Zoe (history_repeats) wrote in nevermore_logs, @ 2014-01-03 18:30:00 |
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Entry tags: | greed, temperance, zoe hansen |
WHO: Greed & Zoe w/Jonah
WHEN: December 30/31 [Backdated]
WHERE: Zoe and Jonah's apartment, Ice cream store
WHAT: Saying goodbyes
When Jonah got home from work, he had a surprise waiting. His puppy ran to greet him but smacked into a table leg first and then spun in a circle and crashed into Jonah's legs. And the smell of brownies was wafting from the kitchen. Zoe popped her head out and smiled brightly, "Hi!" carrying a tray to cool off of the delicious treats, "A couple of months late, but just as I promised." when he'd first moved in, she'd told him she'd bake him something for helping her with Greed's resume.
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Jonah's unique bright white smile shone as the darling little puppy went sailing into him. He was a little lost for words as the poor thing whimpered and the tall statue of a Virtue crouched down to pet his ears. "And who is this?" his voice changing to cute baby talk. The little boxer pup barked, his nub of a tail happily dancing behind him.
He had something himself for Zoe, as well as the little tree he'd set up on the living room table top. It wasn't much, but Jonah wasn't flashy.
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Zoe sighed, "Munch... you little monster!" she went over and picked the wriggly happy puppy up and it let out a yip as it looked at Jonah with one eye. Zoe smiled and kissed the top of its head, "This is for you... he was supposed to wait over there in his giftbox as a surprise but I guess he got impatient." she held him out to Jonah, "His owner used to be really cruel to him, beat him, so that's why he only has one eye. They were going to put him down but he's so sweet really, just needs someone patient and loving to take care of him." she winced, "I don't have a name for him.. I call him 'munch', he kinda ate one of your shoes already.... but he just needs some training, I swear."
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Jonah shook his head, that name was not going to stick. He'd just have to come up with something easy and fitting. "Ate one of my shoes?" He opened his mouth wide in surprise as if he were going to scold but instead he just gave the wriggly pup a scratch under the chin. "He's cute." She didn't have to do anything for him at all, but saving the poor thing at the hands of death was a very selfless thing to do. He was happy to see him. "Are you sure though we can have animals?" Some places were under strict orders.
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"He just ripped out the laces and stuff.. but he's only a few months old so he needs to be potty trained and everything. He lost his eye not too long ago so I think he's still adjusting to his new depth perception. Poor guy keeps smacking into things." she gave the puppy a cuddle and then put him in Jonah's hands, it was a tiny thing with its wiggling butt compared to the big virtue. "Oh, yeah, I'm sure. I know some of our neighbors do. As long as he doesn't get outside the apartment to terrorize in the halls, we should be fine."
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"It's all right I'm sure I've got another pair." Jonah took the little squirt who near wiggled out of his hands. He looked like a kitten in his big hands. "Poor guy." The pup snuggled I'm the crook of his arms for a second but started to whine and tried again to be let down. He had to explore everything.
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She smiled at the two, "Aww, he loves you already. He's gonna be a lot of work, they said he's a little terror but it's how he survived, he's a fighter with a mind of his own, doesn't let anything stop him. I got him a collar but he won't let me put it on him, maybe you'll have better luck."
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He set the pup down and it did another spin and back towards the kitchen. Jonah shrugged. "Let's give it a whirl." The little guy was just ridiculously happy to be wanted and loved.
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Zoe winced again as there was another minor crash and the puppy came scampering back out with tongue flying and ran around in circles. She went over to the giftbox the scamp was supposed to have been in and took out a collar from it. "You're going to have to catch him first..." and she held out the collar to Jonah while the puppy explored the apartment, sniffing and getting snot and drool on everything before sticking it's head in one of Jonah's sneakers and wagging his tail.
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"Come on little guy," Jonah picked him up to wrangle the collar on. It took some effort but he managed. He pulled him out of the shoe. "We're gonna have to get you some toys." He scratched his ears which resulted into a lick on the hand from the pup.
"I have something for you too but it's not nearly as lively."
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"I have a toy for him! I just think he likes everything else better..." she picked up a small chew toy that had a few gnaw marks on it but the puppy had lost interest in it after a few bites. She shook her head, "Aw, you didn't have to get me anything. This mini monster barely counts as a gift considering the trouble he's going to give you." he was already scratching at the collar, not a fan.
