Once he had made it through the coffee shop line he decided to stop and drink his coffee before heading back to the room. He's surprised to see her out and about so soon, as the past couple of days her sickeness spells have kept her racing for the bathroom through the early morning. But today she looks fairly perky, if not simply just tired. He slides over the food he had purchased to take back with him.

"I didn't want to wake you," he says, as she sits down. "Are you feeling better?"

[chasingtwisters]

Moira smiles at the food he slides over to her, cautiously beginning to nibble at it. Just because she was feeling slightly better now doesn't mean she is out of the woods yet. Still, the food is delicious, and helps to make her feel something close to functioning as she turns her grin to James.

"A bit. Hold on," she says, quickly getting up and coming back with a peach iced tea to sip along with her food. "How are you this morning?"

[jamesthorn]

"Better. Now that you're here," James says, leaning over to give her a kiss in the mouth. He smiles at her afterwards, breaking off a piece of the cranberry-orange muffin he'd bought for himself. He's happy she is doing better today, still wishing there was more he could do, but it seems to just be nature running its course. "So. Do you suppose everyone's talking about us?" he asks, raising his eyebrow.

[chasingtwisters]

She kisses him back with a smile of her own, still not used to being so openly affectionate with him, especially in front of a crowd like the one populating the cruise. She proceeds to nibble at her food, pleasantly surprised by the way it doesn't upset her stomach. "Probably," she muses, in between sips of her tea. "Small town, the entirety of which is almost all on this boat? Nothing they like better than gawking and yapping."

[jamesthorn]

"You have to admit, it's gossip worthy. Thornton amd Coombs," he says, raising an eyebrow, but then he smiles at her. "Are you sure your sisters will be okay once they find out?" Which there was hardly hiding it with everyone staying on the same floor.

[chasingtwisters]

"Yeah, I'm sure we'll have tongues wagging," she shakes her head, still finding the notion that her love life could be considered tabloid fodder ridiculous. "And I'll be honest with you, I'm not sure."

[jamesthorn]

He shrugs his shoulders, knowing he needs to do the same thing. "Maybe you should just tell them the truth. We're already here together," he suggests, knowing that it isn't hard to put two and two together about him and her pregnancy anyway.

[chasingtwisters]

"Yeah, I suppose I do owe them that much," she says, taking another drink.

[jamesthorn]

He nods back. Maybe if Moira told her sisters they'd have time to warm up to the idea before their mother found out. Violet is the one James still worried about, both what she'd do upon learning that her daughter is with a Thornton, and what Moira would do to defend herself. He doesn't like to think of it, as he worriws what may happen. He just knew two angry witches is never a good thing....

"Who knows. They may just like me," he says, smiling teasingly.