WHO: Zoe & Greed w/Theseus WHEN: February 6 [Backdated] WHERE: Greed and Zoe's apartment WHAT: Saying goodbye again WARNING: None Note: The log reads backwards
He hummed against her lips with a little grin. This was nice, fuzzy and warm. It.made his insides all tickly.
On Feb 17, 2015 7:53 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: When his nose touched hers, she looked right in his eyes, her lips parting as he traced them with his finger. The silence was kinda... nice. It was still, not scary. It was unusual for them but when he told her without words to kiss him, she leaned in to brush her lips against his very softly.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Greed moved her hand by his head so he stretched her closer to him, bumping noses with her. He now traced her lip with his finger, curling it it forward and pointing her lips in his direction. He lifted his chin for the go ahead. This was the quietest he'd been in some time.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 5:10 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: Zoe looked like a happy sleepy cat on top of him and she wasn't thinking of kissing him... actually she was. She was hypnotized by his lips, just tracing her fingers over them and especially that plump bottom one, watching her own little run around the lip track with her fingers over and over again.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 2:03 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: It was cold laying there with near nothing and no covers to cover up, but Greed know a sure fast way for them both to warm up and all she needed to do was kiss him.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: Sometimes being with him felt like a fantasy and then it made her stomach fill with butterflies when she remembered this was also her reality. She wriggled closer, using him as a pillow and watched his lips letting him do whatever he wanted, he was so gentle sometimes with her.. she wished Theseus could see it. That as much as sometimes she wished for the wedding and the babies, she'd never trade Greed to have those things with anyone else because didn't want them for the hell of wanting them, she wanted them with HIM.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 1:30 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: He liked when her hair tickled his skin, but once she was close he took her hand and drew a finger over his lips. They both just needed to feel one another. Something that was real in the midst of the fantasy.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 4:20 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: There was a pleased pink in her cheeks when he reached for her hand and she gave it to him, biting her bottom lip as he pulled her onto him. It sucked they wouldn't get a wedding.. but they were more committed to each other than most married people were, that counted for something.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: All Greed had to do was lift his head for her to come closer. He wasn't in the mood to talk, it might break their moment. He reached for her hand to draw her up on top of him.
On Feb 17, 2015 4:06 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: Jeans didn't really wrinkle so when he squirmed, she tugged on the bottom cuffs and pulled them off, putting them on the floor with his socks, the clank of the belt making Samson rouse his head before going back to sleep. She put a hand on his foot and then looked over at him to see what he wanted next.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 1:01 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Greed couldn't help but wiggle his toes. When the socks came off he was able to actually squirm out of his fitted jeans. Now he could be comfortable, the only thing missing was her.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She had to leave his side and scoot down to his legs, which was quite a sight that she was in just her underwear and bra while yanking off his shoes and tossing them on the floor, and then she freed up his toes by peeling back his socks. She wondered if any other girl had ever done that. Socks were sweaty and not incredibly sexy, but he was her man and she wanted him comfortable.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: He wiggled his ass up on the bed to swing his feet up. He was still struggling, but now had broken that contact with her, which made him pouty.
On Feb 17, 2015 11:55 AM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She paused was she was doing, her arms around his middle from behind and looked down at his completely tied up feet. She smiled in amusement cause it was too cute. He couldn't even kick his shoes off because of the fitted jeans. She pulled on his thigh gently to indicate he should swing his legs onto the bed so she could undo the clothes knot at his feet.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 8:16 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: He wasn't quite in the hurry he'd been before, she'd stilled that part of him. He fell into those soft and sweet touches, trying his best to wiggle his pants down without jostling her too much. He liked her there, her breath just tickling his ear. Once he got his pants down his legs they got hung up on his shoes.
He always forgot his shoes.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 12:46 AM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: They were stronger than ever but she could feel tremors in their balance, but with each day, her doubts grew quieter and didn't scream in her ear all the time. Her hands undid his buckle as she placed another kiss in the crook of his neck, her hands undoing his button and slowly pulling down his zipper while her nose traveled up along his neck and nuzzled his ear.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: The little kisses of her giving in to her own avarice. He led her to all the places he knew she wanted to go, but never had the push to approach. Greed was the one that had shaped and molded her to be this diamond that had been hidden in a box of rocks. He'd polished her and now she knew all the things to do without second guessing them. They'd had a little relapse, but now the pieces had been picked up and she was back to being strong with him.
