suitably_heroic | Around Atton's New York, All Day Tuesday

So, Cade was still here. And... damned lucky that Dane had the patience of a saint (or at least a guy with crappy coping methods and a history of poor boundary-setting), or he probably would've been out on his ass by now. Hell, Jack had thought about throwing him out on his ass a few times now. The crossing the streams was just kind of weird.

And Cade could be kind of a jackass.

(But he'd also missed the guy and having him here was a good reminder of their misspent youth and space he really was getting old, wasn't he?)

Anyway.

It was show day. And Jack-slash-Atton hadn't slept a wink last night, so he'd just be on the floor of the living room, where he'd been for the last couple of hours. Ugh.

[[ for that guy and some ocd ]]

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Jack rolled his eyes.

"Anyway," he said, as he waved over a server, "Now you know what I get up to on this mudball."

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"It's definitely not what I'm doing," Cade said with a grin.

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Jack snorted. "No," he agreed. "You hear anything about those Hutts?"

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"I think no news is good news," Cade decided.

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"Or it means they're laying in wait, hoping to catch you sleeping," Jack said merrily. "Cheers!"

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"Why'd you think I went to ground here for a while?" Cade asked.

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"I know," Jack said. "I'm asking because I'd prefer not to send you back out there with a target still on your back."

Hey, bold-faced honest admission of caring without couching it in any kind of irony. His therapist would be proud.

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"Blue said she'd handle it," Cade said blithely.

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"And has she?" Jack asked lightly.

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"She's a lot prettier than I am," Cade said, "so she says that's helping to appease the Hutts."

That and a lot of credits. Mostly the credits.

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"You ever worry about her?" Jack asked, as he reached for his newly-arrived drink. (Soda, again.)

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Cade shook his head once. "Blue can take care of herself," he said. "Doesn't mean I want something bad to happen, but she'd stab me in the spleen if she thought I was hovering."

Skywalkers had a type.

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Jack shrugged one shoulder. "You're a whole galaxy away," he said. "If you were worried, I'm not sure I'd call it 'hovering'."

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"I'm not a hover-er," Cade agreed.

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He took another sip of his soda and thought about it.

"Sorry," Jack said. "I just... I don't know. I shouldn't be hounding you about your own poodoo just because I'm still processing mine."

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Cade shrugged. "It doesn't bother me that you ask."

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"I just know what it's like to care about someone who's a big fucking badass," Jack said. He lifted his drink. "And what it feels like when they leave you in the dust 'for your own good'."

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"Well, that's definitely a thing that is now about you," Cade said. "Blue's not leaving."

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"Hey, it's not like I didn't warn you," Jack said, and sipped his drink, and shoved the menu towards Cade. "But I'm glad you have that."

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"She's cool," Cade said with a smile.

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"'Cool', huh?" Jack said, eyebrow raised, maybe a little teasing.

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"She's a Zeltron," Cade said, "and we're really casual."

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"Uh huh," Jack said. "And how long have you been 'really casual' for, huh?"

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"A few months," Cade said. "She doesn't know my last name. It's very casual."

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"You don't tell anybody your last name," Jack pointed out. "Pretty sure the only reason I know it is because I had to deal with all your family drama."