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Jonah waved it in front of the pup but he was having none of it, he was just busy bouncing around, sniffing the little Charlie Brown tree Jonah had set up on the table top. "I know I didn't have to, but I wanted to." He reached into his pocket to pull out a little white box that had been wrapped with a glittery purple ribbon. Inside was a simple little necklace. Nothing fancy just something that reminded Jonah of Zoe. "I thought of you when I saw it." He handed it to her noticing the gray stockings she had on with shorts. It was still chilly outside, but she didn't seem to be cold. "Those keep you warm?" he tried not to sound like he was looking any longer than five seconds.
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She wore a peach loose button down shirt with her shorts. Her apartment was never as warm as Greed's but he was nice enough to get her fuzzy stockings so he could see her legs. She undid the bow excitedly and smiled when she saw the birds, "Aww... it's adorable! Thank you. I actually love birds." He didn't know how special they were to her. She stood on her tiptoe and could barely reach his cheek to kiss it in thanks. She held the necklace in her hand and then looked down at her legs, "Yeah! They're toasty. Chance got them as one of his Christmas gifts for me, nice, right?" and showed off her gams.
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She could call the Sin Greed. Calling him Chance was more personal, and Temperance didn't want to be personal with Greed...he wanted to keep him at a distance and away from destroying Zoe. "I thought you might," he smiled motioning for him to put it on if she'd let him. "He's been buying you a lot lately. It seems a little out of the ordinary." He didn't mean any harm in that statement, it was just a observation. Temperance had dealt with the Sins for a long time. "Charity doesn't seem his forte." Except all Greed bought was a payoff to him, it wasn't just given without there being some catch. The catch was it kept Zoe happy and happy Zoe meant Greed got a whole lot more in return. He showered her but in his own way, and not out of the good of his heart. He showered her because he liked seeing her smile.
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She handed the necklace over and pulled her hair to the side so he could see her naked neck. She frowned, "It's not charity... it's a present. He likes getting me clothes for any occasion that requires a gift, he has better style than I do. And he got me that coat and scarf because my coat was old and didn't keep me warm and it was my birthday. And now he got me a dress because he wanted to, stockings to keep me warm, and a bracelet because I'm his girlfriend and it's Christmas. Unless you giving me a necklace and me giving you a puppy is charity?" it kinda stung that Jonah always seemed to be insinuating that Greed didn't actually like her.
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Easily Jonah dropped the charm down around her collarbone as he clasped the necklace around the back of her neck. It sunk a little further as he let the chain go. She always scolded him when he tried to keep some distance between him and the Sin. It bristled him in all kinds of new ways because the poor girl was so madly in love with him. He turned her wrist around in his hand. "It's quite the unique bracelet." that was his way of putting it nicely but really it looked like a ball and chain. It was Christmas and he would give her that side of the argument, it just wouldn't settle things for Jonah.
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She smiled as he took her hand and she said, "Rose gold. It's a special bracelet with a really special meaning. It's put on with a special screwdriver so you can't take the bracelet off and you give the screwdriver to the person who got you the bracelet." she didn't mean to blab her and Greed's special thing to Jonah but she was so excited and swooning over that bracelet, it felt nice to gush even if Jonah was holding her hand.
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It sounded all so endearing. Was Greed that intense? "I have to admit, it looks a little bondagey." That wasn't even a correct word, but it was the closest thing Jonah could come up with. It did have a few sparkling diamonds, but the bracelet itself was no less like a chastity belt or something equally binding.
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She laughed quietly, "Yeah.. a little. He's kinda into that." Not that Jonah needed to know Greed liked control, she was sure he knew. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, "He said it's an updated chastity belt type deal which I don't think is exactly fitting..." since she and Greed obviously got it on often now then again maybe she didn't understand what a chastity belt was exactly.
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That was more information than he needed but he'd let it slide this once. "I guess because it binds you to him the way a belt would to the wearer. It keeps out everyone else." Jonah understood it, but it didn't make it any less creepy.
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Zoe wasn't used to talking about her cute weird boyfriend, sometimes she forgot what was and wasn't appropriate to reveal. She smiled, "Yeah, I guess that's true.." she ran a finger down the band. She liked it just her and Greed. "It's a nice way of looking at it."
