MHA #16 - Late Monday Evening

[itsananomaly]

It had been a week now since Connor had left for his trip and ever since Rex had found Connor's hoodie, he had ended up refusing to be anywhere without it so Cutter found that the only way he could get Rex to sleep or eat was to have the hoodie with him so he could curl up in it.

Tomorrow was the first day of their class for the second session and while Cutter was confident it was going to go a lot better than last session, he still couldn't help but feel a little nervous about.

[for Connor!]

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[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Any time Nick" Connor said returning the smile. "after all, that's what friends are for." And while there were still things to figure out and all, Connor was glad he could at least start calling Cuter his friend again.

[itsananomaly]

And Cutter's smile was wide at that, it did feel nice being able to talk to Connor again like they used to be able to, before he had wrecked everything, "I'm glad we can do this, it feels really nice, I've missed this," he added softly.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"I've missed it too...' Connor said and gave a laugh as Rexy gave a happy chirp from where he was curled up on the couch between them. "Missed you too Rex" he said giving the little dragon a quick pet.

[itsananomaly]

Cutter just smiled warmly at Connor and then at Rex as he chirped on the couch, "we ... we should do this more often?" he tried, "I mean, just hanging out here in the flat ... maybe have dinner ... .I mean, only if you want to ..." he added quickly, not wanting to push Connor in case he wasn't ready.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

Connor considered that a moment as he looked at Cutter then smiled softly. "I... I'd like that. A lot" he said with a nod. "I've missed just hanging out like we used to. Random lunches together while going over research, sharing the latest tech and archeology news... And... I'll be starting my first class at Uni in a few days. It's a quick summer course... figure it would be a good way to ease into things."

[itsananomaly]

Cutter smiled at that, "that would be really nice if we could do that, maybe we could do a lunch to celebrate your first day of uni? I mean ... if it's not too soon," he added, not wanting to make Connor feel any pressure about this, he did truly want to have lunch as friends.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Lunch sounds perfect actually," Connor said with a grin. "And if you don't mind coming over to my flat... I can make lunch for us." Here Connor's grin got bigger as he thought about being able to surprise Cutter and actually make pizza for them. "My treat and my surprise. Can make an afternoon of it?"

[itsananomaly]

"Oh that does sound wonderful," Cutter smiled warmly, "and I don't mind at all going over to your flat," he added, "it sounds like a perfect way to spend the afternoon,"

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Alright, that settles it! How about Thursday? My class is online so I don't have to worry about timing a portal back or anything after class. It'll also give me the time I need to make sure I get what all I need for our lunch!"

[itsananomaly]

Cutter smiled at that, "Thursday sounds perfect," he told Connor, "is there anything you'd like me to bring over for lunch?"

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"You can bring the drinks" Connor nodded with a grin. "Maybe some soda and some beer? That should take care of things other than lunch itself, which I will take care of. And you... you are welcome to come over early... while I cook if you want. So... so long as you don't mind me being stuck in the kitchen the entire time.

[itsananomaly]

"I can definitely bring soda and beer and I don't mind coming round earlier either," Cutter assured Connor, "it sounds like a wonderful way to spend the afternoon, I'm looking forward to watching you cook," he added with a smile, curious to see what Connor would end up making him.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Perfect. And it's a secret what Im gonna make for us. But I will say this- it is something I learned while on the trip with Lester." Connor grinned even bigger.He knew it was cruel in a way to tease like that but it was also fun. He just really hoped in the back of his mind that he didn't mess it up!

[itsananomaly]

“Well looks like I’m going to have to wait til Thursday then,” Cutter said with a grin, “I’m looking forward to seeking what you make, In especially intrigue now that Lester taught you as well,”

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Then I will do my best to impress and wow" Connor said with a grin. He was already planning what type of pizzas he was going to make and trying to remind himself to phone Lester to go over that ingredient list he had given him as well.

[itsananomaly]

Cutter grinned at that, "it will be the best lunch ever," he assured Connor with a grin, "thank you again for all of this, with the gloves and well everything," he said softly as he looked down at the pair of gloves he was wearing, it was definitely nice being able to look at his hands and not flinch every time that he saw them.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

Connor just nodded as he reached out a put a hand over Cutters. He then grinned and tilted his head as he looked at Cutter. "So, feel like looking at the scrapbook before I have to turn it in at my next session with Dr. Jones?" he asked with a small laugh.

[itsananomaly]

"You had to do a scrapbooking assignment as well?" Cutter returned the grin, feeling comforted by Connor's hand on his, "I would like to see it, if you don't mind showing me," he added.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"I think Lester was plotting against me with that, but yes. I got photos and made a scrapbook to show Dr. Jones what all we did on the trip."

Connor leaned over and rummaged through the duffle back then pulled it out and handed it over to Cutter.

"Got more photos of course but the scrapbook has a few pages for each thing we did and has the best photos."

[itsananomaly]

“I had to do a scavenger hunt with my photos,” Cutter told him with a small smile as he took the album from Connor and begun to flip through, “but it looks like you had a great time on the trip, so that’s Lester’s cabin huh?” he said as he came to some of the photos of Lester’s cabin.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Oh a scavenger hunt would be a fun way to do photos too I think! But yeah that's Lester's cabin. Thing is huge! Eve has a hot tub! There's some pics later on of the area around it, which is really beautiful too. No Scottish Highlands but very nice for just being a few hours outside London."

[itsananomaly]

“Oh wow, even though knowing Lester it doesn’t surprise that even his cabin is state of the art,” Cutter remarked with a smile as he looked through the photos, “it’s hard to believe that there’s a place like this right outside of London,”

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"It really was nice" Connor said with a fond smile. "We went hiking, hunted for fossils, hung out at the cabin, it was a really nice trip. Good time to relax and just get away from everything. But..." Connor said with a shy smile. "It is good to be back!"

[itsananomaly]

Cutter smiled at that, "that's what I found about my trip, it was nice just to not be doing any work, being able to do things that I don't normally, the trip helped a lot," he said softly and then added, rather shyly, "I'm really glad you're back as well,"

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Looking forward to another class too" Connor said with a shy grin of his own. "And yes I missed you too boy" he added with a laugh as Rex jumped into his lap and chirped loudly, demanding scritches.