Zoe was fading into her thoughts again, she barely heard either of the boys or the dog and Jonah retreating. She hung on to Greed's hand, just needing to feel it and know he was there. "Does your brother know..?" she asked him. Her face winced because that wasn't what she wanted to know. She didn't care if his brother knew. Her mind was wondering if Lust knew, if Lust made Envy come after her, if Lust was trying to get Greed back. Her grip on his hand intensified as she thought of it. Of how he'd go and she'd lose him. Maybe for a day. Maybe a week. Maybe longer. _____________________________________ Greed settled down in the bed beside her, his back pressed against the wall of pillows after he had shut off the lights to let the lanterns and Christmas lights shine. He kept her hands in his still, letting her use his shoulder as her own pillow. "You remember New Year's?" He was proving a point now since she wasn't going to talk about it. He knew she was still dwelling in her thoughts, but he was going to drag her into his. _____________________________________ She leaned into him, head on his shoulder and hands fidgeting in his, occasionally clinging. She didn't want to talk about Lust so said, "Your brother found out on New Years?" was that what tipped Lust off? _____________________________________ "No. But I was with Lust and I came for you." He wanted his girlfriend over Lust. It was still something very new, but it was possible Greed was growing out of his box. She needed to remember that. _____________________________________ Her hand gripped his and she started to tense, "I don't wanna talk about it.." she said in a rush of words. She knew where he was going with it and she didn't want to. _____________________________________ "I need you to remember that I came for you. I chose you." He clamped down on her hand. Abd if she didn't listen then he'd show her. _____________________________________ She shook her head, and since he was pushing against something fragile, she broke and out it all spilled, "Now. You came for me now. But not in the future. You said yourself that at some point you will sleep with her again. You said it. And it's in the back of my mind that it could happen tomorrow or a week from now or two years from now but it'll happen and I know you said you'd be doing it to protect me but I rather die. I'm not even exaggerating, Chance." she was speaking fast and tears were streaming down her cheeks, "I really rather risk my life, I rather go through this hell tonight every day or torture or whatever than even think of her in your arms." _____________________________________ "Zoe," he started bumping her with his shoulder so he could look at her. He didn't have anymore words of comfort but the door was open. No more closing the topic in the face. She needed it out in the open so there would be nothing hidden. He wanted the tears from her face with his hands. _____________________________________ She lifted her head but wouldn't look at him, "What? What!?" she said with a snap, that bit of Envy still coursing through her system, "Do you know what this is like? Not knowing? That you could leave at any moment? You said yourself that it's inevitable. It makes my skin crawl thinking of her touching you, of smelling her on you or... I used to be okay with it and I know that's what our deal was but I don't know if I can do it anymore. How would you feel? How would you feel if another man kissed me? Was inside of me? How would you feel if that could happen at any time and you just don't know?" _____________________________________ He couldn't blame her for keeping it to herself, there were things he kept hidden from the world. One of those things yelling at him right now. "I wouldn't like it...." every time she threw it at him, like this it made him feel something he never felt...ashamed.