The season is just getting colder in Afton.  Freya has got back with her brother since two days ago.  Apparently she’s feeling much better after taking a bit of a rest that she didn’t want but Alexander forced her to.  She’s not the type to just sit and do nothing.  She made a little mess around the house when she had to stay and take a rest all day. 

“I need some walk.” She says. “And drink.” She adds when Alexander asks her where she’ll go at late night. “To your surprise, I’ve got friends who must be missing me here.”

Alexander moves aside and lets her go. “Okay. You need to see Will or Melissa soon.”

“Later when I’m not in the mood for killing.  Right now, all I can think of is to rip someone heart out.” She says lightly as she’s walking to the door.  Alexander just shakes his head and sighs. 

Freya goes to the grill.  She goes right to where her usual stool.  A girl is sitting on her stool but before even she asks that girl to go, the girl stands up abruptly.  The girl doesn’t even argue and even welcomes her with a smile.

“Freya.  It’s good to finally meet you in person.” She says. “Sorry, they told me it’s your spot but you haven’t been here for a while.”

Freya nods. “Oh wow, this is the perk of being well known in a small town.  Everybody knows.” She sits on her stool while the girl is about to leave. “Why don’t you stay?”

“Yeah everyone knows the Milano but actually this was all Jamie.  He made sure everyone knows whose spot it was.” She says with a smile on her face. “And I was about to leave anyway.  Enjoy your night.”

Freya turns to the counter and clicks her finger.  An olive skinned guy with shaved head serves her.  He seems new but he pours her a drink without asking as if he knows her usual.  She furrows her forehead and her shoulders slump a little. 

“Where’s Jamie?” she just glances at her glass.

The guy replies to her doubt. “Don’t worry.  We all know your usual here and your spot.  Jamie has told us.”

She blinks her eyes like she can’t believe what he just said.  She shakes away the thought that makes her heart fluttered.  She repeats herself again after she drinks the drink. “Where’s Jamie? He should be here.”     

“I don’t think you will see him tonight here.” He’s specifically being friendlier with her than other customers.  He even spares some time for her and pours her another drink. “Jamie doesn’t come here often anymore since you were gone out of town.  He lets us take over the bartending stuff again.  I don’t know.  I guess he doesn’t feel like he has any reason to come here anymore except just to make a quick visit to check on the grill.”

Freya chokes on her second drink hearing what he said.  She coughs a little.  She thinks he’s throwing another joke but his lips only make a slight smile.  She doesn’t want to make connection but anyone sober knows the meaning behind that. “He doesn’t strike me as the dramatic type.” She laughs. 

He tilts his head. “Never have known him being like that either before.  He’s quite fussy about what we must know and how we should serve you here.” He chuckles.   

“I guess I got to go somewhere else then.” She leaves some dollars on top of her glass.  She feels like going to the lake since she hasn’t gone for so long.  Thus, she goes to the lake where she first met Jamie.  There’s no better place to go when she gets bored in the grill and wants to feel in peace.
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Freya stops walking when she catches a figure in the dark sitting a few feet from the lake.  He sits on his crossed legs facing the lake while throwing small stones in certain span of time.  He seems to like the cling sound when the stone hits the surface of the water.  Freya bends down to take a couple of small stones on the ground that she can find.  She’s waiting for him to throw another stone.  When he is throwing two other stones at once, she throws two small stones at the same time with him.  Her accuracy helps her to throw precisely to the spot where his stones fall into.  The four small stones make louder cling sounds together. 

She’s smiling wide when she sees him stunned there on his spot for a while.  He turns around dramatically and stands there for a few seconds as if he can’t believe who he sees in front of him.  Freya only takes a few steps forward but then he runs to her and attacks her with a hug.  He catches her off guard even she almost falls but he holds her steady in place. 

She doesn’t know what to do at first but he holds him so tight and so close that she can feel how warm his body is on hers despite the thick fabric of multiple layers of their clothes.  Her hands sneak under his arms to hug him back.  She can’t help but sniffing his smell when her face is buried a little bit under his shoulder.  She closes her eyes.  She loves someone with fresh and nice smell.

He says. “I thought you’d not come back.”

“I didn’t say I’d be gone for good.  You’re being dramatic over it.” She says, patting his back. “Okay since when you get so touchy with me now.”

He slowly retreats his arms and gives a space between them. “I’m just glad to see you back.  At least I won’t have to do the duties around here alone.  It’s been a lot of work.” He tries to respond with some joke, covering his nervousness. 

“Is that so?” Freya looks at him with wide eyes and smirks while her hand lingers on his arm teasingly.  She has strong sense of blood.  Her hand moves to his abdomen.  He jerks when she touches him.  However, she grips his vest. “Are you hurt?” 

He takes her hand off his stomach. “Just a cut during the hunt.” She’s being persistent and unbuttons his shirt revealing his abdomen.  She finds a fresh wound wrapped in bandage on the right part of his abdomen. 

“A vampire?” she’s tempted to touch it but just stares at the wounded part.  Her hand holds the hem of his shirt a little too tight to not touch him but she finds her hand on the bandage.   

He shakes his head. “I don’t know.”

“The mysterious man in hood and mask?” she takes her hand off his wound and lets him closes his shirt back. “Who could possibly be so eager to get you killed? I thought everyone loves the Walker.” She gestures him to sit then drops herself on the ground before him.

He laughs plainly then sits next to her. “Evidently not everyone.”

“Don’t worry you got me.  I’ll help you find out who it is.  That person cannot be normal.  No human being can have that strong sense of accuracy in far distance then disappears that fast too.” She turns her head to look at him. “That’s what partners do right?”

His lips form a smile. “Partners, huh? Are we for real now?”

“If you’re still up for it.  Should we shake hands?” she extends a hand.  He welcomes her hand and shakes her hand. “Can you come back being my drinking buddy too? I don’t feel like being in the grill without my favorite bartender.” She adds a wink.  He laughs and nods. 

“Didn’t they treat you well?” he pulls back his hand as she lets his hand go.

“They wouldn’t dare not to do well under your extra demand.  Though, I just want you to be there when I’m there.” She says then looks away, breaking the quite intense staring, to see the scenery in front of them.

He whispers while his eyes still gaze at her. “I will.  I promise.”
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