She followed me home, can we keep her?

[1stmacleod]

Connor PINpoints directly into the house, but today he's not alone. Hanging off his arm is a lovely, but mature woman, pale blonde hair elegantly coiffed and blue eyes bright. She's neatly dressed, in a slightly conservative but flattering ladies suit, and pearls. The way she's pressed against Connor is very familiar, the kind of closeness he doesn't usually allow from anybody but Kairos or his kinsman, Duncan.
He doesn't seem at all bothered, though, almost affectionately protective, instead. His expression is a strange mix of joy and pain. "Kai? Sundrop? I've... got somebody I want you to meet..." Connor gives the woman beside him a gentle squeeze, a kind of one-armed hug, and smiles down at her. He didn't mention his girlfriend, but Rachel was always encouraging him to find somebody...

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[kairos-aether.livejournal.com]

There's something about the way Rachel says Connor's name that really, really creeps Kairos out. She's trying to ignore it, though she has the oddest urge to grab a Sharpie and mark "Property of Kairos" on Connor's forehead.

"And he's got me," she says, just a little guardedly. "I suppose the both of you do, now."

[1stmacleod.livejournal.com]

Connor gives Rachel a slightly shaky smile. "Let it go... home isn't a place, anyway." He certainly had to move her around enough, as she grew up, even if he did wonder what kind of life it was for a child. Their moves were always timed to her graduation from one level of school to the next, but Connor's lack of aging makes settling down too long impossible.

He squeezes them both close gently, and nuzzles Kai's hair, feeling a little torn. "I've got you both, now." To be fair, Rachel had him first, but it's a different kind of relationship. She's his little girl, even if she is in her fifties.

[the-fiends.livejournal.com]

She sighs and looks away, touching her face as she does. "I know. It's just... I'll miss it. It was a good place. "

Rachel leaned into his touch after a carefully timed moment 'remembering'. "I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't found me. It won't be hard to find a new home with you helping me."