[later, he'll tell nat that he called, and when he does, it won't be a lie. just like he hadn't lied when he'd said that, no, that hadn't been his first kiss since 1945. he's honest with those few he's managed to regard as friends in this century, even when trying to get this particular one off his back. she means well, he thinks, and he appreciates it, he does, but he needs some breathing room; he isn't above leaving select things out of the story to make that happen.
things like the real reason he'd scrolled through his contacts list and found the entry that'd been put in for him.
that, though, isn't the whole truth either. he could use a source in the CIA to help fill in some gaps in the file that nat couldn't, but also — he wants to apologize. wants to start over, maybe. she'd only been doing her job, and the way he'd acted toward her in the aftermath hadn't been fair, especially when she's only proven competent and loyal to the right thing in return.
he finds himself a little nervous when he calls, has half a mind that she'll turn him down again — but that'd been as kate the nurse, his former neighbor, and kate the nurse had never actually been real. it's a fact that he has to remind himself of a few times, up until the moment she agrees and he exhales his quiet relief, even up until the appointed time of the meeting.
it doesn't take him long to find her once he walks through the door; she's at the table he would've chosen, the one tucked in the corner with full view of everything else. strategic. a few minutes later, he makes his way over with his own coffee, and:]
Thanks for meeting me, [he says with a small smile as he slides into the chair across from her.]
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things like the real reason he'd scrolled through his contacts list and found the entry that'd been put in for him.
that, though, isn't the whole truth either. he could use a source in the CIA to help fill in some gaps in the file that nat couldn't, but also — he wants to apologize. wants to start over, maybe. she'd only been doing her job, and the way he'd acted toward her in the aftermath hadn't been fair, especially when she's only proven competent and loyal to the right thing in return.
he finds himself a little nervous when he calls, has half a mind that she'll turn him down again — but that'd been as kate the nurse, his former neighbor, and kate the nurse had never actually been real. it's a fact that he has to remind himself of a few times, up until the moment she agrees and he exhales his quiet relief, even up until the appointed time of the meeting.
it doesn't take him long to find her once he walks through the door; she's at the table he would've chosen, the one tucked in the corner with full view of everything else. strategic. a few minutes later, he makes his way over with his own coffee, and:]
Thanks for meeting me, [he says with a small smile as he slides into the chair across from her.]