He set her hands on his belt buckle, finding the anticipation and sweet satisfaction in how she was unfolding him, unfolding the raw emotions and he liked them.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 12:19 AM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: This was one of those good silences, the comfortable ones. Normally he was always chattering but she knew this silence was one that he was relaxing into because he was too aware of her boobs at his back and her hands on him. She added his shirt to the vest and planted a soft kiss on his shoulder, liking his scent which just smelled so manly. She wasn't stupid enough to do too much on her own, she went with what worked and what was working for them was for him to be in charge so she waited for him to move her hands on him or to his pants or where ever. Oh but she had to kiss that shoulder, that was too much temptation and she had to give in.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 9:13 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: He let her be the one to slide him out of the shirt, still nothing being said between them. There was a comfort in the silence when they were just enjoying each other. He would be a motormouth later when he finally remembered that he came home excited to show her the new table he'd ordered. He hadn't even really gotten to describe it to her, Theseus and the dress had gotten in the way.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 11:48 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She put the vest on the nightstand on her side of the bed, they'd be using this bed and if she left his clothes ON it, they would get wrinkled. When he pulled her arms back around him, she gave him another soft kiss, this time on his jawline and her hands worked again, undoing the buttons on his shirt, her fingers brushing against the skin of his torso as she moved her way down and undid the last button. It was such a routine thing, very normal for them, being together, undressing him, it was relaxing.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: He peeled the vest off each shoulder and handed it to her, pulling her arms back around him. She had another set of buttons to undo, except to his shirt. He couldn't see her, but he could feel her, and that warmth alone was inviting. He could feel her breathe, the calmness in her presence. They both worked better with each other instead of against each other.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 11:37 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She let him dispose of the tie once she loosened him and then let him move her hands down to his vest. She rested her head against his as she looked down at the buttons she undid one by one till she got to the bottom and then he could move her to what he wanted undone next.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 8:33 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Now that she'd started packaging him with an entirely different knot, the tie took longer to get out of. He let her still him though and take his time, otherwise he was going to completely ruin his clothes just trying to get them off. He waited a few moments, sliding the tie out from his shirt collar. He placed her hands on the buttons of his vest, urging her to do it. It was moments like these that he actually shared things with her, because she'd taught him that. There was always a greater reward when he made her part of it.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 11:22 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: The pillow was soft but she lifted her head up and then sat up as he started to go all scattered. She knew he wanted everything off so tried to take everything off at once and then nothing came off. She sat behind him and moved her hands in front of him, putting them over his and just holding them for a moment, giving him some stillness. She kissed his cheek and then let his hands go to work on his tie, he could undo his vest if he wanted, if not, she'd get to it.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 8:17 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: They didn't really say anything else to one another, just gentle touches and the catch of each other's eyes. He laid her on the bed, sitting by her side as he worked (albeit frantically) to get his vest undone, tugging at his tie at the same time. He was rushing through it, which at times made him clumsy and agitated.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 11:14 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She held on to him with her arms around his neck as he stood up with her, she always worried she was too heavy but she really wasn't even half his weight. From her height in his arms she could see the discarded dress on the floor.. she ought to take care of it but instead she turned her face away and rested her brow on his temple, not wanting to see it.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 8:12 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Greed slipped his hands up under her knees, the other cradling her back as he worked to pull himself up to his feet. He wanted to just crash into the bed and feel her crushed to him.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 10:50 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: It was just words, words that would never come true and they both knew it... but when Greed said it, he gave her not hope... but comfort. Because she wasn't alone and he could see their future so clearly and so brightly that sometimes, for just a second it felt like it could be real. And even tho it was just words, they calmed her and soothed her and she wasn't crying anymore. So when he finally finished and opened his eyes, her big brown ones were staring right up into his.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 7:46 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: She hardly had a stitch of clothing on and he was still in his work attire, yet somehow she was warm snuggled into him. He took a deep breath, closing his eyes and recounting the story he'd told her before. That was the thing with dreamers, their fantasies were always the brightest.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 10:43 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She shivered and snuggled into him some more, not willing to let go, "Tell me again...." she said in a soft voice, "Tell me again about the fantasy.... of what you saw for us...." she asked like it was a favorite bedtime story. The dream wedding and the kids and the normal life they'd never have.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 7:37 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: They were both a little desperate now. This had rocked the boat, opened up all the insecurities that he knew she had about him. It was a vulnerable place for the Sin to be in when he felt really solid with where they were. He was really going to kill Theseus for this. Fucking bastard was going to make his way back in a week if he had anything to do with it.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She buried her face in his neck, her arms still around him and she squirmed only to send the rest of the dress to her bare feet and then she kicked it away like it was toxic. She curled in closer to him, for his warmth, for his love. She desperately needed him right now to help her forget everything they wouldn't have, to help her remember everything they did have.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 7:18 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Once she had his hand on something familiar, he slid them across her soft skin, feeling the goosebumps that formed both from the cold and his touch. He hated being reminded of the things he was denied. It wasn't her fault, it was his own. That was his punishment for loving something so pure and trying to keep it caged like a butterfly.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 9:20 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: He sounded so angry but... his words indicated he wasn't angry at her. She was feeling the chill in the air now that she was half naked but she reached down to where his hand was fisted in the fabric of the dress and she gently got his fingers to let go and then raised his hand and put it to the small of her naked back where her skin was warm and familiar to him. So he could hold her and hold on to something he knew.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 6:16 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "Fuck him. Fuck this dress...." his voice was angry. Of course he couldn't get out what he was thinking, he was getting too worked up and angry. He needed to be the one to calm down now.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 8:56 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She noticed it after a few moments, his rough movements to get the dress completely off her, and his absolute silence. Greed not talking was never good and it made her feel like she did something wrong. Said something wrong. It was scaring her and she said in a quiet voice, "Talk to me..."
