build me a star in your forehead

[justsookie]

The problem with keeping track of Jason Stackhouse was the fact that he wasn't an easy person to keep track of even during the best of times. Absentminded and prone to flights of fancy, it wasn't unusual for Jason to up and vanish for a number of hours, only to come back with a wide grin on his face and a lady on each arm for his efforts, or for him to return with Hoyt draped over a shoulder, having downed one too many beers for his sunny-minded disposition. Only in recent years did an extended absence tend to be indicative of trouble rather than adventure, and so when Sookie's third call landed in Jason's voice mail, she tried not to think too much of it.

Then again, in Darrow, it was hard for silence not to become suspicious after a time.

"You'd better be there, Jason Stackhouse," she muttered under her breath as she made her way over to his apartment. Only once she was halfway there did she realize that she probably could have afforded to call Fred first, who was unlikely to irresponsibly let a call go without a relatively prompt answer, but Sookie didn't want to interfere too much with what she knew to be an ongoing honeymoon period between the two of them.

She didn't want to be that kind of overbearing sister.

Instead, she cleared her throat once she made it to their front door, and ignoring the way that her heart pounded against her chest, she raised a hand and rapped sharply. One, two, three times in quick succession.

And then she could only wait.

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[walkswithheroes]

He got caught up in work, but Fred can't remember a time when it ever took her long to get ahold of Jason if she needed him. Right about now is the longest she's gone without talking to him since they figured things out, since they both got their memories back and realized what they had.

Fred's never been as much of a hugger as Sookie, but she figures that they could both use one, right about now. Fred hugs her back, and it does help, she thinks. At least, for a second.

When she pulls away again, she's not sure what she's supposed to do. But she's felt like that ever since she realized that Jason wasn't ever gonna come home.

"Do you... do you wanna sit down? I could get you some water or I've got some cocoa? I know it's kinda warm for it..."

[justsookie]

"Cocoa would be good, I think," Sookie says, deciding that it's probably better for the two of them to keep themselves busy, even if they don't end up drinking the cocoa. Sookie's been almost trained over the years to cope by giving herself things to do. There's little that calms her down as much as going through gran's house and helping her clean every last nook and cranny.

She glances briefly to the side. Fred and Jason's apartment isn't all that messy to begin with, but she thinks that this time, cleaning it up might be a bit of a landmine. She's not sure what belongings of Jason's she might come across. She might end up clinging too tightly to everything she finds.

"Let me know how I can help. If you've got eggs and flour... I could probably also work on baking something."