Her catsuit had been crinkling when she moved but she had not paid it any mind any more than one would listen to outside traffic. But now that he pointed it out she peered down at herself and wrapped her arms around herself.
“Y-Yes..” She whispered, licking her lips. “Sorry I’m..such a mess..it was..well..we all did our best.”
Releasing herself gently from Jack’s arms, she rose from the couch and walked to the bedroom for clothes, wondering if her bathing supplies were all still there and if Jack was forced to look at them. She peered back at him. “I’ll be quick..and maybe we can just..relax and watch a movie?” She needed a sense of normalcy after everything.
“O-of course,” Jack replied. “T-take all the time you need. Your, um, your stuff’s still in the bathroom,” he added. “I moved it under the sink, but it’s all there.” It had been too hard for him to look at it (not to mention it got in the way), but he hadn’t been able to bring himself to get rid of it, either. Like the ring, he’d kept it as a silent hope that Katelynn would come back.
Now that the people were done talking, Roxy came nosing over to the couch. With a smile, Jack lifted the little pug into his arms, and called to Katelynn, “A movie sounds good. And maybe you could tell me what you were up to just now?” The way she’d talked about it, we all did our best, made him think it wasn’t something bad, and he was genuinely curious.
His question caused her to drop the shampoo bottle in shock as she had been collecting everything in her arms to begin her shower. Giving a gentle cry of surprise as she picked it up and tried balancing everything in her arms, Katelynn’s cheeks warmed and she let out a deep breath.
“U-Um!” she stammered, unsure of how to begin. Surely ‘Oh yeah we just rescued Grace nothing big’ didn’t sound right. Putting everything away in the tub, Katelynn began peeling off her catsuit.
“…It was just..helping everyone to rescue Grace,” she managed to whisper out though the echo in the bathroom made her voice sound louder than she intended.
“It … what?” Jack exclaimed. He didn’t sound angry or upset. Far from it – he was shocked, but he was also very, very impressed. He knew Katelynn had always wanted to help the city’s supers with their work, and now it sounded like she’d found a way?
He settled Roxy into his lap. “Once you’re ready, please, tell me about it!”
Jack Maple 