Falling ➳ Hennig [4]

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INCOMING CALL FROM (S)HELL😈🔥

ANSWER | DECLINE

"... Hey."

"Hi, Jack." There was a sigh, and Jack could imagine her perched on the edge of her couch with her phone held to her ear and the fingers of her three hand threaded through her hair.

"Is—?" He closed his mouth around the question, 'there something you wanted?' left unsaid. He sighed, swirling his half-empty beer bottle around. "I'm sorry," he said instead, channelling everything he had in him into the words— everything he wished he could have said last month, before JJ came storming back into his life and claiming his heart like she always did. "I— uh, I miss you."

"I miss you, too." A pause. "You're an asshole, you know?"

"I know," he breathed out a laugh, lifting the bottle to his lips and taking a swig. "So," he leaned back against the sofa's cushions, "I was thinking— a trip to Colette's is long overdue. What do you think?"

"I think I'll meet you there in an hour."

"I'll be there."

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New Message from the past😕

 the past😕

hey babe! i was thinking maybe

we could skype later? xxxx

baby❤️

yeah sure! it'll probably be late though,

i'm meeting up with shell xxxx

 the past😕

that's fine! text me when you're back xxxx

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jack keeps forgetting to change jj's contact name smh