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WHO: Victor and Kat
WHAT: Needing a bit of consolation
WHEN: Friday night
WHERE: Victor's place
WARNINGS: TBA



At eight in the morning, Victor had headed into the precinct and handed his resignation over to his lieutenant. She had known it was coming, as they had discussed it in depth, but the simple act of handing the letter to her had made everything so real. Victor knew he could return to the same precinct later when he had finished his course, but that was if he hadn't moved to Massachusetts or hell...Japan with Kat. He was going to miss working with his fellow detectives and being Michael's partner, but he just felt so exposed and unsafe now. Lucifer had taken that from him.

His fellow detectives had thrown a party to say goodbye to him, and then he had cleaned out his desk and headed home where he had sat, a little forlornly, for far longer than was necessary. Eventually he texted Kat to let her know he needed some cheering up if she had time to spare and in return he could feed her dinner.

By the time he heard the door open, Victor was in the kitchen, focusing on making Senegalese food instead of how sad he was to have left a job he loved. It was better than dwelling. He looked up to smile at her, however, because if anything could make him feel better, it was her.

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She'd had no issue going over to his place once he'd texted her. She'd feel just as awful if she'd have to leave her choice of study, or she couldn't continue doing it. And she felt truly bad that he'd had to go through this. Not being there wasn't something she could do.

She returned his smile once she was inside and without saying much gave him a hug. She set her head against his shoulder as she kept it. Words weren't always enough, so she hoped this could convey everything she couldn't find words for.

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Being held was pretty much exactly what he needed. "Thank you," he whispered to her, keeping the hug until he felt he should probably stir the food.

"They threw me a party and got me presents including this really expensive antique guitar (http://home.provide.net/~woodrails/galpics/styleo34.jpg). It was really nice."

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"Any time," she released him when he had to stir the food, keeping one hand on his back even when he did that. " The least I can do." She gave a small smile to the mentions of the presents. "It's a really nice one. And you should have called. I'd have gone with you. I am sorry you know. For all this. It's really not fair."

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"I should have," Victor admitted. He hadn't even really thought about it, but he hadn't expected his co-workers to make such a big deal out of it either.

"It's not fair, but it's not your fault either," he replied, leaning down to kiss her cheek. "It's safer this way."

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"Doesn't make it suck less." She smiled to the kiss, "And I know it's not my fault. I mean I know how I would feel. I know this might not make it better, but when you finish your course you'll go back. It won't be the same, but you'll still get to see people."

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Victor wrapped one arm around her and he continued to stir with the other. "You know I won't mind if I don't go back, right? I'll go where life takes us." He felt more and more like 'us' really was the appropriate way to talk about the future.

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She smiled into the embrace and kept her arm on his back. "I know. But it's a possibility, and one that will remain open until one road or the other opens. It'll be two more years before any opens regardless. I'd feel rather selfish if you had to figure out your stuff around me. If that makes sense. It does in my head."

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He gave her a little squeeze and then checked on the cous cous. "I would gladly plan anything around you," he informed her. She was younger and for some reason it just made sense to him to allow her to do her thing and he would work around it.

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"But you don't have to." She knew she'd feel guilty and selfish if she just trucked along and he had to follow behind. She wanted to include him. "You're part of this us thing just as much. I want you to do what you want, what makes you happy. I want to be side by side, not me first and then you."

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"Sounds good to me," he said with a smile. "We'll work it out then." He could finish his degree anywhere and it was likely he could find a job anywhere too. He did love New York City, but he would leave it if Kat got in to MIT or if they decided to live elsewhere. What mattered to him was that they did it together. "I just want to be with you."

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It was nice to hear. "Hey, same for me. If you should find something that you really love, I'd follow you the same as you'd follow me. I just want you to know that." With a smile she leaned up and kissed his cheek. "And dinner is smelling really good, to change the subject. You know it wasn't needed right? I'd have come by regardless."

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She melted his heart so many times a day, he had lost count. He let go of the spoon and turned so he could take her face into his hands and give her a real kiss, slow and passionate. When he pulled back, he kissed her forehead as well.

"Thank you," he said with feeling. "And I know I don't have to lure you over with food, it's just something I enjoy. Kept my mind off things." Then he looked a little thoughtful. "We've been together almost five months now." He had met her in September last year, but they hadn't gone on a date until November 25th.

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The kiss was a little surprising, but no in the least something she didn't like. She smiled into it and gave him a grin when he pulled back. "I do like Victor kisses."

"Except when it's ice cream. I think we've both established that whenever there's ice cream I'm totally coming over to eat it all." A thought made her smile before she tilted her head to his comment, "Huh. Yeah we have." She grinned at that. "All things considered best five months so far."

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Victor laughed when she mentioned ice cream. "It's good Kat bait," he said, stirring the food one last time. "And I agree, it's been a wonderful five months, even despite all the not-so-good things." Like being shot, for one. "Dinner's ready."

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She chuckled and let him go. "You have no idea." Smiling she went to get some plates and silverware. She could at least be useful. "And good considering I'm starving."

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"Can't have that," Victor said gently as she fetched plates. He carried the food to the table.

Once he sat down and dished up some food he asked, "have you thought about eventually moving in together? I don't mean now. I don't want to rush! I just mean...have you thought about it?"

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"You're really adorable when you get nervous you know." she smiled at him and finished her bite. "I have considered it, yeah. I was thinking that after Greece I could spend a week here, and then a week back at my place. And if that works out I figure I could stay here on a more permanent basis. I'd consider it rushing but, I figure these last five months have been kind of rough. And we got through that okay." She bit her lip, "right?"

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He grinned widely at her when she finished. "Right," he assured her. "I think that sounds like a really sensible plan," he nodded. And he did too. He was a little scared if he was being honest with himself, because it was after Hippolyta had moved in that she'd beaten the crap out of him, but he was fairly sure Kat would never do that.

The same couldn't be said about her grandfather, necessarily.

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She returned his smile and nodded. She knew he trusted her but she always tried making sure he was comfortable. She turned to her dinner and after a while finished it.

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Victor finished his meal as well and then he smiled at her and stood to clear his plate, reaching for hers as well. "Would your family approve? If you were here on a more permanent basis, I mean."