Kelly shouldered the bags the best he could. Making sure to open the door for Lucy as she approached. "She knows we're coming right? You called her?" he looked into the dark stairwell and gave a slight frown. His mind considering ways to lighten it up.
Lucy watched him in silence with a hint of a worried frown - knowing well enough that he was fully capable of carrying what he did, but still watching him carefully nonetheless. As she stepped toward the door, she shrugged her shoulders. "Mom seems to always know, we can't sneak up on-..." She paused, as if listening to something. Another few seconds and she grinned at him before slipping inside, bending back to help hold the door open with one hand, her other plucking out her phone and turning on the flashlight.
Kelly watched her with her phone for a moment then stepped in with her. He would wait for her to start up the stairs before following. Minding carefully not to drop any of the bags. "Well, true. I guess I was just thinking..." he paused for a moment on one of the stair wells. "Hey, shine your light right there at the bottom of that landing." He gestured with his hand. "I think I might be able to wire a light there. Least then the damned stairs wont be so dark for your mother."
Lucy curiously tilts her head at him. "Hm?" She turns the light toward the point he'd gestured to with a small smile, watching him for another moment before she spoke up. "Sure, love - we could do that. When did you want to?" She kept the light there for as long as he seemed to need, pausing her steps until she was certain he was ready to continue on. "We can do that at some point before we have to leave again either way, yeah?"
Kelly shrugged looking up at her with a broad grin. "Of course. I know we're only here for a few days but I am sure I can sneak away to get it done at some point." When he gave the signal that he was ready, and she started to move up the stairs again, he would follow all the way to the apartment door and wait for it to be unlocked or otherwise opened. Then walk through.
Lucy smiled and leaned in toward him just long enough to press a quick kiss to his cheek, bouncing away again to unlock the door, having pocketed her phone once more as they came to the more illuminated section of the stairwell. Pushing the door open, she walked in and moved aside, propping it open with her foot for him to walk through. She regarded him with another tiny grin before calling out through the main room, just in case her mother was there. "We're here!" Once Kelly had time to get through, she pushed the door shut behind them both, her nose wrinkling. "Mm. She must be busy still..."
Kelly glanced around the apartment's first floor then up the stairs to the darkened hallway. He waited a moment listening for any response then nodded. "Best put our things away then. Could you get me a drink, Itov?" He asked and then paused. It had been a while since he was able to say that word anywhere but within their own home. It felt strange to him to say it out in the open even if just in Sili's place.
Lucy smiled over her shoulder at him, already beginning to all but scurry to the kitchen and tug the fridge open. "Any preference? If you'd like something warm, I could always run down around the corner to get coffee or tea or something.. but she has plenty of cooler things too." Her head tilts as she listens for him, a hint of a smile lingering on her face.
Kelly blinks for a moment. Her energy and the way she asked made him have to pause and way his options. "I think just a nice cold glass of water will do the trick." He smiled back at her then turned to start heading up the stairs. He would disappear into her room for a moment to settle down the bags before he would head back down into the kitchen. There he would place the present on the counter. "See, didn't forget it." He smiled. "What did you get her anyway?"
Lucy nodded. As he put their bags away, she pulled free two glasses of water, pouring it and setting one down on the counter for each of them. She grinned and drummed excitedly on her waistline for a moment as he set the gift down, his question causing her grin to become impish. She took a couple of steps toward him. "I could tell you... but it'll cost ya."
Kelly reached for one of the glasses and just as it touched his lips he paused at her comment and gave a slight smirk looking at her from the corner of his eyes. Taking a healthy swig of water and setting the glass back down before he moves in closer to her. Though there was a hint of curiosity there, it was probably masked by the love in his eyes. He reached for her hips in an attempt to draw her closer. "Yeah? What is that?" he asked, his other hand would reach up to brush her a strand of hair from her face.
