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Post by Alex on Oct 1, 2007 13:14:28 GMT -5
*Alex watched over her in her sleep, long after her arm went numb. She wondered when she'd last done something like this. When she'd last felt so satisfied from so apparently little. When she'd anticipated a meeting as much.
And eventually, she drifted off too.*
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Post by Alex on Oct 3, 2007 16:46:11 GMT -5
**LATER**
*She had not slept long, judging by the angle of the sun. But Lizzie lay still, and Alex was loathe to lose the comforting weight of the girl's head on her chest. She slept like a child; Alex might have been a beloved dog or childhood doll, but she was content.*
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Post by Lizzie on Oct 3, 2007 17:01:14 GMT -5
*Lizzie stirred, shifting to snuggle closer to Alex. Then she opened one eye groggily. The sun was still pale. But...this wasn't her room. She sobered quickly and startled, sitting. Then she noticed the half-nudity and shielded her eyes embarrassed, only to notice her own and immediately dropped her hands to cover herself as she blushed.*
"Aw...I...uh...good morning."
*She smiled sheepishly as she tugged her dress back over her shoulders.*
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Post by Alex on Oct 3, 2007 17:03:40 GMT -5
"So to speak," *she said, half-smiling.* "Shh, Lizzie, don't."
*She gently pulled Lizzie's hands away, to rest in her own.*
"Can I not look at you, once, before we must go?"
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Post by Lizzie on Oct 3, 2007 17:10:35 GMT -5
*Lizzie pulled one hand away to tuck her hair behind her ear shyly.*
"I...well...guess..."
*Her eyes widened in alarm.*
"Go! Aw hellfire...Jake'll whip me fer sure givin' him a scare like this."
*She was off the bed and scrambling to get ready to go, shaking her head and muttering to herself.*
"Stupid...how could 'ya..."
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Post by Alex on Oct 3, 2007 17:15:11 GMT -5
*Alex stayed on the bed, a bit stunned.*
"Should I have woken you?" *she asked apologetically.* "This brother of yours; he's not really going to whip you, is he?"
*She hoped it was Lizzie's colorful manner of speaking.*
Because if he is... We'll be meeting sooner than you think.
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Post by Lizzie on Oct 3, 2007 17:45:58 GMT -5
*Lizzie looked back at Alex, completely deadpan, alomst in shock.*
"Of course I do. And that's if I'm lucky. If he thinks that I..."
*She pursed her lips and turned away.*
"Let's just say that if he thinks yer a boy and I just done something...well, a whippin' would be a blessin'."
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Post by Alex on Oct 3, 2007 17:49:53 GMT -5
*Alex thought quickly, and suddenly sat up, taking Lizzie's hands in her own, unconscious of her own nakedness.*
"What if he doesn't think I'm a boy?" *she asked quickly.* "What if... Alexandra wouldn't be a threat, would she?"
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Post by Lizzie on Oct 3, 2007 17:56:21 GMT -5
*Lizzie stared at her dumbly for a moment.*
" I don't...wait, what?"
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Post by Alex on Oct 3, 2007 18:00:38 GMT -5
*She smiled.*
"I'll be Alexandra. Miss. Just for your brother; then he can't suspect us, can he?"
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Post by Lizzie on Oct 3, 2007 18:03:22 GMT -5
*Lizzie's confusion didn't lessen.*
"But...but...why would you do that fer me? Ain't it...all denyin' yerself and all?"
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Post by Alex on Oct 3, 2007 18:08:53 GMT -5
"It's just for you brother, innit?" *she asked brightly.* "Not so much of an encumbrance, to convince him of my good intentions. I don't plan on moving in, or anything. Why? Do you think it would not work?"
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Post by Lizzie on Oct 3, 2007 18:19:10 GMT -5
*Lizzie was still flabbergasted. She shrugged.*
"I don't know. I mean...what would 'ya say we did..."
*She glanced at the window."
"All night?"
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Post by Alex on Oct 4, 2007 9:31:07 GMT -5
((I didn't realize we'd slept all night. Sorry.))
*She frowned in thought.*
"Nursing a sick friend? Fell asleep over our... our knitting?"
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Post by Lizzie on Oct 4, 2007 16:41:38 GMT -5
*Lizzie's brow furrowed.*
"Jake knows damn well I don't knit."
*She took Alex's hands.*
"It ain't that I don't appreciate it, but I deserve what's comin' to me."
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