Zoe just wrinkled her nose. Greed was ruining the cake all over again.
She was feeling snuggly and warm in his clothes and curled up in a corner of the couch and soon was taking a nap, his clothes were like a blanket she was swaddled in. When he poked her shoulder, she took in a deep breath and sighed it out with a tiny noise but stayed asleep.
Zoe's phone on the table lit up with an incoming text from Mike that was a simple:
Hey beautiful ------- He slid into the couch a little closer. Maybe she would move and Snuggles more towards him than the pillow. He watched her from every corner, making sure she was asleep, his fingers raking into her slightly damp hair. It was turning wavy and fluffy with the dry air.
At the buzz he lifted a brow, studying the phone from a distance. Curiosity finally got the best if him and he picked it up, grumping at the name. He refrained from replying with hey asshole. He tapped the phone against his leg thinking of a good reply. Zoe was still knocked out, let him pretend for a bit.
Hey.
One worded answers always made people think they were being cheated by the respondent. It meant, hey someone's busy, fuck off. ----------- Zoe stirred a little when Greed caressed her hair but she didn't move away from his touch, her eyes still closed. It was a bitch finding his place and they'd had a pretty eventful day.
The screen lit up as Mike replied:
Happy Valentine's Day <3 I miss you ------- He was hard pressed to reach the stamp he'd laid on one of the side tables. Greed stretched his hand, fingers grabbing for the stamp until he'd gotten ahold of it. It was about then that Zoe's phone buzzed and he barked at it. He needed to locate a place to stamp her. Everything was covered except her hands and arms. She would see it too quickly. After contorting himself in various positions so that he didn't jostle her, Greed lifted the shirt so he could see that milky tummy, where he stamped 'the property of Greed' right over her naval.
When her phone kept buzzing Free snatched it for a quicker, angrier reply.
Oh? You remembered now?
Quickly after he added Happy Valentine's day to it, otherwise it wouldn't seem legit. But he wasn't adding a heart at the end. He might puke. -------- Zoe's tummy tightened at the touch of the cold ink and she shifted a little in her sleep but sighed as she settled back into a peaceful stillness.
Mike replied:
Are you still mad? I thought you didn't mind having Valentine's this weekend instead? I was thinking we could make it special, like we talked about. ------- Greed resumed his position, gently nudging her to lay against him so he could wrap his arms around her. Because fuckface she was dating couldn't keep his trigger finger off the phone. He'd almost thrown it across the room, but kept his cool when Zoe snuggled close.
Refresh my memory. -------- Zoe fidgeted when Greed touched her but her body always betrayed her with him, reacting to him without her permission. She snuggled right into him since he put his arms around her but for all he knew she could be thinking of Mike as she did it.
Champagne. Presents. Flowers, like i promised.
A second text followed a few seconds later:
And for the something special I was thinking.. 623 ------ We'll see.
Mike was pushing the wrong buttons. He didn't know exactly what that twig meant, but he had an idea. He turned the sound off or her phone was going to get the royal treatment right down the toilet.
He let Zoe melt right into him. This was where she chose to be. This was where she was supposed to be. Her warmth eventually lulled him to sleep. Greed would never like spending a night alone. Someone would be there or he was getting mighty friendly with his body pillow. Lust was entertaining. Zoe was comfortable. He liked this. These snuggly moments.