AN: Finally got a new chapter written out. Sorry it took me so long; I was uninspired to write for this fic, to be completely honest. But I'm in Winterthur visiting family so I made my way down to a nearby coffee shop, ordered the largest, strongest cup they had and then plopped down in a chair and decided to write this chapter out. I was sitting here for almost 4 hours getting this done lol. It was a little difficult at first, but not too long into it, it became much easier and just flowed. Please enjoy!
Andrew let out a breath as he reached forward and wiped the accumulated steam off of the mirror. He had just finished showering and was getting ready to shave. He looked down at the shave gear that he had set out just before entering the shower; he had his tub of shave soap set out and blooming with his shave brush sitting in the sink, soaking. He drained the sink and then emptied the bloom water from his soap tub and loaded up his brush. After getting a good amount of lather built up, he rinsed the excess lather from the tub and then set it aside and went to lather up his face. He spent a good few minutes building a thick, creamy lather before setting the brush down and then picking up his straight razor and then going at it. He completed his first pass and then after partially rinsing off his face, went to lather up again. As he was, Lena sleepily made her way into the bathroom.
"Morning." Andrew said, not breaking concentration.
"Morning, babe." Lena yawned.
She made her way up to him and hugged him gently from behind.
"You feeling alright?" he asked.
"Mmm-hmm." she hummed, her face buried in his back.
"That's good." he mused as he painted to smooth out the lather.
Lena held onto him for a little longer before planting a few kisses on his back and then letting him go so that he could finish shaving.
"What's in store today?" Lena asked as she undressed so she could shower.
"Uh...well..." he started
He did a couple of strokes with the razor.
"I figured that since we didn't have a lot of time to do shopping…"
He moved to the other side of his face and did a few more strokes.
"That we'll spend today doing out last-minute shopping."
Lena turned the water on and let it run for a few moments so the hot water would come out. She looked at him via the mirror, her face bright.
"Really?"
Andrew looked back at her through the mirror and nodded his head.
"Yeah. Was that okay or did you want to do something else?"
Lena shook her head.
"No, actually, that's perfect, because I've been wanting to get my shopping in." she said as she got into the shower.
"Yeah, me too."
Andrew partially rinsed off his face and went for a third lather for a final against-the-grain pass.
"Hey babe, when you're done with that, could you bring me a towel?" Lena called from the shower.
"Kay."
He finished up his third pass and then rinsed off his face completely, feeling around for any rough spots. His face and neck now smooth as glass, he went to put on aftershave and then some balm before cleaning up and placing his shave gear into his dopp bag. He then walked over and grabbed a dry towel and then made his way to the shower.
"I'll just set it here." he said as he placed the towel on the bar just beside the shower door.
"Thanks love." she said.
She then popped her head out from the door before he turned around.
"Kisses, love!"
Andrew turned around and then made his way up to her and locked lips with her. Their tongues played around with each other before Andrew broke away, touching her cheek.
"Finish up and get ready." he told her.
Andrew then made his way out of the bathroom, closing the door behind him and heading downstairs. There, Angela and Hanzo were sitting at the table having a conversation about something random. Breakfast was already sitting on the table, untouched as they were waiting for everyone to be seated first.
"Guete morge." Andrew said as he made his way to the table.
Their attention turned to him when he said that.
"Good morning." Hanzo said.
"Can I just say how much I appreciate you saying that in schwyzerdutsch and not hochdeutsch?" Angela laughed.
"I felt it only appropriate." Andrew chuckled as he took a seat next to her.
"Well I appreciate it. And your accent is also impeccable." she complimented.
"Aw, thanks Angie. You're making me blush." he chuckled.
"So what are you thinking of doing your last day here?" Hanzo asked.
Andrew turned his attention over to him.
"Well I was just talking to Lena about this a moment ago." he said.
"I was thinking that since we didn't have time to go shopping at all, that we'll spend today doing our last minute shopping." he added on, "That is, if that's okay with you guys to chauffeur us around town."
"We'd be more than happy to do that." Angela told him.
She then looked across at Hanzo.
"As long as you drop me off first, that is." she added on.
Andrew looked at her.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"I have to perform a coronary bypass surgery at the hospital, so I won't be joining you guys today." she said.
"Whaaaaat?"
"I know, I'm sorry." she said, "Assuming no complications though, I'll see you before you take off."
"Well, it's for a good reason, anyway." Andrew said, "But we'll at least see each other one more time."
It was then that Lena made her way downstairs and over to the table.
"Good morning, Lena." Hanzo said.
"Morning!"
"Good morning." Angela greeted.
Lena made her way over and sat next to Hanzo, looking at breakfast sitting in front of them. She licked her lips and then clapped her hands together, rubbing them back and forth.
"So...can we dig in?"
"Absolutely. Please." Angela said, motioning her to help herself.
"Don't mind if I do." Lena said before helping herself to some food.
At that point, everyone helped themselves to some food and began eating breakfast.
"So are we all going shopping today?" Lena asked, breaking the silence.
"Yeah, but Angie's not coming with us." Andrew told her.
"What? Why?" Lena questioned, looking over at Angela.
"I have to perform surgery."
"What the fuck, Angie?"