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 5:52 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Greed wasn't talking which meant he was buried in his head. That could always end up dangerous. He was pissed at the situation. He was pissed at Theseus. He seemed good for nothing other than dropping everything and running. His stories didn't paint him much of anything else either. A washed up hero that didn't know his ass from his own head.
Greed didn't rip the dress off her once she was out, but he wasn't as gentle as he should be.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 8:16 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: When her arms were free of the dress, she put them around his neck and held on to him, tight and close. She didn't mean for it to sound like she was accusing him of taking away something that most humans took for granted. She just wanted it one day for her and him... and it sucked knowing that one day would never come. It just made the fact Theseus didn't care about his children but popped them out like pez hurt all the more.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 5:12 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: She was just diving deeper into this conversation of all the things that were a sore spot for them both. It hit Greed a bit hard because it was saying, you're a Sin, you're taking these things from me that are meant for me. He didn't really know what to say, he was focused on wiggling her out of that fucking dress.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 7:57 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She wasn't going to stop him but she wasn't going to help him, "Don't you think that's unfair?" she asked him suddenly looking at him, "That he gets to have babies and dump them like some.. some... blender. And we can't have babies? Why does the universe or god or whoever the fuck is in charge give a man like that countless babies and we.." she put a hand over her mouth as her emotion got the best of her again and her gaze lowered to the floor.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 4:53 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "It might be....but I want to get you out of it." It was totally putting a damper on his mood. Fuck that dress. Fuck Theseus.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 7:32 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She nodded but didn't move to take it off, kinda exhausted from her meltdown and limp against him, "It's really pretty.." she said and hiccuped as her fingers touched the lace, tears threatening to come back again, "So many girls get to wear their mother's wedding dress and then they give it to their own daughters so it's a tradition..." but she didn't get to have a wedding and she didn't get to have a daughter and she couldn't hide the pain in her voice.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "Think I can wiggle you out of this now..." it smelled and he didn't like the reminder of all the things they weren't allowed to have. It was the first time he'd gotten a glimpse of the dress and everything about them that was all wrong. He didn't want to think about that, it made him uncomfortable.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: "It's the right thing to do.. so I guess its like a test." her tears had quieted down now that she was being comforted by Greed and she kinda let him literally support her, "He can't pick and choose which children to be a father to... especially if he doesn't even know this boy. If he can be there for him and care for him and figure out how to connect with him.. then maybe he has the guts to stick around in the future. Not just throw his hands up and run when things get hard. And if he runs now.. then... then.. it means he would have eventually run again with me."
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 1:34 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com>wrote: "Is that his test? To see if he actually does it or bolts like a bat out of hell?" Greed knew there was more to it than just giving Theseus up. Theseus was having to man up and prove himself before he could step back into her life. A lot like Greed had.
On Feb 16, 2015 12:20 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She nodded as she practically clung to him, needing something solid to be her anchor, "I know... but when I was a teenager I would have given anything to have a father. I'm a grown up now.. and as much as a dad would be nice, this boy.. my brother needs him more than I do. I can't.. start a relationship with Theseus knowing this kid is out there suffering. He has to try with his son because.. if he can just forget him and not care, then one day he'll just forget me and not care again." it was the ultimate test for Theseus and she kinda felt like he'd run away.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "You know now he might never come back..." that was the truth of it. He might just skip town all together and be done with all this. Greed however was going to make sure that asshole came back, even if he had to put a tracking device in his sleep and monitor where he was. In fact that was an excellent idea.
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 10:48 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com>wrote: She felt a lot better when she was in his arms, it felt safe and warm and like all her problems couldn't gobble her up cause Greed wouldn't let them. She wanted to do this on her own but it was so hard and she was thankful to have him there. She burrowed into him and shook her head, "He didn't want to really but.. I told him it's the right thing to do. He has another kid.. some teenager he doesn't even know the name of. A boy he just.. abandoned. Like he did with me and Thea."
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 7:45 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "Fuck him..." Greed just kind of pulled her into his arms, snuggling her into his chest, with his chin on her shoulder. He really was going to kill Theseus.
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 8:19 PM, Lucky L.<neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: "I'm not that sensitive...." she wiped her nose with the back of her hand and nodded, "He is." and then added in a quiet voice, "And he's leaving again..."
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "I just mean you're sensitive." Greed may have wanted her to have the thing he couldn't give her, but he wasn't above calling Theseus out as the rat he was. "And hes an ass..." he could have predicted that this would happen without him.
