Ch. 28 - Afterglow

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"Hiiiiii babylove!" Costia says giddily when Lexa answers her facetime call

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"Hiiiiii babylove!" Costia says giddily when Lexa answers her facetime call.

It's late afternoon, and Costia is lying down in a patch of grass, taking a break while out for a run.

"Where are you?" Asks Lexa.

"Uhhh I dunno about three miles from wherever I started?" She giggles.

Lexa laughs, shaking her head. After the intense nonstop weekend, seeing Costia's face triggers a surprising wave of homesickness. 

"When are you hoooommmeeee?"

"We're doing dinner here, then catching jet after."

"You work tomorrow?" 

"Ugh, yeah...." Sighs Lexa, "Buuuut be there when I get home tonight?"

Costia's lips spread into a wide closed-mouthed smile.

"I was planning to be anyways...." 

Lexa, grinning back, "How were you gonna get in without me?" 

"Your doorman likes me!! I was gonna sweet-talk him... tell him I had a surprise planned for you." 

"Oh man..." The brunette chuckles, "Yeah good luck he knows better than to fall for THAT.... But I'm gonna text him now to let him know to send someone up to let you in whenever you get there." 

"Mmmmkay."

There's a bunch of noise in the background on Lexa's end, the group of girls all getting excited about something, shrieking and laughing and calling out for Lexa to get her attention but Lexa waves them off, pointing out she's on the phone and goes walking somewhere in what looks like the hotel until it's quiet again.

"So what'd you do today?" Asks Lexa.

It's adorable to Costia that the girl's hiding from her friends and wants to keep talking.  The blonde had called her fully expecting to just say hi real quick, wanting to see the girl's face and confirm whether she'd be seeing her that night or not. 

"Nothing really..." Costia replies, "Walked around The Grove earlier with some friends..." 

"Oh nice...find anything good?"

"Uhhm... a new purse, some shoes...that's it really..."

"Well that's nice..."

"Yeah..." 

The encounter at the mall with Clarke and the others replays in quick flashes, and the actress must sense something on the tip of her tongue being held back. 

"Everything okay?" Asks Lexa after a pause, but Costia crinkles her brows.

"Yeah, of course...why wouldn't it be?"

Lexa, unconvinced, "You're being weird!" She grins.

"Am not!" Costia denies, "I just... like this. Seeing you're face."

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