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Post by Cry Baby on Apr 21, 2008 14:20:57 GMT -5
((She's unbelievable. )) *She seemed cheerful and accepting--maybe this wouldn't be so bad. He'd had good luck so far with this. He was a man, after all, and he'd just as soon knock up pretty girls as not. Bonnie-Marie seemed pretty and willing. He entered and looked around the huge house. He wondered, now, why she'd agreed to this.* "I wanna thank you, for myself an' Brandi, for doin' this," *he said sincerely.* "It sure means a lot."
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Post by Bonnie-Marie on Apr 21, 2008 14:27:39 GMT -5
The pleasant, albeit slightly vacant, smile vanished immediately, sliding off her face as quickly as if it were a mask slipping to the floor at her feet. It was replaced by wide eyes and a mouth in the shape of a comically perfect O.
"Oh. That. You're him. Um."
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Post by Cry Baby on Apr 21, 2008 14:57:25 GMT -5
*Cry-Baby felt sucker punched and started looking for an exit. Figuratively.*
"Oh, hey, I'm sorry. I thought... that is to say, Brandi'd indicated you might be willin', if we met an' got on and all. I didn't realize... I'm sorry to bother you, Miss Bonnie-Marie."
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Post by Bonnie-Marie on Apr 21, 2008 15:12:20 GMT -5
After opening and closing her mouth a few times like a goldfish, she finally found words again. "No, it's not. I just. Um. I just didn't realize you were him. That's. Um. Here, let's sit down."
She nearly ran to the sofa and plunked herself down on it with purpose. Here at least was a safe place for her, before she ventured into decidedly unsafe territories.
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Post by Cry Baby on Apr 21, 2008 15:40:59 GMT -5
*Cry-Baby felt sorta bad for her. She was just too shy for words. He wondered how Brandi had even broached the topic with her, let alone how the girl would possibly go through with it.
Who knew? Maybe she was a wildcat, underneath.
He followed her and sat in a chair opposite the sofa.*
"Sure is a nice house you got here," *he began.*
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Post by Bonnie-Marie on Apr 21, 2008 20:23:49 GMT -5
Her head bobbed in agreement. "It's my family's. They're very rich."
She distracted herself for a moment rearranging the pillows next to her. "So..." An ugly floral one got a final pounding as she began speaking again. "Cry-Baby is, um, an interesting name."
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Post by Cry Baby on Apr 21, 2008 23:13:45 GMT -5
*Cry-Baby raised an eyebrow at the rather violent treatment she gave the pillow.*
"Er, it ain't--isn't my real name. 'S Wade Walker. You can call me Wade, if you prefer it."
*He gazed at her, his eyes smoldering.*
"Got my nickname on account of my lonely teardrop."
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Post by Bonnie-Marie on Apr 22, 2008 17:09:21 GMT -5
"Your lonely teardrop?" she repeated, curious enough for a moment to forget to be nervous or embarrassed.
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Post by Cry Baby on Apr 22, 2008 17:53:26 GMT -5
*Cry-Baby tossed his hair aside so she could see the tattoo below his left eye.*
"Got a reputation in school, for cryin' one tear on account of bein' an orphan."
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Post by Bonnie-Marie on Apr 22, 2008 18:19:17 GMT -5
"Oooh." She made a small sound of pity, frowning at him sympathetically. "That must have been awful for you."
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Post by Cry Baby on Apr 22, 2008 18:25:18 GMT -5
*He nodded.*
"Sure was, miss. But what don't kill you makes you stronger, right? I turned out okay, in the end. But what 'bout you? You said this is your family's house, but I don't think you grew up here. You seem too gentle for that."
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Post by Bonnie-Marie on Apr 22, 2008 18:33:05 GMT -5
She blushed slightly, pleasantly.
"No, I didn't. I grew up with my parents in our house right outside Paris. It was very...sheltered. But I've been on my own for about a year now," she added quickly, "except until recently when I moved in here. I was living at the Opera Populair for most of that year. I'm a ballet dancer."
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Post by Cry Baby on Apr 23, 2008 9:05:35 GMT -5
*Cry-Baby raised an eyebrow.*
"Yeah? Shoulda guessed that. I'm a singer, myself."
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Post by Bonnie-Marie on Apr 23, 2008 13:03:15 GMT -5
"Oh really?" She sat up a bit straighter. "What operas have you been in?"
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Post by Cry Baby on Apr 23, 2008 13:07:49 GMT -5
*Cry-Baby ducked his head.*
"Sorry; it a--it's not opera," *he said.* "Maybe it'd sound kinda rough to you, but I'm a rock 'n roll singer."
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