Nodding, Veda waits until Katelynn’s arms are around her neck before offering a single warning of ‘hold on’ before beginning to run. The nearest alley they reached, she ducked aside and into it, taking advantage of the semi-darkness to begin climbing.
It’s not long before they reach the balcony outside the apartment Katelynn had directed her toward. Climbing downward, fingers digging into the mortar, Veda only stops when Katelynn indicates the window of her apartment between whines of pain, and taps on the glass with one hand.
The blue man had been back in the section of the living room that served as his studio, sketching out a new commission. His lips were pursed in concentration – and when the tap came, it startled him badly. His pencil skidded, scratching a thick black line across the canvas.
“Wh-what … ?”
His first thought was that he must have misheard it. But no, he knew the difference between a knock on the door and the sound of someone rapping on glass. Nervously, he turned toward the balcony door at the far end of the room.
His jaw dropped. “Veda?” Quickly, he hurried over to the door. “How did … how did you get up here?!” Since Katelynn was with her (and obviously hurt somehow), he let them in right away, but his expression said he wanted an answer, now.
Smiling, Veda waves at the man on the other side of the now open door. “I climbed,” was her only explanation, looking up at the building’s roof. Nodding her head in Katelynn’s direction, she looks a little nervous. This had to look strange. “It was fastest…” she offers weakly.
Now that she was on solid ground, Katelynn untangled herself from Veda, having clung to her as best she could to not only not fall but also because heights tended to make her queasy. Not something she needed while on her time of the month.
She moved over to give Jack a quick kiss on the cheek. “I just need medicine..I’ll be fine..I’ll explain later…” And began to make her way to the bathroom to search for some Midol, Stella and Roxy at her heels now that she was home.
“Don’t worry Veda, Jack is a great guy. He doesn’t bite.”
“You c-climbed?!” Jack gaped at the blonde woman, not sure what to make of that. Their apartment was several stories up, and Veda had made the distance while carrying Katelynn – what was going on here?
He smiled for a brief moment as Katelynn kissed him (and was relieved to her she didn’t sound seriously hurt), but it faded as he looked at Veda again. “It’s true I d-don’t bite, but could you p-please tell me what just happened?"
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