Well, she complained about actions he did that made her uncomfortable in the friend zone, but then she went and did that. Hugs, kisses to his ear, what was she playing at really? He suffocated her in the embrace, holding his chin right against her shoulder.
"You don't make it easy on me," he breathed into her ear. Pink blush wss sure to follow.
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Zoe's cheeks did indeed turn slightly pink partly due to his breath on her ear and partly because of what he said. "You'll change your mind once you go play in the city." she was pretty certain that all it would take would be one hot girl to make Greed's attention go elsewhere. She loosened her grip on him because they were acting like they were seeing each other for the last time or something, "I'll see you soon."
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He was practically pried off her, his heart sinking immediately. It was still there, beating against the walls of his chest tightly. What happened in Kansas hadnt been lost, even with his usual bravado up in the air. He hadn't even pocketed the strawberry blonde's number but Zoe was shoving him out into the world without his invisible leash. He wasn't letting go of hers no matter what she said.
"Soon," he repeated. He would not be spending New Years alone.