Lucy regarded him with a bright smile. Her own arms lifted to wrap around him, her hands clasping together at the back of his neck Settling in comfortably against him, there was a playful narrowing of her eyes before she stretched up to press her lips lovingly to his. "... That's all." Her eyelids drooped for that brief moment, her expression having only grown brighter from being that close to him; it never seemed to get old. Her head tilted only enough to gesture toward the box. "It's something so she can keep in touch with all of us more easily. I was going to see if Fo and everyone else needed one too." Her brow furrowed. "... It seems kinda lonely being this far away from all of her family, I thought it might help if she could reach us and be able to actually -see- us more easily without having to wait to see us face to face."
Kelly gave her a soft kiss in return and followed with a soft rumble in his chest as she leaned back. "Well worth it then." He said back in a quieter tone. His smile still wide he listened to her explain what the gift does rather than what it was. "I see." he said then looked over at the gift. "That would be a lot easier on her than having to use those stones and wait. Last I spoke with Dom, Fo and him were going to go visit Dawny and frost boy. Wonder if they are going to make the trip next month here. Might be cool to have us all in one place again, if just for a short moment." His hand seemed to get a mind of it's own, petting along her back and playing with strands of her hair now and again as they spoke.
Lucy beamed at his words. She nodded, and as his touch to her back registered, her head turned to rest to his chest, content to remain as she was while she answered him. "Yeah? That -would- be. I worry sometimes. I have you and you have me, Fo and Dom have each other, the kids have their siblings..." Her nose wrinkled. "... But this is a big place for just one person. I'd like the idea of us all being able to see each other at once again too. I like the way you think..." With that, she gave him a playful nudge, turning her head for just a moment as if she'd heard something.
Kelly raised an eyebrow as her head turned. He glanced up behind her, but hadn't heard anything right away. "Well, from what Dom said, I am pretty sure Dawn might be moving back to Frittland. Not entirely sure when." He smirked slightly and while her head was turned attempted to plant a sneaky kiss on her cheek.
Lucy raised her eyebrows and widened her eyes just a little. "Really? That would be nice! I'm sure Mom would like having someone closer to her if that's the case..." Her voice trailed off, a small giggle forming in her throat as she felt his lips to her cheek. "You..." Her head turned to face him again with a smirk, chin lifting enough to try and lightly brush the tip of her nose to his.
Lucy watched him in silence with a hint of a worried frown - knowing well enough that he was fully capable of carrying what he did, but still watching him carefully nonetheless. As she stepped toward the door, she shrugged her shoulders. "Mom seems to always know, we can't sneak up on-..." She paused, as if listening to something. Another few seconds and she grinned at him before slipping inside, bending back to help hold the door open with one hand, her other plucking out her phone and turning on the flashlight.
Kelly watched her with her phone for a moment then stepped in with her. He would wait for her to start up the stairs before following. Minding carefully not to drop any of the bags. "Well, true. I guess I was just thinking..." he paused for a moment on one of the stair wells. "Hey, shine your light right there at the bottom of that landing." He gestured with his hand. "I think I might be able to wire a light there. Least then the damned stairs wont be so dark for your mother."
Lucy curiously tilts her head at him. "Hm?" She turns the light toward the point he'd gestured to with a small smile, watching him for another moment before she spoke up. "Sure, love - we could do that. When did you want to?" She kept the light there for as long as he seemed to need, pausing her steps until she was certain he was ready to continue on. "We can do that at some point before we have to leave again either way, yeah?"
Kelly shrugged looking up at her with a broad grin. "Of course. I know we're only here for a few days but I am sure I can sneak away to get it done at some point." When he gave the signal that he was ready, and she started to move up the stairs again, he would follow all the way to the apartment door and wait for it to be unlocked or otherwise opened. Then walk through.
Lucy smiled and leaned in toward him just long enough to press a quick kiss to his cheek, bouncing away again to unlock the door, having pocketed her phone once more as they came to the more illuminated section of the stairwell. Pushing the door open, she walked in and moved aside, propping it open with her foot for him to walk through. She regarded him with another tiny grin before calling out through the main room, just in case her mother was there. "We're here!" Once Kelly had time to get through, she pushed the door shut behind them both, her nose wrinkling. "Mm. She must be busy still..."