On Feb 15, 2015 2:51 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: He was getting worked up and it just worked her up even more, "And what would you have done? Left work? Come straight home to hold my hand? No! You would have stressed out about it and ruined your day. I need to learn to stand up to him myself! I obviously did a shit job of it but--" the rest of her words were too garbled to understand as now she was crying again despite his soft touch.
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "You should have stood your ground. Call me the fuck anyway!" He started rubbing her shoulders softly, pulling out all thise tense muscles. She was entirely too emotional. He needed her calmer.
On Feb 15, 2015 1:46 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She took in a breath, able to breathe a little easier now that she didn't feel like the dress was suffocating her or that she'd ruin it. "I told him I'd call you if he got out of line... and then he said he needed help with what I asked him to do and he had barely made any progress and so I was organizing it for him with his wives but then we got to his kids and.." she choked on her tears, an emotional wreck because it was a lot of things to take in and she'd been alone when it happened.
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "Sneaky bastard..." it was a move Geeed would have pulled. He was pissed someone else did pull it right under his nose. "You didn't call me?" He let the zipper slide down to reveal that caramelized back.
On Feb 15, 2015 12:40 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She nodded, still sniffling, "He knew you were at work and that I don't have a job so he surprised me. He had this box with him and he said it was for me and it belonged to my mom but he wouldn't give it till I let him in to talk..."
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "Ohhh...." that made a lot more sense. "Wait, Theseus was here?" And he wasnt invited? Damn that girl.
On Feb 15, 2015 2:19 AM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She sniffled, not looking at him, just at the floor as he worked on the zipper, "It was my mom's... Theseus brought it for me." and she fell silent again.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 11:17 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: His fat fingers had a bit of a struggle with that delicate zipper...it was so fucking small! He wiggled it around finally getting a good grip. "That still doesn't explain why you have a wedding dress." His voice was more stern, not sure what he was coming into.
On Feb 15, 2015 2:04 AM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She leaned in towards him so he could have better access to the stuck zipper and said in a small voice with a hiccup, "I wanted to see how it looked on me..." one hand lamely pointing at his full length mirror. All said while crying still so the words were kinda garbled and a bit squeaky at times.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 11:00 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Clearly someone had eaten her face with all those puffs under her eyes and tears. He stepped towards her cautiously because he was still clueless as to WHY she had on a wedding dress in the first place. This was usually a scene out of some romcom, except he wasn't the lost groom. He leaned down, knees to the floor so he could get on her level to toggle with the zipper. "Care to enlighten me on why you're sitting in my room with a wedding dress before I strip you out of it?"
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 1:55 AM, Lucky L.<neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She shook her head, wiping at her cheeks with her hands and then waving her hands to gesture at her back, "It's stuck.." she said in a squeaky voice and at that, her face fell again as more tears came. She'd tried on the wedding dress just because she wanted to feel close to her mother for a moment and when she went to take it off.... the zipper got stuck and she was unable to. She didn't want to ruin it and she felt so alone since no one was there to help her and it was the straw that broke Zoe's emotional back and now she could not stop crying.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 10:51 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: The red eyes and tears only made him more anxious. "Do I need to murder someone?" because clearly something had come through in his absence. He was feeling a bit violated.
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 1:43 AM, Lucky L.<neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: Her eyes were wet and puffy and her nose red as it finally registered Greed was home. But she was so emotional that just seeing him made her start crying all over again, her face crumpling and her hands covering her nose and mouth as she looked up at him from the floor because she didn't know how to tell him everything and it hurt thinking about it.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 10:39 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Greed was still yammering on, looking this way and that to figure out where all the sniffling was coming from. She didn't have the tv on and Samson was still alive. He walked into his open door to see her in crouched on the floor. Even more suspicious was the wedding dress. Now he was officially confused. He waved the paper in his hand to fan himself because suddenly he was getting overly anxious.
"Did I miss something?" What had happened since he left for work?
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 1:34 AM, Lucky L.<neverluckymore@gmail.com>wrote: Zoe had waited at her bedroom door for a couple of minutes after she heard the front door shut. She had a few tears already that she wiped with the back of her hand as she went back to the living room, curious about the box. When she opened it, she stopped breathing, her mouth hanging open as she read the note. Her mother's wedding dress. Ohmygod. She lifted it up and out of the box carefully, it was beautiful, vintage.. and kinda Greek. She held it up to her and swallowed, so many emotions rumbling and churning inside of her. She would never get a wedding.. she'd never get to wear her mother's wedding dress and then give it to her daughter. More tears came and by the time Greed burst through the door, he wouldn't find Zoe in the living room... but he'd he'd hear her. There were sobs and sniffles but they were coming from HIS room where the door was open and Zoe was sitting on the floor, bawling her eyes out... wearing the vintage white lacy greek-ish wedding dress so it made for quite a strange sight.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 10:28 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: She left before he could even begin to handle that awkward hug. He wasn't even sure how to return it, so the fact that one of them was able to walk away first made it easier for him to slide out the door. It was cowardly, but it was what he was good at. He slipped out, only passing Greed's car when he made it down the block. The harder part for him was walking away knowing his daughter was left with someone who may or may not destroy her in the process.
