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Emma Dobbs (nurse_emma) wrote in my_rpg,
@ 2009-11-22 00:28:00

Who? Emma and Tim
When? Sunday morning
Where? her family's estate (eventually)
What? Emma is having a crisis of conscience
Rating? TBD

It was Sunday morning and after waking up extraordinarily early, Emma had left Tim in her bed and wandered down the hall to her small kitchen. After sitting at the table in the dark, the sun had come up and she'd brewed a pot of coffee. Pacing the living room, she waited a little while longer then decided she needed to talk to him and wandered back into her bedroom with a hot cup of coffee for Tim. She set it on the nightstand and crawled in beside him, nuzzling his cheek as she tried to wake him. "Rise and shine, handsome," she whispered.

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	blenkinsop 2009-11-22 06:50 pm UTC (link)
	Tim brought his other hand around to wipe the tears from her cheeks. When she mentioned the cupcake, he smiled. His hands dropped from her face to wrap down and around her, hugging her tightly to him. "All right. Thank you for telling me. But, honestly, Emma, your family only made you. You do the rest." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nurse_emma 2009-11-22 06:52 pm UTC (link)
	Emma wound her arms around him, hugging him back. She closed her eyes as she rested her head on his chest, just existing with him for a moment. Emma felt so at ease with him - he really was a good guy if he could look past her family's prejudice and see her. Oh... was this was love felt like? she wondered, hugging him tighter. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

blenkinsop
2009-11-22 06:55 pm UTC (link)

Tim didn't really know much about her family's prejudice. He knew about other people in the world, and how they felt about him and his family... his parents' deaths were proof of that. But he only knew Emma for what she was--beautiful, smart, loving, funny, wonderful. And he was head over heels.

He ran his hands up and down her back a little, as if warming her, and planted a kiss against her hair. "It's a beautiful home. Did you grow up here?"

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	nurse_emma 2009-11-22 06:58 pm UTC (link)
	Emma lifted her head, moving away just enough to look around, remaining in the circle of his arms. "Yes, me and my parents... and my governess," she told him. "It neds a really good cleaning but it's held up even though no one has lived here in about five years. I can give you a tour, if you'd like," she offered, not sure if he wanted to stay or go." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blenkinsop 2009-11-22 06:59 pm UTC (link)
	"I'd like that." Tim said. He let his hands fall down from around her, and slipped one of them inside hers. "I'd like to see where you grew up. Tell me the whole story." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nurse_emma
2009-11-22 07:03 pm UTC (link)

"OK," she smiled softly. "A lot of the house was off limits when I was a child. My governess would lead me around the house to the places where my mother's crystals and fine furniture wouldn't be an issue when I would suddenly have a spark in magic," she smirked.

She led him down the hallway into the dining room. "This is the formal dining room... when charmed, it can seat thirty," she told him.

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	blenkinsop 2009-11-22 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	Tim nodded, poking his head into the room. He was a little surprised that the place was in such good shape, considering no one lived there for a while. "Did you have a lot of thirty-seat dinner parties?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nurse_emma
2009-11-22 07:16 pm UTC (link)

Once she'd taken ownership of the house, she'd placed stasis charms on the place so she wouldn't have to work on the upkeep. "None that I was ever invited to," she said, walking back out into the hallway with him. "Family gathers were less formal and in the parlor," she gestured toward a smaller sitting room with sofas and stuff chairs that faced a fireplace.

Back in the foyer, she led him up one of the spiraling staircases. "When I came back after my first year at Hogwarts, I moved to the third floor - away from my parents and their parties," she said. "But there are several bedrooms on the second floor."

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	blenkinsop 2009-11-22 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	Tim nodded. It was hard for him to imagine what it must have been like to grow up in this place. His whole family would have fit on half of one of the floors. "You don't have any brothers or sisters?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nurse_emma
2009-11-22 07:24 pm UTC (link)

"No, none," she said, turning up the last set of stairs towards her bedroom. Even though she was mistress of the house, she didn't think of the master suite as her own - that would always be her parents' room. "This house was once home to larger Dobbs families - my father was one of six, for example. My parents had trouble conceiving me so, I was their one and only."

On the third floor there was only one door - she had taken the floor as her own, creating her own suite. Emma pushed open the door, walking them into a sitting area. "Bedroom is back there, bathroom over there and an office for studying," she gestured toward the three doors off the sitting area. "This was my... proper sitting area for guests," she smiled. It wasn't proper for a lady to take a boy into her bedroom.

