xp_logs | Angelo and Meggan, Wednesday night

Meggan visits Angelo to offer fuzzy-little-girl hugs, and is generally insanely cute.

He'd come inside just before 10pm, not wanting to be locked out onto the roof however clear the stars were tonight. So now, Angelo was sprawled out on his bed with a CD player, Joyita half next to him, half lying on him.

Meggan had been worried about Angelo. When Manda had come back after seeing him, and said that he was still sad, Meggan had decided to go see him. She'd promised Manda not to be gone long, and to give him fuzzy cuddles, which always helped. She tapped on his door, then opened it and peeked around it. "Angelo? I came to say goodnight!"

Angelo sat up, yanking the earphones out of his ears, and smiled at her. "Hey, Meggan. Love the nightshirt."

Meggan looked down at it and beamed. It was pink, and a bit too big, and snuggly, and it had cute cartoon kittens on the front. "Is my favourite," she told him, clambering up onto the bed and climbing onto his lap to hug him. "You're sad," she told him, nuzzling her face into his neck. "So I came to give you hugs and say I love you because I do and it makes me sad too when you're sad."

He hugged her back, as Joyita picked herself up to lick the little girl's face companionably. "Love you too, Megs. An' this sad... it's one that'll go away soon enough. Just things endin'..."

"But it hurts. That's bad." She snuggled up to him, putting one arm around Joyita and the other around Angelo. "Why are you sad?" she asked, frowning thoughtfully. She could tell, sometimes, when it was a simple sadness.... like Missing Someone Sad, or Had A Fight Sad, but Angelo's sadness was all complicated, with both of those in it, and other things as well.

He paused, trying to work out how best to explain it to her. "You met Paige yet, chiquita?" he finally asked.

She nodded. "You an' Paige were... going out? Is that right?" She snuggled up, resting her head on his shoulder. "Like Manuel and Manda. Did you stop? I guess that would make you sad... or is it cause she sick?" Did that mean Manda and Manuel might stop being together sometime, too? She really hoped she wasn't going to be stuck with Mr YuckyMind forever.

"We were", he agreed. "But that was before she went away. She's doin' better now... but 's been over since then really. Just made the final break now."

Meggan nodded. "I wish you wasn't sad," she said, giving his cheek a gentle nosing. It was a little prickly, but under circumstances like these, that wasn't really important. "Can I help you feel better?"

He gave her a squeeze, smiling again. "You already are, chiquita." He didn't want to tell her he was leaving. Not yet. It wasn't like he was going for good, anyway.

She smiled, snuggling up happily.She loved Angelo, and if she could make him feel better, she would. "Want me to sleep with you?" she offered. She'd never slept with anyone but Manda, but it always made Manda feel better, if she was upset or had bad dreams. "I don't kick, an' Manda always feels better if she has me to snuggle with."

Angelo grinned. "If 'Manda doesn't mind, sure. That'd be nice."

"I go ask." She gave him one more squeeze, and wriggled off his lap. "Is okay if I bring my bear? He don't take up much room."

"Sure, bring the bear too." The bear, the girl and the dog... good thing it was a big bed.