Night Out
by Terri

Rating: PG (swearing Logan)

Summary: Would be longer than the story itself. Comments: Answer to Victoria's challenge on unfitforsociety - character A tells character B that character C is injured, in 200-250 words. I went a tad over that, but stayed under 300, so I don't know if it still counts. I suck at challenges.......

The sequel, Another Night Out, lives at Terri's Peep Hut.

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“Logan? Are you in?”

“Marie?! Where the hell have you been?”

“Out with Jubes and the gang. I know I’m a little late.”

“Late? It’s two in the fuckin’ a.m. I was just about to go out lookin’ for ya. You didn’t call, dammit!”

“I know, I know. And I’m sorry. But we, uh, ran into a little trouble. Jubes got hurt.”

“What happened?”

“Well, the guys all decided they wanted to try to use their fake IDs to get into a really divey bar, and - ”

“I don’t want you in and outta bars. Dammit, you don’t know what kinda shit you might get into!”

“Logan, you’ve taken me to a bar.”

“That’s different. You’re with me. Nobody’s gonna try any shit. Those little kids - what’re they gonna do if there’s trouble, huh?”

“Well, probably something pretty much like what they did tonight when Jubes mouthed off to a big, muscular biker and started a bar-clearing brawl. She got her nose broken, everybody panicked, and we had to take her to the hospital. I meant to be back sooner, but it took forever in the emergency room, and - ”

“Are you hurt?”

“No, I’m fine, I - ”

“C’mere. C’mere and let me take a look atcha.”

“I’m fine, really. You know me - I’m always the voice of reason in these things. Or - or the legs of running away. I just avoid - oomph! Hugging a little hard there…”

“Don’t ever do that again, huh? Just - just call if somethin’ happens, call right away.”

“Hey, I’m really OK. It’s OK.”

“Yeah. Stay here a second. Stay right here a while, Marie. Shit, I thought - ”

“Sorry, Logan. I’m sorry.”

“It’s OK. Just - just stay here where I can hang onto ya for a while. Just stay here, Marie.”

~Fin~

 

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