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	blenkinsop 2009-11-23 04:17 am UTC (link)
	Tim nodded. He was imagining what it'd be like to fill this house with love and laughter, rather than how it must've been as Emma grew up--cold, quiet and distant. He looked around the room. "Can I see your bedroom?" He asked, giving her hand a squeeze and grinning playfully. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nurse_emma
2009-11-23 04:23 am UTC (link)

Emma cocked her head, giving him a look. "Why, Tim... did you not hear me say that this was my proper sitting room?" she teased, pulling him toward the door that led into her room.

Inside, it wasn't much different from her current bedroom in her flat. The walls were an apricot color, the duvet on the bed had delicate peach roses embroidered on the creamy colored fabric. There was a large four-post bed with a canopy that had gauzy drapings to encircle the bed. There were pictures of her growing up with friends and family, trinkets and mementos from when she was a teenager. It was definitely a girl's room.

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	blenkinsop 2009-11-23 04:34 am UTC (link)
	Tim followed her in, then let go of her hand. He wanted to wander once around the room and look at everything. It was like getting a look into her past. He paused in front of the board of pictures, then turned to climb onto her bed. "C'mere." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nurse_emma 2009-11-23 12:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Making yourself comfortable, are you?" she smirked. Emma walked over, pulling the gauzy curtains back to sit beside him. "Tim... what did I do to deserve you?" she asked softly, reaching out to touch his face. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blenkinsop 2009-11-23 02:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Really? you're asking me that?" He lifted his arm to wrap both around her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nurse_emma 2009-11-24 01:58 am UTC (link)
	"I really am," she said, curling her arms around his neck. "Do you know how many perspective gentlemen my father had reject me because my family's status wasn't high enough?" she sighed, burying her face in his neck. "As if teenage girls don't have self-esteem issues as it is..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blenkinsop 2009-11-24 02:13 am UTC (link)
	Tim was floored. He raised one hand to cup her cheek. "Any man would be lucky to have you. You're amazing; beautiful, smart, talented, funny..." He leaned in to tap a kiss against her nose. "I'm so, so lucky." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nurse_emma 2009-11-24 02:19 am UTC (link)
	She smiled softly, lifting her head as he touched her cheek. "Tim... I..." she pursed her lips. No, it was too soon, too fast. Emma smiled and pressed a kiss to his lips instead. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blenkinsop 2009-11-24 02:26 am UTC (link)
	Tim nodded very softly, then caught her lips. He knew it was too soon, but he was feeling it, too. He kissed her hungrily, passionately. His arms moved back around her and he pulled her in close against him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nurse_emma
2009-11-24 02:28 am UTC (link)

Emma just barely caught the nod at her words and she smiled as she kissed him. If this was falling in love, she wanted to fall every day, she thought. She wound her arms around his neck, keeping her body close to his as she leaned back, falling onto her bed with him. "Mmmm, there's never been a guy in this bed before," she giggled, peppering his face with soft kisses.

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	blenkinsop 2009-11-24 02:32 am UTC (link)
	Tim gave a gentle groan of want at her words. There was something about being the first man in her bed that made him want to christen it. He was grinning. "So, we're being very naughty, are we?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nurse_emma 2009-11-24 02:36 am UTC (link)
	"Yes," she breathed. "It would not be proper for you to be in here at all," she told him. She wasn't sure if that was naughty talk - but it seemed to be something he was enjoying - the idea of being naughty. "Then again, I never wanted any other guy in this bed..." Emma whispered sincerely. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blenkinsop 2009-11-24 02:45 am UTC (link)
	"Well, then..." Tim said, lifting his head to plant kisses along her jaw and neck. "We should do something to commemorate this special occasion." He said, lowering his hand down her side to her hip, then around to her backside, then up her back slowly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nurse_emma 2009-11-24 02:48 am UTC (link)
	Her eyes fluttered as she felt his warm hands roaming over her body. "Oh... and what might that be?" she breathed. Emma moved her hands down his back and slowly untucked his shirt, running her fingers over the new found, warm skin. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blenkinsop 2009-11-24 02:51 am UTC (link)
	"Do I have to spell it out for you?" Tim teased, lowering his hand to her backside again to pull her flush against him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)