In a kingdom by the sea. {For James}

[chasingtwisters]

When James asks her to get away with him for the weekend, Moira readily accepts, needing distance between herself and all of the recent turmoil within Siren Cove for her. Unlike when she last took off, Moira makes sure to inform all of her family members personally that she'll be away for the weekend, also making sure to inform Riley as well; she stays only long enough to tell them this, along with leaving a phone number where they can reach her should they actually feel the desire to speak with her. Somehow, Moira thinks her cellphone won't be ringing off the hook for the next couple of days.

Now, she's standing with James, clinging to his arm, at a cute little hotel in another seaside town, this time, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Like Siren Cove, it bustles with its own sense of life and adventure, people hurrying to and fro between various shops as they chatter with their friends about decidedly non-magical monsters attacking their town or the evil witches in charge of said monsters. When Moira smiles, she feels her whole face relax.

"This is absolutely wonderful," she says, letting the sea salt air soak into her skin as she breathes, already feeling some of her tensions ease into the distance. "What should we do first?"

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[jamesthorn]

As soon as they make it to the hotel, James sees the change in Moira. She is more relaxed, calmer, and she even smiles at him as she wraps her hand gently around his arm. He realizes just how stressed she's been, how much the weight of everything has been pressing on her, and he's happy they are out of town.

And that they are together.

He pulls her closer into his side as they head down the sidewalk from the hotel, where they'd just checked-in for the weekend, and he loves the cool salty breeze hitting his face. He just loves being here with her. "I don't know. Whatever you'd like to do," he says. "We could just go back to the room? I'm sure there's something for us to do there."