When Greed ran up the stairs, he had a printout in his hand of this awesome new table he'd ordered offline. He burst through the door about ten minutes later already rambling about his newest purchase. He didn't realize Zoe was a hot mess.
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 1:02 AM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She was totally surprised by the gentle kiss to her head and something in her felt like it was breaking. She looked at him, messy emotions in her eyes and then suddenly she got up, putting her arms around his neck and hugging him really tightly for a moment "Take care.." and she really meant it and if he didn't stop her, she'd quickly leave the room and disappear inside her room, she never ever liked watching people go.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 9:58 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: When she didn't respond back he walked over to lay a gentle kiss on the top of her head. Yes, he normally skipped out on these things (because goodbyes were too difficult to deal with), but just walking out the door would feel so empty. He had to deal with this one, and feel the heartbreak or he'd never stand a chance at walking back into this door again. The welcome mat would be gone.
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 12:55 AM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She didn't stop him but was kinda hurt he was so eager to leave. But then again, what the hell would he do if he stayed? She just nodded, not moving aside from that, feeling kinda like someone was crushing her ribs.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 9:53 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Theseus didn't know what to say, this situation was just drawing more into silence and he felt maybe that was his cue to leave. "I think maybe I should go..." he stood, rubbing his hands together and not really knowing where to go from there. Did they hug? Did they shake hands? This was a goodbye of sorts wasn't it?
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 12:44 AM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: And he didn't say anything to what she said so she didn't say anything either. She just stared at her feet and hugged her knees cause she needed comfort and knew she wouldn't get it from him.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 9:38 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Theseus kept his eyes on that box. He hoped she would open it, but when she put it away he realized that he'd be better off not seeing it come out of the box. Parting ways with it was enough, seeing something he was attached to disappear just like his memories. At least, in some small way she was offering him an open door. He just hoped he didn't let it linger open too long. If he failed Sophia a second time, he might as well just walk down into hades himself.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: "No... you're finally going to face your problems." she looked at the box and took it from him, "Thanks.." too scared to open it so she put it next to her, "I'll be here when you're done." she said quietly. "If you wanna come back and face some more." cause this wasn't going to be easy between them. But if he did this, it would be showing her he could take responsibility.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "It feels like running away," no matter how many pretty words she put to it. "It's just..." he eyed the box pulling it over to him. "Here, this was Sophia's."
On Feb 14, 2015 2:07 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She closed her eyes, catching her tears with her lashes so they wouldn't spill and she wouldn't have to look at him, "This will be good.... Children need their fathers... you can learn from this and... maybe you'll love your son or maybe if you don't... you'll forget me. This isn't running away, so your guilt can't chase you. This is... this is doing the right thing. And I think it's been a long time since you've done that."
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: She was still talking about children with a Sin? After the complications from befire in her thinking she was pregnant had been enough of a scare.
Theseus shook his head. Maybe it was harder for him to love his sons based what he'd had to kill his first.
He just looked at his hands. It had been centuries ago but the blood was still on his hands.
On Feb 13, 2015 10:32 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She hugged her knees and still didn't look at him since it was obvious he didn't care about this kid who was growing up without him, "How can you..." she paused when her voice got shaky, she was trying to keep her emotion at bay and blew out a steady breath before saying, "I would kill to have babies with Greed. We've talked about it... and we know it isn't possible. He can't.... and even if he could, it'd be such a mess but.. I'd give anything to...." her eyes were wet with tears as her mind couldn't wrap around this, "And you... just have kids like it's no big deal and discard them like they're some discount item you bought and can't return so you stick them in a closet and forget about them." it wasn't fair and it wasn't right.
On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 7:24 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: And he was right back at the beginning. This was where he left Sophia. How was this reconciling anything? He didn't know what else her could say.
On Feb 13, 2015 10:07 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She was in a bit of a daze and said, "I don't know.. I don't plan on dying any time soon. I'll still be around in ten years or whatever. If you remember and you're in New York..." she trailed off in a mumble.
On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 7:04 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "Are you willing to wait, or do I have to cut off any contact with you until this kid is old enough to be on his own."
On Feb 13, 2015 12:57 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She nodded, "It could." and she fell silent, just staring at her knees. She might be in love with a Sin and it made her want more... but she was selfless at her core and she couldn't keep Theseus when she knew it was wrong.
On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 8:17 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "That could be a while?" Was she silencing him from having anything to do with her now? That wasn't the plan.
On Feb 13, 2015 1:48 AM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: "I don't know.. I guess I'll see you when you're done with him." she seemed troubled and said, "Theseus, I can't.. I can't try to have a relationship with you knowing that my apparent brother is out there without a father. I know that pain so deeply and I can't.." she kept shaking her head, "I can't do that to someone else. You have to try with the person who needs you the most first. Because that's what being a parent is. Being there for your kids even when they might hate you."
