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Who: Jane & Kurt Weller
Where: The lake.
When: 9/9, early evening
Rating: PG-13 idk folks the marrieds may get frisky
Summary: Jane and Kurt go fishing.
The Story:

[ Jane's had this in mind for a while. She knows that Kurt used to go fishing with Taylor, that it's a memory he'd rather not think about. But she knows fishing and camping were both his favorite things, so she texts him to meet her at the lake. When he arrives, he'll see her set up with chairs, two poles, bait, and an ice chest full of beer.

She grins when she sees him coming, wearing a very dorky bucket hat as she holds out a pole to him. ]

You're going to take our daughter fishing, so I need to learn how.

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[ It's a healing thing, to be able to do this with his wife, and he smiles softly when he sees her. Taking the pole, he nods a little at her hat. ]

Good look for you.

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[ She grins, crinkling up her nose at him. ]

You think it's cute?

[ Jane's teasing, pressing her hand on top of the hat. ]

I thought you'd like it.

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[ He ducks his head to kiss her cheek softly. ]

You're cute.

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[ She grins and hands him a pole. ]

And now, you have to teach me how to fish, husband of mine.

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[ He's not quite as playful as she is right now, still a little somber from everything that's happened with Claire. But Jane's good mood is quickly rubbing off on him, and he quietly leans in to press a soft kiss to her lips first before holding onto the pole. ]

We start with the bait.

[ He shows her what to do, taking the bait and getting it set on the hook. ]

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[ Jane doesn't know Claire quite as well, but she wanted Kurt to get out of his own head for a while, make him a little lighter.

She does as he does, watching him and baiting her hook as well. ]

I want you to know that while I'm not opposed to this, it's disgusting.

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[ He raises an eyebrow in response, smirking a little. ]

All the stuff you've done in your life, and baiting a hook with a worm puts you over the edge?

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Well, I'm never gonna be able to forget this.

[ She teases and leans in to kiss him softly, smiling against his mouth. ]

I'd still go fishing with you any time, though.

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[ He smiles as he kisses her back, resting a hand on the small of her back for a moment, still holding his fishing pole with his other hand. ]

Thank you for this.

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You're welcome. I just wanted to get you out of your own head for a little while.

[ She knows he's worried. She knows that what happened to Claire puts him on edge because it could happen to anyone, but if there's one thing she's learned from fighting her brother it's that she can't run from things anymore, and she can't be afraid to live her life with Kurt.

So, they're fishing. ]

Do we just throw the hook part into the water and wait? Is that all there is to it?

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There's a little skill in it. Casting the line out.

[ He demonstrates so she knows it's not a matter of just dropping the line in the water. Pulling his arm back a little and then releasing, he settles in now, waiting for a fish to take the bait. ]

Like that.

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[ Jane mimics him, and it's just not as good but she tried and it's good enough for her. She sits beside him, shoulder to shoulder. ]

Will you teach our daughter to fish?

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[ There's so much comfort in sitting there with her, right up against her. ]

I'll teach her everything I know.

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Hmmm, that's a lot.

[ Jane smiles and kisses his shoulder softly before looking up at him again. ]

What if...

[ She pauses, realizing this may not go over as well as she thought in her mind. ]

What if we name her Emma?

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[ He's so overcome with emotion for a moment, unable to speak as old memories flicker through his mind. He squeezes Jane's hand, though, clinging to her. And then he nods a little, finally breathing out that name again. ]

Emma.

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[ She knew what kind of response that might receive which is why she'd hesitated. Emma had been taken away from Kurt by Roman, and Jane wants to give him something back, something good. ]

I've been imagining our life. Maybe we move out of the city to someplace quiet. I can have a garden, and our little girl can have a tree house. That you build, of course.

[ She grins and rests her head on his shoulder. ]

Maybe I figure out how to bake the best cookies and we have a porch we sit on and drink cold beers at night.

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Well, you've got one thing down. You already make the best cookies, Jane.

[ As her head comes to rest on his shoulder, he smiles and kisses her hair. ]

You've got this all planned out really good.

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That's because it's with you. Everything's easy to plan and think about when it's with you.

[ Her future is simple when it comes to Kurt: happiness, no more risking their lives because of her or her family. ]

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I know this sounds crazy, but sometimes I think about just having a little place out in the mountains. Not far from town, but just...quiet and peaceful.

[ It's so far from their lives in New York City, though. ]

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I'll go anywhere with you, Kurt.

[ She messed up Colorado, she knows that, but she'll never mess up anything again. ]

I don't think it sounds crazy.

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I wanna be close to Bethany, and somewhere that we can just build our own lives. Maybe we build a house from scratch, buy our own land.

[ There's a hint of a smile on his face as he just thinks through this. ]

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I still have K&R money we can use to do that.

[ She'd paid off everything from when he'd spent two years looking for her and there's still a hefty amount left. If she can spend it on building something with him rather than paying for his grief over her disappearance, she wants to. ]

Something with a porch swing. I want that. A big wooden porch.