Emotional Emergencies [Elle]

[Rowena Jones]

There were no words to describe how angry Rowena was as she apparated into her room. Fucking. Max. Kameren.

She needed a drink. Or two. Or several. She stormed into her kitchen and grabbed a bottle of wine from her collection, not bothering to look at which one she was taking, opening the bottle and taking a swig while she looked for a glass.

Rowena really didn't think she had been unreasonable, but Max had a way of getting under her skin. Had she taken it too far? Argh! Her head was a complete mess. It was too much on top of an already emotional day. She needed a rant. And to make sure she hadn't just done a stupid thing.

She grabbed her wand, mustered up a happy memory as best she could and sent a quick patronus to Elle, her fox pacing in agitation, half formed and dull as she relayed her message.

"Emergency Girl Talk needed. Please come."

And then she flopped onto her sofa and promptly drank her way through the bottle, absentmindedly stroking Pumpkin as the large cat curled up next to her.

[Elle Callahan]

The news of Rowena Convington leaving the hospital spread like plague. Elle hadn't been surprised that her friend had left. Elle would have been more surprised if Rowena had stayed. Something dark was stalking Rowena and hurting those around her, attacking her in her safe place, putting patients and staff at risk. Still, Elle was sad to see her go so when a half formed fox asked her to come over, Elle jumped at the chance. She had been in her little box of a flat staring at the notes and trinkets a secret admirer had left.

Elle headed down to a bakery in the Alley buying different kinds of cakes. She got a pint of ice cream from Florean Fortescue's ice cream parlor before buying fire whiskey from the cauldron. Rowena had sounded desperate. Within fifteen minutes Elle was knocking on Rowena's door, armed with supplies.

"Emergency response house call," Elle called out, waiting for the door to open.

[Rowena Jones]

Rowena pulled herself up from the sofa and stumbled to the door, gulping down the last sips from her glass. Had she really drank a bottle already? Oh, there were two bottles on the coffee table... when had she got the second one? How long had it been? Eh. No more questions. Stupid questions always getting her into trouble. Asking things she shouldn't. She threw open the door and glared as Spice trotted out before her impaired reflexes could grab him. Urgh. He'd be fighting with the other cats tonight. Stupid man cat. Had to always be in control. Stupid snarly males. Women were so much smarter. And speaking of women...

"Elle! I've missed you." she said, a lop sided grin on her face. "Come in!" she turned around and bee-lined back to the kitchen for more wine! before flopping back on her sofa and patting the space next to her. "Max said he loved me." Her amber eyes gazed at Elle waiting for the magical response that would tell her how she was supposed to feel about that. Merlin knew she was a mess about it. Love. He loved her. Or had? Did he still? Or had he? ARGH!

[Elle Callahan]

Elle stared for a second as a very jolly Rowena opened the door. "I've missed you too Rowena," Elle couldn't help but smile at her smashed friend. It seemed she had already started the party. Elle quickly stepped in, shutting the door behind her, making sure if was locked. With the attacks at the hospital and how they were centered around Rowena, Elle wanted to make sure her friend was safe.

Elle placed her bags on the floor near the couch, sitting beside her friend.

"Max said he loved me."

Elle's eyes widened as she stared at her friend. Did she love him back? Maybe not given the state of intoxication. What happened? Elle was missing part of the story.

"He did?! I thought he was trying to take things slow. How did he tell you?" Elle asked wanting the details as she fished in her bags for the ice cream. She handed it to Rowena with a plastic spoon.

"I thought we might need this. I also got cake and cookies too." She said grabbing a mini lemon cake and taking a bite.

[Rowena Jones]

"He did?! I thought he was trying to take things slow. How did he tell you?"

Rowena looked at Elle with a grateful look. "THANK YOU! So did I. That's what he said. Take it slow. So I did that while he goes ahead and apparently falls in love with me. Which is so unfair you know? Because I was trying so hard not to because we agreed to take it slow..." She sighed heavily. Elle passing her ice cream lifted her spirits a little despite the situation. "You're a lifesaver Elle," she said with a smile, taking a huge scoop and devouring it. "And then he, -ow- he tells me while he's high -ow- as a kite,"

Rowena winced as her head hurt from her quick demolishment of the ice cold treat. What could fix that? Wine! She poured them both a generous glass, continuing her rant as she splashed half the drink onto the coffee table. "And right after telling me he was engaged before! Did you know that? I didn't. AND! If that wasn't enough, he forgot all about telling me so then I had to pretend I didn't know when that was all I could think about."

[Elle Callahan]

He did?! I thought he was trying to take things slow. How did he tell you?"

Rowena looked at Elle with a grateful look. "THANK YOU! So did I. That's what he said. Take it slow. So I did that while he goes ahead and apparently falls in love with me. Which is so unfair you know? Because I was trying so hard not to because we agreed to take it slow..." She sighed heavily. Elle passing her ice cream lifted her spirits a little despite the situation. "You're a lifesaver Elle," she said with a smile, taking a huge scoop and devouring it. "And then he, -ow- he tells me while he's high -ow- as a kite,"


Elle frowned as she listened to her friend. Max was high? How? Issue with pain meds? Merlin that boy could be so stupid. Elle was only just getting to know Max the man. Part of her still thought of him as the little boy she had taken to the zoo. Elle just grinned grabbing her own ice cream as Rowena thanked her. She had been through her own heartbreak and knew the solution. Except now she was back with Alex and living with him. Elle wasn't sure if she should share that with Rowena. She was in a rough place had her own worries and didn't need Elle's happy news or the reason behind it.