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:33 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "What about you and I?" She was the one he was working to correct things with, not a boy he didn't remember the name of. A boy he didn't suspect knew he existed.
On Feb 13, 2015 12:28 AM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She didn't look at him, withdrawing inward just sitting there. "What about me?" he hadn't considered her before and it hadn't become a habit so why start it. She was feeling conflicted, she got her father only to lose him again. But she was letting him go. She just could not have him in her life and know he was needed elsewhere and they wouldn't be able to have a relationship because of it anyway.
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 9:26 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "And when I find him, what about you?" He understood her reasons, and for some reason it scared him. It had always scared him, stepping up to the plate to be a solid form in anyone's life. It seemed so much easier to be this fleeting memory than to be a disappointment. He was always a disappointment. In his old life he had some ground to stand on, but now everything was shaky underneath. He wasn't sure if he was going to slip down the crack or stay above ground. Any chance that he sat down to enjoy some semblance of a life he ripped it away from himself just to stay numb to feeling anything. When he did he let in so much hurt, so much of the past could repeat itself and rip him apart.
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 11:09 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: Zoe pulled her knees to her chest and was silent for a few moments and then said, "All I can think about right now is that there is a kid who is going through their teens, which is such a difficult time of life, and their father is sitting here with me. And... I can't.. I can't do that to someone. Especially not someone who is my brother or sister. Deprive them of a chance to have a father. I didn't and if my dad had decided to come back, yeah I'd hate him but I'd be so glad he was there because I don't want to go through it alone." which was exactly what was happening now, she hated him but she also wanted her father. "It isn't right to try to repair something with me when you have a child that needs you."
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 8:06 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: His hands drug through his hair, it did nothing to shake his nerves. "Is this what its going to take for you to have anything to do with me?" He hoped it would get him over this wall.
On Feb 12, 2015 10:35 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: Zoe was REALLY uncomfortable and okay she was kinda jealous and kinda hurt that he had a baby younger than her. But she just cleared her throat and looked at the paper, making a doodle while pretneding to write something, she got somber for a moment "I know what it's like to be a teenager without a dad, Theseus. It's painful and it's hard." she looked at him, she'd lose him as a dad if she did this but she was grown up and... "You really should try with them first."
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 7:32 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: He leaned forward, elbows on knees thinking about the women he was still married to. "I do have a teenager, I don't think there's any younger than that." He was wreaking his brain to get that much.
On Feb 12, 2015 7:31 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: "The ones that are old enough to live without you.. they all get death certificates as well. But... the younger ones..." she was so uncomfortable, "The ones that are 25 and under... how many are there?" she was going to be sick, she knew it. Because if they were around her age then... oh she wouldn't be able to handle it.
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Theseus tapped the glass against his rings on the other hand, it making a sound. It was a nervous habit that stuck out through his facade. "Yes, what do you need to know?" He probably had kids he didn't even know about. Her mother wasnt tge only creative, lonely housewife. She was probably the first most loyal.
On Feb 11, 2015 12:51 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: Zoe didn't look at him as he sat back down, she just tapped the notebook, a nervous energy that she was trying to mask herself. "Kids." was the only word she said. It was a sore spot. Maybe she didn't want Theseus as a father. But she wasn't ready to share him with others.
On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Theseus' face soured, not really knowing if he had the right to feel defensive. He did all the same because despite her happy looks, Greed could still destroy her. Though, not anymore than he could himself.
He took a few more moments to gawk and then back over to the couch. He still had a lot to process. He wasn't any less frazzled, he just tried to mask it now.
On Feb 11, 2015 12:15 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: That was the thing with pictures, they showed you what the person wanted you to see. Nobody ever put up pictures of them crying or in pain because those were things you didn't want to remember. Zoe was chewing on the end of the pen, kinda dreading Theseus' return, she kinda didn't want to know how many siblings she had. Kinda.
On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 7:37 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Theseus to see the glorified mess on the fridge. It was hard not to miss the array of pictures, some of which he wasn't even going to ask the meaning of. He was there silent for a while, glass in hand as he scanned over all the pictures.
She looked happy.
On Feb 10, 2015 10:06 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: As soon as Theseus walked out of the room, Zoe let out a big breath, looking very much like a scared little kid and wishing like crazy Greed was home cause she needed a hug. She was being harsh but she was still mad, her whole life was turned upside down and Theseus could only shrug and say oh well sorry. The kitchen was one of the areas that hadn't changed much, the fridge was still the same old one but it was covered in pictures and magnets holding them up. They ranged from cute to silly to just plain weird (there was a picture of squirrels), there was quite a few of Zoe and Greed together but also some of Zoe by herself, obviously when Greed played photographer. There were a few candid ones where she didn't know he was taking them, a couple where she was laughing and one where the sun was hitting her face at an angle that made her freckles shine and she had the sweetest look of love on her face.
