December 5th
Mall Walking
"Okay, I'll admit that the car ride when we dropped her off at the Wendy's was awkward as @#$% but that definitely wasn't the impression I got at the hospital. Just saying," Louis observes with a shrug.Originally Posted by Ryker
Originally Posted by Raphael"I'm told that a lot of women love that kind of thing but maybe we can get a second opinion?" Louis replies to Raph, nodding at Iris as she heads their way.Originally Posted by Iris
Louis flashes a smile in return, "Yeah, that's my government alright. You've got a good-" The team lead reconsiders his choice of words in the moment but forces himself to commit rather than to draw any unwanted attention, "eye."
"Sorry, I should've introduced them from the jump. This is Derrick and that's Raph." He thumbs back at the delinquent duo. "Don't take the silent treatment personally. It's usually hard to get him to shut up but he's actually a little shy around women."Originally Posted by Iris
"Izzy? She's amazing." Louis' mind is flooded by a deluge of emotions and memories of the time he'd spent together with the musician over the past few weeks. The realization of how much time had passed since he'd last saw Iris suddenly hits him as does the nature of her question. "And doing fantastic after the incident back at the safehouse. I don't think many people would've bounced back as fast as she did after something like that. I know she'd appreciate you asking too." He smiles on his girlfriends behalf.
"What about you?" Louis asks innocently. "It's been a minute."
"I take it the Christmas spirit's also compelled you to get a little holiday shopping done early or do you just happen to be in the market for a new book?"