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Jonah wasn't trying to make Greed's case any better, but he could see the thought behind the insanity. "It's still a little creepy." He dropped her wrist ready to change subjects by heading over to her tray of brownies. They were still warm, but not too hot so he took a bite. At least chocolate wouldn't fail anyone. They were delicious.
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She smiled and rolled her eyes, "Yes, but so is he." she wasn't stupid enough to say her boyfriend wasn't kinda creepy, he was.
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Jonah was about to say something on the creep factor but he held his tongue. The puppy went sailing towards the door, slamming right into it when he sensed another body on the other side as he yipped happily shaking his but with that little nub of a tail. Who was it? WHO WAS IT? He seemed to be saying through those excited puppy barks.
Greed came in as the door was opened for him being attacked by more than his girlfriend as the little pup started to circle this new person.
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Zoe smiled when she saw Greed and put her arms around him to squeeze him and kiss him hello. It was hard to believe just a month ago they were on the outs. The puppy sniffed at Greed and then tried to jump up on him but didn't even make it to the guy's knees.
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It was always like getting slammed in the face with a brick when Temp was home. Greed got a weird queasy feeling deep down the more he was around. Now it was like the tingling of his arm falling asleep. He wasn't sure what long term effects were with being around a Virtue. Or what it would do to either of them. He gave Zoe a dangerously provocative kiss in return just to make Jonah's face squish.
The puppy reared up to jump again, wiggling his butt to make that long climb. Greed wasn't nearly as tall as Jonah but he was still a mountain to the new puppy. He growled a little and leaped again only to fall again.
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Zoe touched Greed's neck at his heated kiss and blushed a little when it ended because that was much more than a kiss hello. When the puppy wouldn't stop, she leaned down and scooped him up, "Yes, yes, we can't forget you. Chance, this is Sir Munchs A Lot. Mini monster, this is my boyfriend. You can't eat him." the one eyed puppy sniffed the air like crazy in front of him and wriggled in her arms.
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Greeds eyes were shiny as he took in the crazy spastic ball of puppy in her arms. She had mentioned something about getting Jonah one, but he'd not been too keen on buying something for a Virtue with her. Greed had limits and lines to draw. Going Christmas shopping for the other team seemed all kinds of wrong. The puppy put his nose right up to Greed's with a grumbly yip. He wanted to be petted. Greed was just a little stunned on what to do with this one-eyed monster. "Is his eye supposed to be like that?"
Jonah rolled his eyes with a huff. "He wants you to pet him Greed." His voice very monotone.
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Zoe nuzzled the puppy and said, "No.. he's supposed to have two but his previous owner was a terrible person and beat him so he lost his eye. But it's okay, he looks like a pirate now." Greed knew better than anyone that Zoe's heart always went to the underdog. She looked over at Jonah and then back at Greed, "Yeah, you wanna hold him? He's kinda an attention whore."
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Greed made a face at the thought of this puppy's eye exploding from its face and falling out. "The other ones good though right?" As if the moment he touched it it's second eye would tumble out.
The puppy practically sailed out of Zoe's arms to his before he could even reply. So he scratched its head and it settled for a moment with what could have been a grin on his face before wiggling around in Greed's arm for another scratch. Then it did the unthinkable.
It licked his face.
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"Yeah, the other one's fine." she went whoa! as the puppy jumped from her arms to his. She laughed when the puppy licked him, "Aww... he really likes you!" but she knew Greed probably wasn't gonna be thrilled about dog hair and drool on him. She held her hands out, "You want me to take him? He looks like he wants to stay with you though.."
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It kept licking him in the face which made Jonah laugh heartily. Greed deserved it. When the puppy kept trying to climb Greed's chest, paws glued to his shoulder he'd had enough. "I surrender!" He scrunched up his face as the dog gave him a tongue bath from his lips up his nose. Greed felt like he was going to vomit. Dog slobber. Eww.
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Zoe even laughed and then picked up the puppy and cuddled him to her, "Yes yes, he's my favorite too." she smiled at Greed, "Aww, I think he likes you best." she wrinkled her nose, "You might wanna get washed up though if you want anymore kisses from me."
