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“We can hire a car?” Jack offers as he wraps his arm around her, pulling her in. “I mean, I. I can drive, but I just haven’t in a while since cars are expensive.” he admits. “But we can take a bus if that’s what you prefer.”

She thought it over, tapping her finger to her chin. “Well..a car means driving..which means you won’t be able to relax unless we take turns..a bus you can fully relax but it means random stops and sharing the bus ride with people…”

She hummed, running scenarios through her mind. “I-I think in hindsight, so you can relax and not drive it..a bus sounds better..?”

Jack smiles, before leaning in and nuzzles at her temple with his lips. “Plus then I get to just hold you.” he adds.

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He smiles as he holds her hand closely in his own, and kisses at her as best he can when she kisses his chin. “T-that’s right. I just hope you like the place… it will take a bit of a drive to get out there, though…”

“That just means road trip sort of!” she exclaimed, seeming to get even more excited than before. “Scenery drives, music listening and singing, snack eating. Or well..unless we’re going by bus,” she replied, wondering. Neither of them had a car after all. “Then it means snuggling up to you and talking or watching the scenery.”

Her excitement was bubbling over, her energy level rising. “And don’t worry, okay? I’m sure I’ll love it! I’ve never been to a real house before. Just apartment, apartment, apartment my whole life.”

“We can hire a car?” Jack offers as he wraps his arm around her, pulling her in. “I mean, I. I can drive, but I just haven’t in a while since cars are expensive.” he admits. “But we can take a bus if that’s what you prefer.”

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He smiles faintly and follows her. Jack slips his hand into hers as she half walks, half skips. “You’ll like it, I hope… given the time of year there won’t be any flowers, which will be good because of your allergies…”

She rolled her eyes, giggling a bit. “Oh, that’s no problem. I can just take an allergy medicine and I’ll be fine for a few hours. Plus, seeing flowers is completely worth it in the spring..I can’t wait for the ice to melt away and to see everything become green again..”

She looked up at him and leaned in to kiss his chin. “But either way I know I’ll love it because it’s where you grew up. That makes it really special for me. I get to see a part of you that I’ve never known before.”

He smiles as he holds her hand closely in his own, and kisses at her as best he can when she kisses his chin. “T-that’s right. I just hope you like the place… it will take a bit of a drive to get out there, though…”

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“I want to show you were I grew up, after my parents adopted me.” he says quietly. “The house where we lived, and the fields around it. We weren’t farmers, but we owned a bit of land. We still own it now, really… but, my parents travel.”

Smiling gently, Katelynn leaned into his shoulder a bit, a bit of happiness bubbling up inside of her. “I would love to see where you grew up…Are we going right now or did you want to go later..?”

“We’d have to pack. It’s a bit of a ways out of Metro City but we could spend the night. It’s still got all the facilities working so… um. If you want?” he asked, looking at her.

She leaned back to nod eagerly at him, a huge smile on his face. “It sounds like fun! Let’s go then!” She began to walk back towards their apartment complex, skipping a bit, excited about the trip.

He smiles faintly and follows her. Jack slips his hand into hers as she half walks, half skips. “You’ll like it, I hope… given the time of year there won’t be any flowers, which will be good because of your allergies…”

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“I want to show you were I grew up, after my parents adopted me.” he says quietly. “The house where we lived, and the fields around it. We weren’t farmers, but we owned a bit of land. We still own it now, really… but, my parents travel.”

Smiling gently, Katelynn leaned into his shoulder a bit, a bit of happiness bubbling up inside of her. “I would love to see where you grew up…Are we going right now or did you want to go later..?”

“We’d have to pack. It’s a bit of a ways out of Metro City but we could spend the night. It’s still got all the facilities working so… um. If you want?” he asked, looking at her.

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He nods, but pauses. “…there’s something else I want to do, first though.”

She tilts her head, curiosity readable on her face. “What’s that love?”

“I want to show you were I grew up, after my parents adopted me.” he says quietly. “The house where we lived, and the fields around it. We weren’t farmers, but we owned a bit of land. We still own it now, really… but, my parents travel.”

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Jack nods. “I love Aloysius as my father, I mean… he was the one who was there for me when they adopted me. He taught me so much and… and raised me. I’m not replacing him with Vycter, but I just…. I want to know him.” he looks at Katelynn, smiling faintly, reaching out with his free hand and touches her side. “You know?”

Family… Katelynn mused, knowing she now had none of her own save for Jack, her expression serious a moment. But somehow she could understand, even if she had never been in this kind of situation. She nodded at him, smiling. “Yeah..I mean at least for curiosity sake..”

He nods, but pauses. “…there’s something else I want to do, first though.”

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“Family is important. Even… even if he wasn’t… hm. He still might be my father. My biological one. I should… I should make an effort to know him. To ask him things.” Jack admits, looking up at he slowly.

She reached over and gently rubbed his arm gently. Lately she had been more affectionate, touching him at every opportunity, giving him loving gazes and gestures to show how much she cared about him; just anything to show him she cared. “Yeah..I’m actually curious too..I had already asked him a few things like if he came to take you home and he said no, that this was your home now. I think..I think he knows you have your own life now and that if you ever wanted to seek him out, he’d be there for you.”

Jack nods. “I love Aloysius as my father, I mean… he was the one who was there for me when they adopted me. He taught me so much and… and raised me. I’m not replacing him with Vycter, but I just…. I want to know him.” he looks at Katelynn, smiling faintly, reaching out with his free hand and touches her side. “You know?”

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Katelynn gasps, blushing a bit. “O-Of course love. I was actually meaning to talk to you about it but with..our situation I didn’t want to bring it up yet.”

“I-if anything our situations has re-reminded me how important it is that, that I talk to him…” he says quietly, looking down at his hands.

“Really?” she asked softly, lowering her head to his level to try to look at his eyes. “Why is that?”

“Family is important. Even… even if he wasn’t… hm. He still might be my father. My biological one. I should… I should make an effort to know him. To ask him things.” Jack admits, looking up at he slowly.

“I-if anything our situations has re-reminded me how important it is that, that I talk to him…” he says quietly, looking down at his hands.