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Post by Valerie on Feb 25, 2008 18:10:46 GMT -5
"Will you bring cash or shall I start a tab?" *she asked dryly even as she went back to her book.*
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Post by Alexei on Feb 26, 2008 13:12:48 GMT -5
**NEW DAY**
*Alexei sat in the library, surrounded by walls of books and diligently copying out great tracts of large, dusty textbooks. He was studying for midterm exams, and the shadows under his eyes spoke of studying the whole night before. He chewed the inside of his cheek as he worked, paying no mind to his ruffled hair and wrinkled shirt (he'd slept in it). Thank God it was Saturday.*
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Post by Valerie on Feb 26, 2008 13:14:27 GMT -5
*Valerie crept up behind him and set down a cup of coffee at his elbow.*
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Post by Alexei on Feb 26, 2008 13:15:42 GMT -5
*He smiled up at her.*
"Thank you." *He took a big gulp, taking care not to spill on the paper or the books.*
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Post by Valerie on Feb 26, 2008 13:18:53 GMT -5
*She smiled.*
"You're welcome. I get a lot of students in here and not one has ever said no to some fresh coffee."
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Post by Valerie on Feb 27, 2008 14:52:58 GMT -5
***NEW DAY, POST-BABY-MAKIN' THREAD***
*Only five minutes late getting back, Valerie slipped behind her desk and began pasting new stamping slips into the backs of the older books.*
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Post by Valmont on Feb 27, 2008 15:17:07 GMT -5
*Valmont strode in. He'd actually finished the book the day before, but couldn't bear to give her the satisfaction of... well, he wasn't sure, actually.*
"I don't understand," *he said, waving the book around.* "What the devil is this supposed to mean? It was just sex."
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Post by Valerie on Feb 27, 2008 15:20:59 GMT -5
"Sex AND punishment. I thought I'd be catering to your tastes a little while still offering something a little more wholesome than your average penny dreadful."
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Post by Valmont on Feb 27, 2008 15:31:07 GMT -5
"Wholesome? How is ostracizing a woman for a single indiscretion wholesome? Not to mention the man. Good lord, does Hawthorne think religion should make men eunuchs? Perhaps you believe such tripe, but wait until you see the world, my dear. This is not how it works."
*He stopped short for a moment, watching her through narrowed eyes. His sniff might have been that of a gentleman after a pinch of snuff. A wolfish smile crept across his face.*
"Well, well."
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Post by Valerie on Feb 27, 2008 15:44:51 GMT -5
*She caught his gaze and held it, her expression stony as she took a sip of tea from the mug sitting on her desk.*
"Dare I ask?"
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Post by Valmont on Feb 27, 2008 15:52:36 GMT -5
"If you don't know, he wasn't doing it right," *Valmont said smoothly, leaning one elbow on the desk.* "Who was the lucky fellow?"
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Post by Valerie on Feb 27, 2008 15:55:06 GMT -5
"Happily no one you know," *she said with a withering glance even as she thanked God that her loose hair covered the red marks on her neck.*
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Post by Valmont on Feb 27, 2008 16:52:10 GMT -5
"It couldn't have been all that nice, then," *he said, his lips pursed.* "Such a shame. No wonder you're out of sorts."
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Post by Valerie on Feb 27, 2008 16:56:53 GMT -5
"It was fantastic, actually," *she deadpanned.*
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Post by Valmont on Feb 27, 2008 17:20:33 GMT -5
*Valmont smirked.*
"I have no doubt of it."
*He arched an eyebrow.*
"If you ever feel like actually getting some pleasure out of the exchange, however, I know people."
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