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"Dana. Have you seen Robby?" Abbot spread the disinfectant between his palms.
"Getting some air." She looked worried. He nodded. He knew what Robby had meant with that comment.
He saw Langdon out of the corner of his eye, he looked nervous. Chewing on his lips and fidgeting with his ring. He fucked up. There was no other word for it.
He reached the rooftop door and swung it open.
Robby sat or mear cowered against the wall. It was hidden. Their space.
"You okay?" Abbot softly nudged him with his foot. "Peachy." Robby leaned back, looking up into the bright sky.
"Relax alright." He made efforts sitting down next to Robby. He bumped his shoulder. "Come on. Let it go."
Big cow eyes ringed red hit him. "It will be fine." He took Robby tightly in his arms. Cradling him and softly stroking his back. Robby sunk into him.
"Everything is alright, okay. You're safe." He spoke soothingly into his head. "Its too much." Was one of the sentences, that was a rather muffled sob into Abbots chest than spoken.
"Nothing is unmanageable. Slow steps. Breathing. Everyone is alright." He continued speaking. Robby sobbed, gripping into Jacks scrubs.
They stayed like this for a while. For as long as they need.
Robby breathed steadily by now. Cradled into Abbots lap. "Im fine." Robby said once they where untangled again.
He wiped his eyes. Abbot smiled at him with heart shaped eyes. Softly playing with the hair at the back of Robbys neck. His fingertips exploring further. His ear, his jaw, his cheek.
"You know you can kiss me." Robby smiled.
"No you're just pretty."
"We've done this a hundred times. Nothing new."
"I've kissed you a thousand times. Nothing new either. Doesn't mean I cant stare at you like a beautiful painting."
Robbys ears got pink even after all these years.
Decompression they called it.
Letting every feeling and emotion out in a safe space, so they dont get bottled up. His therapist's work.
With his safe place always being Jack. After hard shifts, during hard shifts, drama in the department or losses. And it helped. Robby had to admit that.
He leaned into him. Soft lips and wavy curls.
Later their foreheads leaned against eachother. "I have to go talk to him now." And Jack hummed agreeingly and added: "Im going with you."
Robby nodded, not yet wanting to let go of the moment. "We should get back down again." Robby nodded.
In slow motion he got up, helping Jack to his feet.
Until the elevator dinged and they where emerged in the chaos again, they were wrapped arm in arm.
One last deep breath.
Bonus drabble:
[Beware of the vibe shift. Take a breath, then read.]
"Your too happy about it." "Too happy? Since when can you be too happy?" His deep puppy eyes following Robby like a gimble.
Robby shrugged, "I dont know but you are." He put the tablet down and kept on walking.
"Im not done." He pushed himself away from the counter tracking Robby.
"Conversation over." Robby commented. His glasses low on his nose as a new chunk of paperwork was handed to him. Dana followed the scene half interested. "You're not going with me." He added.
"Oh hell yes I will." "No." Robby shook his head. "No your not." "Im going with you." Abbot was set. Made one last nod and started walking away.
Robby ripped off his glasses. Before being handed more paperwork. Tying him to the spot.
He yelled to Abbots back. "No your not." "Yes I will." He answerd from across the hub, before disappearing around a corner.
Robby sight. Then he noticed Dana trying to hold back her laughter.
"I dont know how that conversation got away from me."