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 6:57 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Theseus quickly got up to head into the kitchen, but when he turned on the water he just splashed it over his face. Her mother wouldn't have been nearly this harsh. She'd know what she'd stepped into. Did she really hate him too? Or was this just Zoe's anger at both of them for lying to her? He stood there with his head hanging over the sink, filling up a cup and drinking it down slowly.
This kid was never going to forgive him. He was trying hard and getting nowhere.
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 9:48 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She sighed, having no sympathy for him right now. Why impregnate all these women and have kids if you couldn't take care of them? She pointed her pen towards the kitchen without looking at him, "Kitchen's that way if you want water." she moved her hand to point the pen the other way, "Bathroom's that way if you want to vomit."
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 6:45 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: This had become so much more dramatic than he had anticipated. It was just a few addresses and names scribbled onto paper and now he had a longer list than he'd thought he'd started with. She sounded so calm and collected. Her family was potentially expanding and he would have to split up his time. It was a lot even for him to take in. "Okay, okay, just slow it down for a minute." He needed a minute to process. She was throwing it all at him with her anger at his absence. Was this what he'd have to deal with with ten more of them?
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 9:35 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She scoffed, "There won't be after we're done. All of these women will be free to live their lives and move on." she made some more notes and then paused, "About your kids..." these were her half siblings, god knew how many of them there were.. "The same thing applies. The ones that are still alive, we'll go back 90 years, anyone over the age of 20 or 25, you tell them that their father is dead." she said the word as she stared at him, "You don't let them think for one more second that they were unloved or unwanted or abandoned because they were uncared for. And any that are under 20 or 25... you will go back to them, Theseus. You will be part of their lives." Zoe knew the pain of growing up without a father, if she could spare her half siblings that, if any of them were still young enough.... she'd give Theseus up as a father if it meant that her brother or sister would get him and maybe have a relationship with him when they needed him...
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 6:29 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: She made it sound so shameful as she continued to count out all the variables before him. This was what he was going to do, and he was to follow her rules. He didn't like following anyone's rules, but Theseus was a sheepish man. When the carpet rolled out he walked it and did exactly what he was told if it was to save face.
"There isn't a woman out there that would be married to me now." Even if he picked one more recently, she wasn't going to stay.
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 9:22 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: Zoe gave him a cold look, "Yes, how sad for you that you have to remember a name that they took on and live with every day of their life." she looked back at the notebook and said, "If you can't remember, then a simple 'your husband is dead, good riddance' will suffice. Any wives that are more current, within the last ten years...." she looked back at him, "You will divorce all of them except for one and if you stay married to that one, you have to stay with her or at least let her know that you have no intention of sticking around and you're gonna have affairs." she looked back at her notebook and murmured, "Tho she'll probably divorce you."
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 6:18 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com>wrote: "That means I have to remember what I called myself back then." Sometimes he wasn't even used to this name, let alone the millions of others he'd had in the past. It was the only thing in this immortal life besides sprouting kids that made this kind of uncomfortable. He was taking baby steps, she should appreciate that. He caught the venom in those words, and oddly enough he felt as if Sophia was there. There was some peace for her in the fact that he was taking steps to help with their child.
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 8:45 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: Zoe didn't even really realize that she was now working with him on this as she said, "First, we'll organize all your wives or anybody you had a child with." she wrote little notes as she talked, "If it's more than ten years ago, then you will send them 'news of your death', a death certificate or SOMETHING." she put her pen down and looked at him, "So they have peace. And closure. And aren't left to spend the rest of their lives wondering and waiting." she was talking about Sophia of course, she never wanted anyone to go through that.
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 5:41 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Theseus nodded rubbing his chin absently as he finally had some direction. The thing about heroes...they tended to have their paths laid out before them beforehand. Theseus had been out of the business so long, he'd forgotten how to turn the wheel. He didn't stick around to actually gain some ground and learn a thing or two. He'd just lived a really long time. He cleared his throat a little glad that she was at least engaged. "That sounds like a plan."
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 8:36 PM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com>wrote: She found a note book and a pen and came back to the sofa, sitting down cross legged and starting to copy out everything from the torn scraps, once she was done, she looked at him, "Okay, now to cross out these..." and explained, "We should only go back about 90 years. While I'm sure you've hurt and abandoned a ton of people over the years, I'm only interested in the ones that are maybe still alive."
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 5:29 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "It's just the things I could find." He had a lot of stuff that he'd accumulated over the years. "It's just bits and pieces of what I could find." It pained him a little she didn't talk to him with some warmth. They'd both grown and he'd thrown it all away for a chance to escape. What had come of it? Just more heartache and loose ends.
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 8:10 PM, Lucky L.<neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: Zoe made a face as he handed her.... a mess. She looked at the torn pages and then frowned and said "Edwina.... Theseus, this is from the Victorian era!" she flipped to another page and had such a wtf look and then looked at him, "This is a gordian knot." a bit of her greekiness and scholar coming out. She sighed and got up from the sofa, putting down his papers and then walking over to a desk to rummage around for a notebook and pen. She was going to organize this.
