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[cosmiccon]

At least there's that.

[He glances around at the patrons who are starting to trickle out at the sign that everything is safe, and he nods.]

Then we should probably get out of here too.

[lengthened]

Perhaps, you and your friend should finish what you started before she digs her keys into your four wheel drive.

( Just a suggestion, Dolls.

"Respect on Carrie Underwood," Wynonna says. "But, I'm more embarrassed for a woman that can't shoot whiskey." )

[cosmiccon]

[Dolls looks over at Wynonna and Waverly, and his expression goes blank, almost as though he doesn't know what to make of it. This isn't how he wanted to come back into their lives, but it's how it happened.]

I'm not sure if there's anything I can say that will keep her from doing that anyway.

[She's angry and she has a right to be angry.]

[dollywood]

Just take credit. Own that you tucked your tail between your legs, blamed Black Badge and Bulshar and a third bitch-ass B on the decision you made. You and Jeremy.

( She's almost past it, deflating with every word, but mostly because the bubbles took it out of her. )

[cosmiccon]

I never said it wasn't.

[Him making a choice. Jeremy kept him apprised, but he never came back. He knew it was going to hurt them which is why he wanted to avoid this conversation in the first place.]

But my choice was lab rat or not and I chose not. And I'm not sorry for that. I am sorry that you found out this way, because this wasn't how I would have wanted it done.

[dollywood]

It wasn't anything, because if you had it your way it wouldn't have been done. Babygirl. Back me up.

( "Wynonna," Doc tries, understanding her self righteous fury, but not wanting her to push over the edge now that the bubbles have ceased. )

[cosmiccon]

[Waverly looks back over at him, and she has to agree with her sister on this one. "Eighteen years is a long time, Dolls. Alice is a whole person now."

Dolls looks back at her and trying to tell Waverly no is one of the hardest things to do, because more often than not she's not wrong. And it's like kicking a puppy.]

You were in the Garden. By the time you got back, I was settled in with the Underground, and ... I didn't think you needed me.

[Waverly gives him a soft look. "Need and want aren't the same thing. Maybe we didn't need you, but we would have always wanted you."]

[dollywood]

And now you're back and we're out of the garden and Alice is legal.

( It's harsh and abrupt, but he needs to hear it. )

[cosmiccon]

I know. And I can't do anything to fix that, so what do you want me to do?

[He's owned it. He's apologized for how it happened. But he can't change it, so where does this roundabout end.]

[dollywood]

Don't disappear. Again. Forever.

( Is that enough at this point? It's all she has right now. )

[cosmiccon]

Fine.

[He moves over to the bar and reaches for a napkin. He scribbles down his number and passes it to whichever Earp will take it.]

You call that, you'll reach me. Anytime, day or night. But I move around a lot for work so I can't guarantee where I'll be.

[dollywood]

( Wynonna takes it, but then hands it to Waverly, because Waverly will make sure the team has it and Wynonna will lose it on her way back. )

Answer the flipping phone. That's your guarantee. Barring that, sending something within the day, week if it's dire, but you have a short leash.

[cosmiccon]

Understood.

[But don't worry, Wynonna. Unless he's unconscious, he always answers his phone.]

Guess I'll see you guys around.

[dollywood]

Wait.

( She moves forward, stops in front of him and then yanks Dolls into a hug before beckoning Waverly and Doc if he wants in, too. They are a family. )