"And right after telling me he was engaged before! Did you know that? I didn't. AND! If that wasn't enough, he forgot all about telling me so then I had to pretend I didn't know when that was all I could think about."

Elle nearly dropped her wine glass.

"Hold up. Max was engaged?" Elle said her eyes wide. How in the hell was little Max engaged. To who? It must have happened when Elle was gone, lost in the flux. "That sounds a little convenient," Elle said slowly. "That had to be hard pretending not to know. Do you have any idea when? I mean I could try to ask Alex about it but he's like a Grngots vault when it comes to his family,"

[Rowena Jones]

"Hold up. Max was engaged?" Elle said her eyes wide and Rowena nodded slowly.

"To Susan, no that's not right. S something." The witch wracked her fuzzy mind for the right name. "Simon!" Was that a boy's name? Rowena frowned. Eh, it was close enough. She hadn't even gotten to the juicy part yet. "Mind control apparently. He was vague on the details."

On second thought, she probably shouldn't be saying any of this. Urgh. Her whole day was just one huge clusterfuck and she had no idea how to fix it. Actually she did. Cake. And wine. How lucky for her that she had both within reach!

 "That sounds a little convenient," Elle said slowly. "That had to be hard pretending not to know. Do you have any idea when? I mean I could try to ask Alex about it but he's like a Gringotts vault when it comes to his family,"

Rowena latched onto that last bit of information. "You two are back on speaking terms? When did this happen?" she slurred, thankful for distraction. "Ha! I knew you wouldn't hold out for longgg. Elle lurrrrves Alex.." she said happily before reality hit and she sighed heavily. "Max said he loves me..." Rowena repeated sadly. 

She shook her head to banish thoughts of her boyfriend. Was he still? Where did they stand now? "Tell me about you. I need happy news!"

[Elle Callahan]

"That sounds a little convenient," Elle said slowly. "That had to be hard pretending not to know. Do you have any idea when? I mean I could try to ask Alex about it but he's like a Gringotts vault when it comes to his family,"

Rowena latched onto that last bit of information. "You two are back on speaking terms? When did this happen?" she slurred, thankful for distraction.

Shit! Elle bit her lip as she inadvertently spilled the beans. Maybe she had a bit too much wine. Maybe she shouldn't mix wine with getting knocked in the head. She'd taken a tumble at work early that morning after having a panic attack in the stairwell.She had gotten all riled up that her stalker was int he stair well with her. It hadn't been the case but she had freaked out just the same, had lost her balance and had ended up falling down a flight of stairs. Now she was back in mandatory PTSD therapy and had the night and tomorrow off.

"Ha! I knew you wouldn't hold out for longgg. Elle lurrrrves Alex.." she said happily before reality hit and she sighed heavily. "Max said he loves me..." Rowena repeated sadly.

She shook her head to banish thoughts of her boyfriend. Was he still? Where did they stand now? "Tell me about you. I need happy news!"

Elle turned her attention to her friend making a conscious decision not to tell her about the stalker just yet. "It happened just a few days ago. I got really pissed at Alex and just showed up at his place to give him a piece of my mind. He was drunk. I got a bunch of flowers that said to my love and I was bloody pissed that he hadn't the nerve to sign the card himself so I called him out on his shit. He told me he actually did love me and well we worked our shit out." Elle said gulping her wine.

"It's not all finished yet and I still don't really trust him but I really like him and he's a really really good lay. Kameren men are idiots, the lot of 'em." Elle said pouring more wine into her glass.

"Do you love Max?"

[Rowena Jones]

"It's not all finished yet and I still don't really trust him but I really like him and he's a really really good lay. Kameren men are idiots, the lot of 'em." Elle said pouring more wine into her glass.

Rowena wrinkled her nose. She really did not need to know about Max's uncle's bedroom talents. She wasn't even close to drunk enough for that sort of information. In fact, Rowena didn't think there was enough wine in the world to get her to the point where she'd be ok with that. But she could agree to the last bit of Elle's statement. She held up her wine glass towards the other woman. "Cheers to falling for idiotic Kameren men," she said with false cheer.

"Do you love Max?"

Oh Merlin. The million galleon question. Did she love him? There was no question that she liked him. Or at least had until this latest blow up. No. Who was she kidding? She still liked him... she liked the way he smiled at her, the way he challenged her, the way he made her laugh. She liked the way he made her feel free, like she could actually be the person she wanted to be. She liked the way she didn't have to explain everything to him. She loved the way he looked at her like she was everything to him. She loved the feeling of his hand holding hers, his arms around her. Loved that it was them against the world. She loved the way his mouth twisted in triumph when he knew he'd beaten her in one of their debates. She loved... she loved. 

Rowena gulped down her wine, before throwing herself backwards on the sofa so that she lay slumped in dramatic despair. "Fuck," she announced. "I love Max Kameren." She paused for a second to let that sink in before rolling in an attempt to get one of lovely Elle's lovely treats. Instead she ended up completely rolling off the sofa and landed on the floor with a THUNK. "I'm OK!" she declared, struggling up before grabbing a slice of cake and a spoon. She took one bite and prepared another before looking determinedly at her friend. 

"It's still not fair. I didn't do it on purpose. And he was still wrong. And I'm still not going to let this slide. He can call me first."