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He felt violated with puppy spit. He walked past Jonah with the evil eye and brows lowered as if the Virtue had trained it to attack him. Greed was ready to vomit the moment he tasted puppy spit in his mouth and he rinsed at least with half a bottle of scope and washed his arms. Little could be done with the fur before he came back out flapping his coat and showing off one of the t-shirts she got him for Christmas.
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Zoe sat with the puppy in her arms, trying to entice it to play with its chew toy instead of the little christmas tree it kept trying to maul that Jonah put up. When Greed came out and she saw the t-shirt, she beamed, "My, don't you look extra handsome in that t-shirt.." she was very happy to see him in it.
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He pulled it down. She'd gotten a fitted size, but there was still a little wiggle room, not much. The puppy barked as Greed approached Zoe, licking Zoe's cheek. He took the toy she offered and wiggled to get down and go show it off to Jonah. Greed pointed at her face. "He's not allowed to kiss you."
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The puppy's legs were already moving before she even put him on the ground but the second she did, he was off like a rocket towards Jonah. He dropped the toy once, ran past it, ran back to pick it up, kept going until he crashed right into the Virtue's legs. He was very happy to have a home. Zoe gave Greed a look, "He's a puppy, you goober. He doesn't understand my boyfriend is insane and doesn't want puppies to lick me. Tho to be fair, according to your shirt, you offer the same service so..." since his shirt did say 'free licks', even though it was in reference to guitar licks.
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Jonah chuckled as he fixed himself a glass of milk with the brownies. "There's brownies on the counter Greed." He wasn't gonna serve the Sin. He took a seat beside Zoe on the couch playing with the puppy. "Maybe he needs to go out. Burn off some of that energy and Chase the squirrels." He talked in that softened baby speak and the little guy responded dropping the toy at Jonah's feet. It definitely helped relax the giant Virtue.
Greed looked down to read his shirt again. "I do offer that service only less slobber, more tongue."
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Zoe nodded, "I think that's a good idea, can let him run around in the park a bit but you have to keep a close eye on him, he seems like he loves to get into trouble." She put her hand in Greed's and pulled him to sit on her other side on the couch so she could put her head on his shoulder as she scratched the dog with her other hand.
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"You got a leash with that pretty little collar?" He picked the little guy up. Give him a chance to get some fresh air while the couple cuddled and not feel like the third wheel. The puppy licked Jonah as he stood, finishing his glass of milk. "I'll be back." And he headed out the door.
Greed pulled Zoe into his lap, wiping her face off with the blanket draped over the back of the couch. He'd had enough of puppy spit in his mouth. "Want a taste of my free offer? Get it now while you can."
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"In the box, he didn't like that either." she chuckled. It was easy to see why the shelter wanted to put this mutt down instead of try to find him a home. She grinned at Greed when he pulled her into his lap and wiped her face. "Mmm, I'd love to but..." her voice dropped and she said in a whisper, "Aren't you forgetting something...?" and she pointed at Jonah's back as he was getting ready to leave. Greed's ticket for tongue was about to walk out the door.
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"So you owe me a free ride when he gets back," he growled a little under his breath, no different than that excited puppy. "Like the stockings though." He'd noticed. They kept her warm, showed a little leg and gave him some peek-a-boo through the fabric. It had been the perfect solution and still getting what he wanted.
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She blushed a little and poked him at his free ride remark. She bent her knees and wiggled her legs out from his lap like she was showing them off, "Thanks, this total jerk gave them to me, but he's kinda cute so I figured why not."
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He lingered a little at the back of her thighs with his finger on the edge of the soft fabric. "Oh? He has excellent taste."
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She put her arms around his neck and nodded, settling her legs on the couch, "He does. He's just a bit of a butthead at times." and she pecked him on the lips.
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"I think he got them with the intention of taking them off..." though she knew better. He'd made a good investment in their purpose, but also for himself.
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She chuckled, "Did he now? Kinda defeats the purpose tho..." she looked down at her legs, bending one and stretching it out, "How am I supposed to stay warm then?"
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"Plenty of ways..." He hummed nibbling at her lips. When he went to her neck he stopped at the flash of metal that he near tangled into his tongue. It had been some time since she wore anything around her neck.
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When he seemed to freeze, she frowned and scratched the back of his head, "You okay....?"
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He curled the strand of metal through his fingers, turning it round so he could see what dangled in front. "This new?" He seemed on the defensive already. Who was buying her jewelry?
