Warren & Lorna : Overdue
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xp_logsWarren finally gets the courage to speak to Lorna.
He'd talked to Alex. To Gabriel. Kevin. Felicia. Miles. Everyone that was important to him and yet, this meeting was the one he was most scared of.
Taking a deep breath, he smoothed the front of his jacket and tightened his grip on the bouquet in front of him. All he needed was a box of chocolates, but chocolate would stain his shirt and he was only 20% convinced she wouldn't throw it at his head.
Lilies seemed a safer choice.
It wasn't hard to get Sue to help him in ensuring no one was in the office. Thankfully, the blonde had forgiven him quickly, and was willing and able to help him in all his amends. Knocking on the door of his old XFI office, he waited patiently for Lorna to answer.
"Come in." The voice said behind the closed door. She was on the laptop answering emails with a hot cup of coffee nearby and preparing for the next client that was set to arrive in 30 minutes. Her arm was still in a sling but it was healing. Having it almost ripped off a few weeks ago, it was doing pretty good.
He stepped in cautiously, and looked around the room. There were many metal objects around but none looked like they could impale him. Maybe.
"Hey," he said quietly. "You have moment?"
"Sure, what can I help you with?" Lorna looked up at Warren, she was eerily pleasant considering that they haven't spoken in weeks. Kevin had given her the run down of what had happened and Alex told her that he had apologized to him. But still, having a chipper Lorna was probably just as scary as a mad Lorna.
"You can punch me again if you'd like," he answered back without hesitation. "But this time, please miss the nose. It cost a lot of money and time to get it back to where it is."
"I really don't make it a habit to go around breaking people's noses for the same reason twice." Lorna titled her head to the said. "Kevin told me about Satanna. More like he let me read the file on it."
Warren couldn't help the face he made at the mention of the demon. He bit back a quip and took a seat, realizing a little bit too late that he was still awkwardly clutching the flowers. Placing them on the desk, he said, "Those are you for you."
Why yes, he was ignoring the conversation about the demon.
The look was noticed by Lorna as she watching his body language. Working for a PI, there is a few things you pick up on - and one of those were when you knew someone was being sincere. "You think flowers will work on me." Lorna said casually, but a faint little curve her lips told him she was teasing him.
He gave her the barest hint of a smile. "I was going to give you money but then I figured you'd throw that in my face and we'd be back at square one." He sighed deeply and placed his palms on his thighs, almost bracing himself. "I'm sorry. I am so fucking sorry, Lorna. I'm sorry for what I said, for what I did, for not apologizing sooner. You mean the world to me, you always have. I can't believe I said such awful things to you, and I'm just ... I'm really. Really. Sorry."
Lorna got up and walked around to look down at Warren, "That is all I ever wanted. Mostly I wanted you to apologize to Alex." She leaned over and wrapped her good arm tightly around him, "I forgive you. And I am sorry for breaking your nose."
Out of everything, this one action completely broke him. He felt a few tears slip out, and it was hard to keep them in. He'd never cried yet, not even in front of Bobbi but this simple act, knowing that Lorna was still there ...."I paid for a really good one and it's much improved on the last one," he managed to get out, trying to laugh and ignore the tears. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and buried his face in her side. "I swear to god, I will never do that to you again. Ever."
"I thought it looked bigger." She joked back. "I am sure there will be something else that you piss me off at. But let's leave family out of next time. Now, I have a client coming in 20ish minutes, but why don't we go and get some food in about an hour or so."
"I'm moving to Switzerland," he blurted out. "Soon. Permanently." From his jacket pocket, he pulled out a sheaf of papers. "XFI is yours. It always was, it was just a vanity project for me, but you? You actually care. You want this. And you deserve it. I'll keep funding, I'll make sure everything is running smoothly but it's yours." He paused. "Bobbi is coming with me too. You'll probably have to do some hiring, and oh I'll give you a raise too. Or if you want to buy me out, we can talk about that too, but it's better to keep me on it for tax purposes. It'll be yours though, completely."
Pulling away from him and looking down, "You aren't running from other problems are you? And taking Bobbi the only other PI who actually has a license?"
Warren shook his head. "My father is allowing me to run our international arm, fully. And I can't help if it Bobbi is coming along, since we're getting married."
"And I am not invited?" Lorna raised an eyebrow, "Can't elope, won't let you. Must have wedding where I can attend."
Another shrug. "We'll see what happens." He took a deep breath and exhaled, happier than he was when he entered. "But you know you're always welcome to come see me. Always. I'm all about you visiting."
"I'll have to see what the boss says about taking PTO." Lorna smirked and then shooed him away. "I have to prepare. And we'll discuss your eloping tonight."