"I know, I'm sorry. But as long as there's no complications, I'll see you one more time before you guys head home." Angela chuckled.
"Awwww, well alright. There'd better not be! If this is the last time I see you before we leave, I think I'll cry!"
"I'm sure everything will be fine. This isn't my first rodeo."
"Can you believe it's already been 3 weeks?" Andrew said.
"I know, the time went by so fast!" Angela exclaimed.
"You're telling me." Hanzo mused.
"I'm really sad that it's already passed. That's the only downside to having an amazing time; it flies by way too fast." Lena said.
The other three agreed with her assessment. They shared some light conversation about their time there as they finished up breakfast at a leisurely pace. After some time, Angela looked at her watch and then over at Hanzo.
"Leibling…" she said.
He looked at her and then nodded his head.
"Alright. You two take you time, I have to drop of Angela at the hospital. We'll get going when I come back." Hanzo said.
Andrew and Lena let out an exasperated breath.
"Alright, fine…"
"I'm sorry, but I'm sure I'll see you again before you leave."
Everyone stood up and then Andrew and Lena exchanged long hugs with Angela.
"If I don't see you again, thank you so much for letting us stay with you and showing us around. I had a really good time." Lena said.
"Oh, you're welcome. You two are always welcome here."
She then let her go and Andrew came in and gave her a hug as well.
"Thanks, Angie. I had a lot of fun seeing your stomping grounds. Go over and kick some ass in that surgery room, yeah?"
"Absolutely. You're welcome. Don't be a stranger here."
"Well, now you have to come down and visit us in Austin!" Lena exclaimed as Andrew let her go.
"Yeah, absolutely!" Andrew agreed.
"We absolutely intend to do that soon" Angela said.
"Good. Don't keep us waiting." Andrew chuckled.
"We'll try." Angela chuckled.
After exchanging goodbyes, Hanzo and Angela left off to the hospital, leaving Andrew and Lena alone in the house for a while. They finished up their breakfast and then headed back up to their room, where they packed everything up and cleaned up around the place. Lena headed back down to the dishes and clean around the kitchen while Andrew cleaned up the room and made it spotless. They were just finishing up as Hanzo came back.
"Wow, this place is really clean. Thanks, you two didn't have to do that." he told Lena.
"Nonsense!" she responded.
Andrew made his way downstairs with their bags in his hands and placed them at the door.
"Hey, ready to go?" Hanzo said to him.
"Just about." Andrew said, "You ready, babe?"
"Yep!" Lena called out as she finished wiping down the counter and then went to throw the towel into the washroom.
Hanzo grabbed their bags and then went out to put them in the car. After making their last rounds, making sure that they hadn't forgotten anything, Andrew and Lena left the house and then got into the car.
"I'm gonna miss this place." Lena said.
"Yeah, me too." Andrew added on.
"I'm sure you two will be back again. You're always welcome here anytime."
"We'll try not to abuse that." Andrew chuckled.
Hanzo pulled out from the driveway and they were off. The conversation on the ride over was light and pleasant and often about what they wanted to shop for. Over the course of the day, they drifted from shopping centre to shopping centre and plenty of small stores in between. Once they were finished shopping, they all grabbed early dinner and reminisced about their time there as the time for them to be dropped off at the airport fast approached. Partway through their meal, Hanzo received a text on his phone.
"Oh, it's Angela."
"What did she say?" Lena asked excitedly.
"Just finished with surgery." Hanzo told her, "So she wants us to pick her up."
"Nice! I'm so glad we get to see her before we go!" Andrew said.
"Let's finish up and go nab her!" Lena said.
They finished up their food and then left the restaurant. They made their way over to the hospital to pick up Angela. When they got there, she was sitting outside, playing on her phone as she waited for them. THey drove up to the side and rolled the window down.
"Angie!" Lena exclaimed.
Angela looked up from her phone and then smiled at her.
"Hey." she said, "I told you that I'd see you one more time."
"Hop on in!"
Lena opened the door for her from the inside and then Angela made her way in, closing the door after she did. After that, it was off to the airport to drop Andrew and Lena off. The ride over to the airport was long because of traffic, but pleasant as everyone savoured every last moment with one another. Once they were at the airport, they pulled up to their terminal gate and then they all got out to say their last goodbyes to each other.
"Bye you two! Thanks so much for letting us stay and showing us around!" Lena said.
"You're welcome. Anytime." Angela replied.
"Now you two have to come to us." Andrew said.
"You know we will." Hanzo replied.
"And soon, too." Angela added on.
"We'll be looking forward to it!" Lena responded.
Andrew and Lena got their bags and then made their way into the terminal.
"Have a nice flight, you two!"
"Thanks!"
Hanzo and Angela watched as they disappeared into the terminal and then once they were out of sight, they got back into the car and headed back home. Angela let out a long breath, rubbing her temples.
"You doing alright, hun?" Hanzo asked her as he placed a hand on her leg.
"I'm fine. Just exhausted." she said, placing her hand on top of his.
"Well, when we get home, you can take a nice hot bath and then head to bed early." Hanzo chuckled.
"Sounds nice." Angela said, "But it'd be better if you joined me."
"Oooh."