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Her chin went down as she looked at the three little birdies that were present on the necklace, "Hmm? Yeah, Jonah gave it to me as a belated Christmas present today."
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"He couldn't buy you slippers or something? He had to buy you jewelry?" Jonah want allowed that. That was cutting into Greed's territory. What was the Virtue trying to do? Trump the Sin with nice things?
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"It's just a little necklace, he said it reminded him of me." it wasn't flashy or fancy, just something you gave a friend in her eyes. Not that Jonah knew about her tattoo so it was kinda interesting he had been perceptive about the necklace.
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"Did he?" He fingered it down to the little birds where he let them dangle over his hand. Greed didn't see it as harmless. He saw it as competition.
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"Yeah...." she said carefully. "You know I'm not gonna wear them every day. He did a nice thing so I put it on to show him how it looked, that's all..." she gently stroked his hair, running her fingers through it.
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"He wants to replace me." More than that, as she could see on his tattoo was the bird. That bird was their thing and Jonah was creeping in a little too close to home. What Greed was afraid of---the Virtue trying to take her away.
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She scoffed a short laugh, "Okay even if he tried, there is no way he could. You are one of a kind." She kept one arm around his neck and used her other hand to unclasp the necklace so the chain puddled into his hand, "I want you here, with me. He doesn't get a say in the matter."
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Greed was manipulating her through his insecurities. He wanted austerity that the Virtue wasn't about to come in as some white savior. He curled the chain into his fist. "Show me?"
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She couldn't show him in the way he wanted because Jonah wasn't there but she did start undoing the buttons of her shirt so it might look like she was. But she unbuttoned just so she could shrug one sleeve down. She took his wrist with the tattoo and kissed it and then showed him her own hidden bird tattoo. "Only one person ever gets to see my bird. And that's you."
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Jonah had come back, Greed had wrapped himself in Zoe's arms after a few hours in her bed, where he liked to be. There was still some time before he left, but he just wanted to tangle himself with her and kiss those pretty plump lips. Jonah had the puppy to keep him busy. Greed had much much more. And he was for once taking his time in enjoying it, because once Lust had him that was it.
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The only thing Zoe wore was the bracelet Greed got her, he didn't have the screwdriver to it, she still did but it didn't change the fact that it symbolized they belonged together. She smiled with her eyes closed as he was slowly kissing her, her foot rubbing along his calf, "Our last night together and all you want to do is kiss me...?" she was amused more than anything else.
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"Why?" He sounded defensive as he devoured her neck, stringing a line of kisses and teeth down each freckle he saw. "Are you complaining?"
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She sucked in a breath when she felt his teeth, "No, no, not at all..." she ran her fingers down his muscular arm, "I just think it's.... funny. You were always so about the... you know.." she made her hand into a fist, "Unf." meaning sex, "And now that we can, you're obsessed with kissing me." she thought it was super sweet.
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He nibbled her bottom lip. "I like kissing you." What he treasured about her wasn't the fact that he could get sex. He'd thought once he had it it might change, but he kept going back, and not all for the sex. It was the ability to be close to someone.
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She put her hands on his cheeks to kiss him back, trying not to think about how he was leaving in a little while. Yeah, they decided they'd do their own new years but it still wasn't going to be the same. She was worried he'd forget her.. forget this. She had a thought and kissed him a couple more times before breaking it and leaning over the bed, one arm groping for something.
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He was still in her kiss when she started to stretch. "Whaty're you doing?" He slapped her bare butt playfully.
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She jumped and poked him when she turned back, her phone in her hand. "I know we can't keep it.." she snuggled into the crook of his neck and held up the phone so they'd both be in the shot, "...but when you're away, I don't want you to try to remember me." she took the picture and showed it to him, "I want you to remember this." she showed him the picture that had both of them. There was the soft lights from the world he created, skin, sheets, both of them looking happy and together, it was a little blurred and imperfect, a candid moment. It was not like the lewd pictures with Lust, or the pervy spanky pictures with his floozies, and even though she'd have to delete it in the next few minutes, she just wanted him to see it. See them together. Try to have something in his mind to hold on to.