He'd talked to Alex. To Gabriel. Kevin. Felicia. Miles. Everyone that was important to him and yet, this meeting was the one he was most scared of.
Taking a deep breath, he smoothed the front of his jacket and tightened his grip on the bouquet in front of him. All he needed was a box of chocolates, but chocolate would stain his shirt and he was only 20% convinced she wouldn't throw it at his head.
Lilies seemed a safer choice.
It wasn't hard to get Sue to help him in ensuring no one was in the office. Thankfully, the blonde had forgiven him quickly, and was willing and able to help him in all his amends. Knocking on the door of his old XFI office, he waited patiently for Lorna to answer.
"Come in." The voice said behind the closed door. She was on the laptop answering emails with a hot cup of coffee nearby and preparing for the next client that was set to arrive in 30 minutes. Her arm was still in a sling but it was healing. Having it almost ripped off a few weeks ago, it was doing pretty good.
He stepped in cautiously, and looked around the room. There were many metal objects around but none looked like they could impale him. Maybe.
"Hey," he said quietly. "You have moment?"
"Sure, what can I help you with?" Lorna looked up at Warren, she was eerily pleasant considering that they haven't spoken in weeks. Kevin had given her the run down of what had happened and Alex told her that he had apologized to him. But still, having a chipper Lorna was probably just as scary as a mad Lorna.
"You can punch me again if you'd like," he answered back without hesitation. "But this time, please miss the nose. It cost a lot of money and time to get it back to where it is."
"I really don't make it a habit to go around breaking people's noses for the same reason twice." Lorna titled her head to the said. "Kevin told me about Satanna. More like he let me read the file on it."
Warren couldn't help the face he made at the mention of the demon. He bit back a quip and took a seat, realizing a little bit too late that he was still awkwardly clutching the flowers. Placing them on the desk, he said, "Those are you for you."
Why yes, he was ignoring the conversation about the demon.
The look was noticed by Lorna as she watching his body language. Working for a PI, there is a few things you pick up on - and one of those were when you knew someone was being sincere. "You think flowers will work on me." Lorna said casually, but a faint little curve her lips told him she was teasing him.
He gave her the barest hint of a smile. "I was going to give you money but then I figured you'd throw that in my face and we'd be back at square one." He sighed deeply and placed his palms on his thighs, almost bracing himself. "I'm sorry. I am so fucking sorry, Lorna. I'm sorry for what I said, for what I did, for not apologizing sooner. You mean the world to me, you always have. I can't believe I said such awful things to you, and I'm just ... I'm really. Really. Sorry."
Lorna got up and walked around to look down at Warren, "That is all I ever wanted. Mostly I wanted you to apologize to Alex." She leaned over and wrapped her good arm tightly around him, "I forgive you. And I am sorry for breaking your nose."
Out of everything, this one action completely broke him. He felt a few tears slip out, and it was hard to keep them in. He'd never cried yet, not even in front of Bobbi but this simple act, knowing that Lorna was still there ...."I paid for a really good one and it's much improved on the last one," he managed to get out, trying to laugh and ignore the tears. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and buried his face in her side. "I swear to god, I will never do that to you again. Ever."
"I thought it looked bigger." She joked back. "I am sure there will be something else that you piss me off at. But let's leave family out of next time. Now, I have a client coming in 20ish minutes, but why don't we go and get some food in about an hour or so."
"I'm moving to Switzerland," he blurted out. "Soon. Permanently." From his jacket pocket, he pulled out a sheaf of papers. "XFI is yours. It always was, it was just a vanity project for me, but you? You actually care. You want this. And you deserve it. I'll keep funding, I'll make sure everything is running smoothly but it's yours." He paused. "Bobbi is coming with me too. You'll probably have to do some hiring, and oh I'll give you a raise too. Or if you want to buy me out, we can talk about that too, but it's better to keep me on it for tax purposes. It'll be yours though, completely."
Pulling away from him and looking down, "You aren't running from other problems are you? And taking Bobbi the only other PI who actually has a license?"
Warren shook his head. "My father is allowing me to run our international arm, fully. And I can't help if it Bobbi is coming along, since we're getting married."
"And I am not invited?" Lorna raised an eyebrow, "Can't elope, won't let you. Must have wedding where I can attend."
Another shrug. "We'll see what happens." He took a deep breath and exhaled, happier than he was when he entered. "But you know you're always welcome to come see me. Always. I'm all about you visiting."
"I'll have to see what the boss says about taking PTO." Lorna smirked and then shooed him away. "I have to prepare. And we'll discuss your eloping tonight."
