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Post by Johanna de Chagny on Sept 6, 2008 10:41:47 GMT -5
*She took a step toward him, her voice soft*
"Are you afraid I'll betray you like I did my husband?"
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Post by Raoul de Chagny on Sept 6, 2008 10:43:13 GMT -5
"No." *He said, this time with a little conviction.* "I am not."
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Post by Johanna de Chagny on Sept 6, 2008 10:45:53 GMT -5
*Smiling, Johanna reached out to embrace him*
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Post by Raoul de Chagny on Sept 6, 2008 10:47:54 GMT -5
*He held her to him gently, resisting the urge to turn her face up and kiss her, because he knew exactly where that would lead. And that couldn't happen--not just yet. For the moment, he was happy just to hold her, silent.*
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Post by Johanna de Chagny on Sept 6, 2008 10:53:03 GMT -5
"I love you", *she whispered*
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Post by Raoul de Chagny on Sept 6, 2008 10:58:19 GMT -5
*He pulled away only slightly, so he could look her in the eyes as she spoke.*
"I... I love you too." *He said softly.* "I want to spend the rest of my days with you; I want to watch you smile and laugh and cry--I want to wake up next to you every morning for the rest of eternity."
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Post by Johanna de Chagny on Sept 6, 2008 11:01:26 GMT -5
"You do?"
*Her face was radiant*
"I feel like something has to happen to ruin this...lightening striking me or something...nothing this wonderful can be allowed in my life."
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Post by Raoul de Chagny on Sept 6, 2008 11:02:40 GMT -5
"I promise, should any errant lightning bolts decide to make for you, I'd be glad to jump in front of them."
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Post by Johanna de Chagny on Sept 6, 2008 11:05:37 GMT -5
*Johanna leaned her head against his shoulder*
"What do you want to do when this is over? When we don't have to hide?"
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Post by Raoul de Chagny on Sept 6, 2008 11:07:44 GMT -5
"Society seldom approves of an eternity spent together if we're not married." *He commented. He'd planned for it to be quite a lot more romantic than that, actually.*
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Post by Johanna de Chagny on Sept 6, 2008 11:09:45 GMT -5
*She grinned*
"I haven't had very good luck with that so far, but if you're willing to risk it..."
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Post by Raoul de Chagny on Sept 6, 2008 11:11:35 GMT -5
"I am notoriously in possession of an abundance of good fortune." *He teased.*
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Post by Johanna de Chagny on Sept 6, 2008 11:19:30 GMT -5
"You'll need it if you're with me."
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Post by Raoul de Chagny on Sept 6, 2008 11:21:52 GMT -5
"Well, my abundance and your dearth of the stuff will cancel eachother out and we can live a perfectly boring, normal life."
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