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He swiped the phone from her grasp entranced by the bright glow that bounced off its screen. He stared for a good few minutes, branding that picture into his memory. He pointed to his temple and rolled her over onto her back seeing her hair spill out across her shoulders. "I won't forget this," he whispered looking her dead in the eye where he saw flecks of light dance and turn amber.
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The picture was deleted, the kissing was resumed, and Zoe even shyly suggested trying a different position when things started heating up again. It wasn't about the sex even really.. it was about a last chance for this kind of connection. He was going to be leaving after, maybe for a week. Maybe for two. He was going to change. What he was right now with her, it was not what was going to come back.
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He'd worn them both out until they were just lumps in the bed, snuggling and kissing until his lips were raw. She was a surprise, a present he wanted to keep opening up as they explored everything in this relationship together. He wasn't trying to compete with her, they were guiding this ship together. Time seemed to breeze by when he wanted it to last with her. Leaving was the last thing on his mind until that last hour which seemed to pass as quickly as five minutes. He'd showered and dressed, now down to that crucial twenty minutes.
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Zoe didn't like it when he was getting ready to leave her for Lust. It was a shitty feeling and she didn't get up when he went to shower and get ready and she didn't even turn to look at him when he came back. Her naked back was towards him as she lay on her side with a pillow under her head, not wanting to see him. She wasn't going to pretend to be okay or happy, she didn't have the energy for it.
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He sat down on the edge of the bed to put on his shoes, poking her in the side when she refused to show him anymore than her back. "You going to give me the silent treatment." He ran his finger down her arm when he still couldn't spark a peep out of her.
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She shrugged off his touch and didn't say anything, hugging the pillow under her head and burying her face in it. There was his answer. It wasn't the most mature but she was sulking.
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"This really what you want to leave me with?" Granted he had a whole lot more in his memory bank she was being selfish. Greed's smile dropped to a frown and poked her a little harder. "Stop it."
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She shrugged off his poke again, pulling the sheet up a bit, "Can you just go..." came her flat voice. She hated watching him leave. She didn't want to.
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He started to poke her all over until she turned to face him. She might not want to speak but he wasn't going to leave without those big brown Bambi eyes. She was not going to end this with depression.
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She whined and squirmed and then grabbed the pillow and whacked him with it as hard as she could, "Would you stop it and just leave!?"
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He tackled her pillow leaving it dead on the floor. He smacked her leg. "Stop being a brat. Get up, get dressed, we're going for ice cream."
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She kicked him and flopped back down on the mattress, "You're a brat. I don't want ice cream." her voice muffled by the bed her face was on. She hated him right now.
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"Do I have to drag you?" He balled her up into the fluffy sheets like a cocoon. "Come on. Now." His arms clamped on and he wiggled her down the bed. When the sheets started to unravel he started to pull on her legs.
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She yelled and wriggled and then kicked her legs, "Stop it! Ugh, why are you such a jerk!" she was also dangerously close to becoming naked any second now. "Why do I have to get ice cream? I don't want ice cream. I don't like ice cream." which was a lie, she was always trying to take bites of his when he got some.
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He stopped in a huff while she fought him, standing up with his hands on his hips. "Ok, ok.." He gave her a few moments to breathe and swiped the sheet right off into a pile on the floor. He didn't have time for this.
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She was surprised but not complaining when he gave up. Good. Stupid jerk didn't-- she let out a yelp when suddenly the cool air licked her skin because she was naked, "Chance!" she scrambled off the bed and grabbed the sheet to hold it up against her. He had probably memorized her naked body by now but she still wasn't the type of girl to wander around naked. "Ugh, I hate you!" she said and shoved at him as she grabbed her jeans to go change in the bathroom.
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She was mad but he had to get her motivated, make this a happy farewell. Add she came out of the bathroom he scooped her up in a kiss to drop her right off her feet. Melt her brain a little and get that last taste before they went out of range for anything deeply physical.
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She wore a dull gold t-shirt and jeans with sneakers. She struggled against him when he grabbed her, she didn't want to kiss him! But his kisses were her kryptonite and after a few moments, her hands unclenched and settled on his shoulders. When the kiss finally broke, her nose rested against the side of his, "Still hate you.." she whispered.
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"That's more like it." He kissed her nose, taking her hand to lead her outside the apartment do she could find her strength again. The ice cream shop as just down the street. He could leave her there and pretend he would be back tomorrow.
