It was an unexpected surprise to see Fiona Jenkins upon her doorstep. Mary had merely been working on getting the house cleaned up after Ralph had gone off to work when she heard the bell ring. A warm smile crossed her features as she opened her door wider, allowing the other woman to come indoors. “Oh, hello. I wasn’t expecting any company.” Yet her demeanor showed she didn’t mind as she held out a hand for Fiona to take. She did take it, though a little surprised at first, her grip growing a little stronger near the end of the handshake. “Now, what do I owe the pleasure of you stopping by?” Mary asked politely.
“Nothing in particular,” Fiona gave Mary a smile of her own as she glanced around the home. “Lucas was off at work and, since I’d finished work around the house, I figured I’d stop by here. I hope that’s all right,” She added, slightly nervous that Mary would find some reason to kick her out and send her off wandering again.
“That’s perfectly fine,” Mary replied easily. Fiona let out a small sigh of relief.
“This place seems nice enough, now that we’ve all begun to settle in it, don’t you think?” Fiona asked after a few awkward moments of silence.
“I couldn’t agree more,” Mary replied, chuckling softly. “I haven’t had a chance to look around completely but I’ve no doubt in my mind that there’s space enough for all of us and, hopefully, our families.” She ducked her head slightly, for it seemed it was no secret that she was looking forward to having a family.
“It could use a church of some kind though,” Fiona admitted after a moment, glancing hesitantly to Mary. It was clear neither women knew where the other stood on topics such as these, treading carefully in case Fiona somehow disrespected Mary’s viewpoint. However, she was pleased to see a smile work it’s way swiftly across the other woman’s face, clapping her hands together gleefully.
“You’re right! Wouldn’t that be lovely to have?”
Fiona smiled again. “I know Vincent Stone is a builder– perhaps, once we’re all settled in, someone could bring it up?”
“How convenient,” Mary laughed lightly. “I’m sure, once we’re settled, it could be a fine project for the community. I’d love nothing more than a quiet place of worship.”
“Very few people seem to believe these days,” Fiona commented lightly. Mary nodded her head slowly.
“Yes, but I believe He has a plan to show us that we have a right to believe again, somehow…”
“What do you mean?”
“If I could see inside His head now,” Mary started with a chuckle, “perhaps I would know what we were doing here. But we all have a purpose and we all have a reason to be here. I hope it’s for the greater good though.”
“So do I…” Fiona trailed off, uncertain for a moment, opening her mouth to speak but shutting it again. Thankfully, Mary didn’t catch onto that awkward moment as she started talking of other things, cheerfully chattering away as the two like-minded women lay down their plans for this place, starting with the most important piece of all: the Church.
Yay, a church! Does this version of Lucas into Christianity as well? (You see where my mind goes when reading this. Evan! Lucas! Evan! Lucas!)
I’m glad that Fiona found a friend though. :[ Hopefully it’ll get her to stay away from bookcases.
I…don’t know yet what Lucas believes in this silly little AU world. I’m sure he’s religious, though maybe not as much as Fiona seems to be. (Hah, I just realized I should have included Ivy and Wyk in here somewhere, just to make you smile. Well and to make me smile. Mostly because I love them. Hmm. They may show up. DUH DUH DUH. only not in a scary way.)
Yeah, well…we’ll have to see about that. XD
Ivy and Wyk and their abundance of awkward. Omg, love. <3
Ps, I miss you already.