"They may not return the money if they realize that was you, but it's always worth trying." She stood smoothly, making her way to the dresser and lifting the bill fold. She held it up for verification before opening it and gently extracting the ticket. She tried not to pay attention to the other things in the wallet - they were none of her business. She set the wallet back where it had been and brought it back over, setting the tote bag full of books next to his bedside table. "I'll run over there tonight before they close and see if I can't get a refund for you. I don't know if I could leave this place. Not right now, anyway. Is there some place you'd like to exchange it for, if they won't return the money?"
He nodded. "Yes, that's it." As she came back over, he shrugged slightly. "I can't think of anywhere - I suppose ask Elena, before you leave, if she has anywhere she'd like to go. The money isn't really a big issue - it just feels a little silly to let it go to waste."
"I'll certainly ask her. Everyone is so busy right now, it seems like. Is there anything else that you'd like, while I'm out?" She shouldn't keep him awake, if he'd like to sleep. He'd need a lot of it if he was going to recover quickly, even with the healing.
"Well, with everything that's happened the last few days, I'm not terribly surprised," he said dryly. "I think I'm alright for the moment - Aeris has been taking care of most of the everyday shopping anyway. Thank you, though, and the books are very much appreciated.
"I just hope you find them to be entertaining." She smiled at him and held the ticket tightly to keep herself from pushing back a stray wisp of hair that had worked itself loose to lie along his temple. "Be sure to rest, won't you? And call should you need me? I'm sure you'll be well taken care of, though."
Tseng nodded. "I will. And I'm sure I'll enjoy them." He reached up to pull into a quick, awkward hug. "I'll let you know when I'm up to moving around some - and before you start lecturing, I need to move around once I can or I'll start getting stiff."
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