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 2:38 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: Theseus' eyes drifted around the apartment. All the stuff inside it was set up differently, but it was the first time he took notice of it as a home and not just four walls. He'd remembered very few things that were slowly starting to link themselves together. "I've got some names and numbers, addresses, but some of them are dead ends." He pulled out of his coat pocket the tattered and torn papers he'd collected over the last month or so.
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 5:01 PM, Lucky L.<neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She bristled when he suggested she wasn't acting like an adult but tried to keep her composure. When he brought up his hero's task, she looked suspicious, immediately thinking he was trying to get out of it. "What've you done so far?"
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:58 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "We can talk like adults you know..." not that either of them really knew how to do that given their new roles in this situation. He rubbed his scruffy chin trying to think of how to bring up any of this. "I made my promise to you and I'm trying to do good on it...I just....I think I need help." Sophia was good at trying to calm the waters, Zoe had a little too much of him in her to do that, so he was throwing out a surrender flag.
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 4:38 PM, Lucky L.<neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She huffed and sighed with a roll of her eyes and a nod towards the couch. She threw up her hand to gesture towards it and went and had a seat on it while Samson started to sniff at Theseus's heels. She put her cell phone down on the table in plain sight, just a gentle reminder that she was not going to hesitate to call her boyfriend if Theseus upset her. She probably wouldn't, but she just wanted to feel in control and didn't.
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "For the both of us, I would hope you don't need to pick up the phone." He eyed it warily. She looked ready to pound her fingers onto that device and all of this would be blown to smithereens the moment Greed walked in. Theseus offered his hand towards the couch. "May I?" Or did he need find a comfortable spot on the floor?
He kept the box with him, still not sure if he was willing to part with it, but knew that Sophia would tell him it was in his best interest right now. It was only collecting dust on his boat.
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:37 AM, Lucky L.<neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: "He will if I call him and tell him you're here." she was not going to let Theseus act like he had the upperhand even tho he kinda did. She was a lot less courageous without Greed next to her or in the next room. But she wanted to remind Theseus that the Sin was just a phonecall away and he would come for her. She hoped. She shut the door behind him.
On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 10:28 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "He won't be home any time soon." Theseus knew that. Zoe wanted back up, Greed was always there like a guard dog. The only way Theseus was going to reach her was on her own. He stepped through the threshold of the same place he called home for a short time. He and Sophia had gotten it together...it was surreal getting to be in it for longer than a few minutes. He might run from all his problems but he couldn't run from all his memories. The more he spent in opening his past, the more he started to remember.
On Feb 9, 2015 8:16 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: She scowled, again looking like a little kid that was promised candy and then said only after dinner. She debated slamming the door shut in his face but her eyes went to the package and she really wanted to know what it was... "Fine." she huffed and stepped aside to let him in, "But I'm not responsible for whatever Greed does to you if he gets home and finds you here."
On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 5:08 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: His heart leapt when he saw a small shine of light. He realized quickly though that he could use this to his advantage. "You'll see when you let me in...." he paused then added, "and we talk."
On Feb 9, 2015 8:05 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: Zoe was conflicted. After having to give the locket to Poseidon, she had almost nothing of Sophia's left except for the apartment. She waited for a few more moments and then he'd hear the locks come undone and she opened the door a little and stared at him with those big brown eyes and a petulant face, "What is it...."
On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: "Something of your mother's." He could leave it at the door to avpid the confrontation, he debated on that, but part of him wanted to do something right.
On Feb 9, 2015 7:21 PM, "Lucky L." <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: "There is nothing you have that I want." which wasn't true but she was still hurting. But she hadn't told him to leave, she hadn't moved away from the door.
On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com>wrote: "i Have something for you..." granted he still had it. He hoped she could recognize the effort in him coming, knowing the door could be slammed in his face.
On Monday, February 9, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: There was dead silence for a few seconds and Zoe debated on just not saying anything but then there was a light thunk as her forehead hit the door and she said in a flat voice, "What do you want." since he only seemed to show up to make her life miserable.
On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 4:07 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote: It took a great deal of convincing for Theseus to box up Sophia's dress. There was still a ton of snow to truck through, leaving the island dwelling Greek a little lost at navigating through this weather. His hands were dry, skin cracked, and cheeks a blotchy red. He showed up wrapping his scarf tighter around his neck waiting to be let in or yelled at.
He debated on what to actually say in response. Her was her father, but it might be too soon to yank on that rope. "Its Theseus."
On Monday, February 9, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote: Zoe had spent the day running around picking up job applications to places and dropping them off. She was tired and it was still early afternoon, Greed wouldn't be home for a while since it was a work day but Samson wanted attention the second she got home. She wore a cute blue top with a teal sweater and some jeans. She instantly froze when a knock came at the door. She was nervous all of a sudden since Greed wasn't there and she moved cautiously to the door. "Who is it?" she called out, trying to sound brave. God, she could not handle hell surprises today.