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Post by Shadi on Sept 2, 2008 11:21:17 GMT -5
She was glad he wasn't angry. That was something. Even if she still felt stupid, even if she couldn't have known. She'd only wanted him, at first, and hadn't thought much beyond that. Now that she had him, she wondered if that had to change, somehow.
"I don't know," she said slowly, watching him. "I suppose I want you with me, but... just as you are. I suppose I was trying to tell you, quite badly, that I don't want you to change even though I saw you with her and I may have seemed upset. I fell in love with you, knowing who you were. But if my being here changes that, it seems nicer..." She trailed off, not sure what she was trying to say.
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Post by Rochester on Sept 2, 2008 12:50:50 GMT -5
"Nicer..." *Rochester repeated, as if trying to wrap his clouded mind around a concept just beyond him. Then he grinned suddenly, nuzzling his forehead against hers.*
"It is nicer with you here, isn't it...?" *The confusion returned to his features, trying to figure out the words that were eluding him.*
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Post by Shadi on Sept 2, 2008 13:06:22 GMT -5
Shadi realized that she may have plied him with too much alcohol; not precisely her intent, considering she was trying to keep him from fainting.
"That wasn't exactly what I meant," she said. "Though I'm glad it's nice, I mean... I like being here... I just don't want to be, if it hurts you. If it makes you... not you."
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Post by Rochester on Sept 3, 2008 7:49:10 GMT -5
*Confusion hung about him as Rochester watched her with as much focus as he could muster.*
"How...can I not be me? That's just...silly, darling."
*He smiled and pecked her lips affectionately.*
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Post by Shadi on Sept 3, 2008 10:24:10 GMT -5
Shadi smiled indulgently, even as she hoped she hadn't broken him beyond repair. She wrapped her arms around him, fitting herself against his chest.
"Don't ever change," she said in a sing-song voice. "I should get you to bed."
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Post by Rochester on Sept 3, 2008 13:46:51 GMT -5
"Mmm..." *Rochester purred, pulling her closer to him with a mischievous grin.*
"I do hope that you're coming with."
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Post by Shadi on Sept 3, 2008 13:51:32 GMT -5
Shadi couldn't help but grin.
"You talked me into it," she said, pressing her lips to his forehead but then rising, to draw him after her.
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Post by Rochester on Sept 3, 2008 14:12:39 GMT -5
*Rochester stood, wrapping an arm about her to solidify the physical connection between them.*
"You are ever so agreeable, my sweet Shadi." *He smiled as they made their way back into the house and towards the stairs.*
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Post by Shadi on Sept 3, 2008 14:32:32 GMT -5
She wondered if he would say such a thing, if he hadn't been drinking. If she'd ruined everything but would only find out tomorrow morning.
Still, there wasn't much she could do about it now.
"I think you deserve that title more, Rochester," she said, leading him inside and to bed.
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Post by Rochester on Sept 3, 2008 17:10:01 GMT -5
((To his room.))
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