Kelly glanced around the apartment's first floor then up the stairs to the darkened hallway. He waited a moment listening for any response then nodded. "Best put our things away then. Could you get me a drink, Itov?" He asked and then paused. It had been a while since he was able to say that word anywhere but within their own home. It felt strange to him to say it out in the open even if just in Sili's place.
Lucy smiled over her shoulder at him, already beginning to all but scurry to the kitchen and tug the fridge open. "Any preference? If you'd like something warm, I could always run down around the corner to get coffee or tea or something.. but she has plenty of cooler things too." Her head tilts as she listens for him, a hint of a smile lingering on her face.
Kelly blinks for a moment. Her energy and the way she asked made him have to pause and way his options. "I think just a nice cold glass of water will do the trick." He smiled back at her then turned to start heading up the stairs. He would disappear into her room for a moment to settle down the bags before he would head back down into the kitchen. There he would place the present on the counter. "See, didn't forget it." He smiled. "What did you get her anyway?"
Lucy nodded. As he put their bags away, she pulled free two glasses of water, pouring it and setting one down on the counter for each of them. She grinned and drummed excitedly on her waistline for a moment as he set the gift down, his question causing her grin to become impish. She took a couple of steps toward him. "I could tell you... but it'll cost ya."
Kelly reached for one of the glasses and just as it touched his lips he paused at her comment and gave a slight smirk looking at her from the corner of his eyes. Taking a healthy swig of water and setting the glass back down before he moves in closer to her. Though there was a hint of curiosity there, it was probably masked by the love in his eyes. He reached for her hips in an attempt to draw her closer. "Yeah? What is that?" he asked, his other hand would reach up to brush her a strand of hair from her face.
Lucy regarded him with a bright smile. Her own arms lifted to wrap around him, her hands clasping together at the back of his neck Settling in comfortably against him, there was a playful narrowing of her eyes before she stretched up to press her lips lovingly to his. "... That's all." Her eyelids drooped for that brief moment, her expression having only grown brighter from being that close to him; it never seemed to get old. Her head tilted only enough to gesture toward the box. "It's something so she can keep in touch with all of us more easily. I was going to see if Fo and everyone else needed one too." Her brow furrowed. "... It seems kinda lonely being this far away from all of her family, I thought it might help if she could reach us and be able to actually -see- us more easily without having to wait to see us face to face."
Kelly gave her a soft kiss in return and followed with a soft rumble in his chest as she leaned back. "Well worth it then." He said back in a quieter tone. His smile still wide he listened to her explain what the gift does rather than what it was. "I see." he said then looked over at the gift. "That would be a lot easier on her than having to use those stones and wait. Last I spoke with Dom, Fo and him were going to go visit Dawny and frost boy. Wonder if they are going to make the trip next month here. Might be cool to have us all in one place again, if just for a short moment." His hand seemed to get a mind of it's own, petting along her back and playing with strands of her hair now and again as they spoke.
Lucy beamed at his words. She nodded, and as his touch to her back registered, her head turned to rest to his chest, content to remain as she was while she answered him. "Yeah? That -would- be. I worry sometimes. I have you and you have me, Fo and Dom have each other, the kids have their siblings..." Her nose wrinkled. "... But this is a big place for just one person. I'd like the idea of us all being able to see each other at once again too. I like the way you think..." With that, she gave him a playful nudge, turning her head for just a moment as if she'd heard something.
Kelly raised an eyebrow as her head turned. He glanced up behind her, but hadn't heard anything right away. "Well, from what Dom said, I am pretty sure Dawn might be moving back to Frittland. Not entirely sure when." He smirked slightly and while her head was turned attempted to plant a sneaky kiss on her cheek.
Lucy raised her eyebrows and widened her eyes just a little. "Really? That would be nice! I'm sure Mom would like having someone closer to her if that's the case..." Her voice trailed off, a small giggle forming in her throat as she felt his lips to her cheek. "You..." Her head turned to face him again with a smirk, chin lifting enough to try and lightly brush the tip of her nose to his.