He left her with a dab of ice cream on her nose, a kiss on her cheek. "I'll be back," he promised as if he were just headed off to work.
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She went with him but when he tried to leave, she grabbed his hand, those seal eyes of hers just filled with sadness. Her grip was tight, she wasn't going to let go. She was not going to watch him leave.
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It wasn't easy. Her grip had become about as tight as his own. He paused making the mistake of looking into those eyes because she roped him in and he wasn't going to allow her to be sad. So, he smushed more of his ice cream on her face to make her laugh or get angry and laugh. He realized in that moment he needed to get her to leave because her watching his back retreat from her might just put another wedge between them, and he didn't need that there after working so hard to take it out. They were on level ground right now, with each other at least, he couldn't break her trust anymore.
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She made a face when he smushed more ice cream on her face and she dipped her fingers in hers to smear it on his lips and chin. Her other hand still held onto his, the cool rose gold of the bracelet rubbing against the dove on his wrist. She knew she had to let him go but she just couldn't.
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He grabbed her wrist as that cold ice cream spread on his face, letting her finger dip in his mouth before he released it. Maybe he could spare five more minutes as they played with their food and he figured out what to say to make her walk away. The problem was neither one of them wanted to leave, but he had to be an adult about it or he was going to put them in more trouble than before. The bracelet a soft and bitterly cold reminder that this girl had greedily taken from him as much as he had from her and he wasn't going to let it go.
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She smiled a little when he licked her finger. She put her head on his shoulder but didn't say anything. Coulldn't she just keep him?
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He didn't talk either. There was enough tension floating around but he wanted her to have fun. He stuck another gob of ice cream on his finger fir her to lick off.
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Her lips settled over the creamy goodness and swiped the edge of his finger as she took his offering. Her tongue ran over her top lip and she knew time was pretty much almost up but she ignored it. But she did say, "You'll call me when you're done?" which could be a week or longer. She couldn't contact him, the chance of Lust getting his phone was always too high though Zoe had done it before.
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The next finger full of cream he smeared against her lips so he could taste it's sugar against those plump lips he'd sucked on for hours already. His tongue caressed them, only venturing through the crease. "I will," he said leaning back and wiping the drop of melted cream that had made its way down his chin.
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She watched him as he put the ice cream on her lips and then closed her eyes when he kissed her. There was no happiness to this ending. It was like he was going off to war. She fell silent again, just looking at the melting ice cream in the bowl.
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"Better eat it before it turns to soup." But no matter what he did she was slowly pulling away because of what was to come. He knew the feeling, it was harder to let go the longer they spent together. It was as if his body physically had a weight in the bottom, grounding him to that seat. He kissed her cheek with cold lips. "Look I've got an idea." He wanted her to be hopeful. He wanted her to trust him. Though he knew no better what was going to happen, everything had changed. "If it gets to be longer than a week text me." It was a risk he would take.
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"Not hungry.." she said quietly. She looked over at him when he kissed her cheek. She had worry in her eyes, "What if.. it doesn't help?" she was scared that he'd blow the text off or not respond or it wouldn't make a difference or he'd behaving too much fun and not want to come home.
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"Come up with something creative." Things wee going to be different with Lust, he knew that much. "A photo. We could photo tag each other..."
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She shook her head, "You know if your sister sees a photo of me, she's going to take it out on you." and probably kill her. She touched his cheek, "I'll think of something though. If it's over a week."
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"I'm telling you to. I dont care what...even if it's to tell me that my eggroll order is ready. Send me take out, anything..." that could light up that memory bank that already had her stored away safely.
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She looked upset and shook her head, "You're going to forget me. Even if it's for just a day and you might remember again... you will forget me." and that stung. She was going to think about him constantly she knew but it hurt that he wouldn't be thinking about her.
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"Who says? We don't know that....things are different now." She knew that. She was putting him in that cookie cutter box again.
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She didn't say anything. It didn't matter, she would have no way of knowing if he did remember or did forget. He could say he didn't forget when he came back but who knew if he would be telling the truth. She just snuggled into the crook of his neck and closed her eyes, breathing him in.
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It was a chore, but finally Greed convinced Zoe to leave when he made mention of the puppy she'd just brought home. He reluctantly let go of her hand, but they finally parted ways until he survived his Lust coma.