Zoe (history_repeats) wrote in nevermore_logs, @ 2016-01-13 12:05:00 |
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Entry tags: | greed, theseus, zoe hansen |
WHO: Zoe & Greed w/ Theseus
WHEN: Christmas Eve [Backdated]
WHERE: Theseus' Office
WHAT: Office Christmas Party
WARNING: None
Note: The log reads backwards
As a pop version of holly jolly Christmas struck up, Greed dragged Zoe out to the middle of the room, where he spun her around and started to show off his moves. Greed always loved dancing, and it was a way to get close to her. Both looking like Christmas packages to be unwrapped.
On Friday, January 1, 2016, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She nodded, resting a hand and arm on his chest as he pulled her in to him, "Yes, you dork." she said with a smile. "But I'll take solace in that you miss me too." cause she didn't feel like he did when he got distracted but it was who he was and in a way it was a benefit, it freed her up to spend time with her father and things. When Kathy struck up the music and played cupid, Zoe just blushed. She might have been the one that was shining tonight but she still was shy of the spotlight.
On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 10:16 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"You do?" He was still with star struck eyes, pulling her close. "I miss you too." He whispered just before the room started up some music. Apparently Kathy had pulled out speakers and an iPod and started up some Christmas music. Which the woman had specifically done for Zoe's benefit. She walked by and gave her a squeeze on the shoulder. "Go on you two, dance!"
On Friday, January 1, 2016, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She had a guess that it was because of what she said and she leaned into his ear and said, "You know why I wish you'd remember me sometimes? Cause when you don't... I miss you like crazy." and she kissed his cheek. It was true.
On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 8:37 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"No..." He said turning his fac away from the cupcake. She'd ruined it. Now he just felt like anything he did was ruining his attention. He was pouting.
On Thursday, December 31, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She looked surprised, "Don't you want it anymore?" she waved the half cupcake in front of his face, "I swear I don't have cooties.... and if I did, I'm pretty sure you'd have caught them by now." she smiled, she wasn't upset or anything.
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 4:38 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
This night had just dumped on him again. She'd been smiling and now he was the one feeling lost and sad. "Oh..." Suddenly he didn't really want that cupcake anymore. It would be paying attention to something else, and she'd just said she wished he not get distracted.
On Thursday, December 31, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe pecked his lips and said, "No." softly. "I just wish sometimes you wouldn't forget me." and she nuzzled his nose. She knew it was a lot to ask but it was the truth. She took a bite out of the mini cupcake and then held the rest up to his lips.
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"Am I in trouble again?" Greed hadn't quite recuperated from Theseus' fatherly moment. Between that and the secret Santa, It was amiravle Greed's head had not exploded.
On Thursday, December 31, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She smiled a little, the nuzzle was a start but she had been forgotten so she said, "Oh so you remembered me and now I'm supposed to drop my eating of cupcakes just to let you cuddle me? What if you'd been captivated all night?" and she made a face at him. "I bet I could have left and you wouldn't have noticed."
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 1:53 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"I did now! Sorry, the lights captivated me..." She'd only picked the coolest gift. He nuzzled her nose with his, hoping she would give him a bite.
On Thursday, December 31, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She giggled when he spun her around and then gave him a look cause of course he wanted one but she didn't give him yet. When he said he missed her, she mimicked his pouty face and said, "You didn't even know I was gone." and then stuck her tongue out at him.
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 1:24 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"I want one!" He spun her around, her poofy dress swishing side to side. With his hands rested on her waist he looked at the cupcake in her hand. "I missed you." That little pouty face.
On Thursday, December 31, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
"Well I might have if my dad wasn't here and you were distracted. I tried talking to you and you ignored me. So I went to do other things. I hugged my dad and talked with him and now Im getting food. Mini cupcakes!" and she held up the tiny thing between her fingers for him to see. She ignored the other girls, it wasn't their business.
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"I thought you left when I couldn't find you!" He sounded so relieved, causing giggles from the other girls nearby. Was this guy for real?
On Thursday, December 31, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe was on her fourth mini cupcake and happily eating it when she felt someone grab her, "Oof!" she said and looked over her shoulder, giving her crazy boyfriend a smile. "Hi." she said as if she was seeing him for the first time when in reality it was probably the other way around. She was glad he was there tho, he may act like a little kid but he still felt like a man.
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Greed had been all over the giant room, talking with Theseus' secretary, who guided Greed like a child back to Theseus. "Where's Zoe?" he asked in a wired voice.
"Ah, you finally noticed." Theseus said with a chuckle. "Maybe if you could focus on more than one thing you'd notice her. Big poofy dress, golden shimmer, shes right over there at the food table, Greed." he pointed. Greed immediately grabbed her in a hug, her back squished against his chest. Of course the girls also hanging out at the food table were talking about Greed before he appeared.
On Thursday, December 31, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
"I know I know, daughter, son-in-law, being a grown up and a role model, you got a lot on your plate." she picked up a small cupcake and peeled back the wrapper, popping the whole mini thing in her mouth unaware that her boyfriend had finally realized he was solo.
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com>wrote:
" One tin at a time, Zoe." Theseus had a lot to get used to first. Zoe's compliment made him smile a bit wider. By this point however, Greed had realized his girlfriend's disappearance, abd was frantically trying to buf find her.
On Thursday, December 31, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
"How am I supposed to give you grandkids at 50?" she held up her hands, "Kidding!" and when he started to walk away to get his wine, she added, "We don't need to have legitimate babies." sadly she was kidding again, she wanted children with Greed but he was sterile. She trailed after him, "Are you kidding, I wish mom could see you now." she didn't know how thrilled Sophia would have been that her little girl was with a Sin who still was distracted by pretty lights.
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 5:10 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com>wrote:
"Good, because I don't plan on giving him permission any time soon. Maybe when you're fifty." He was just now getting used to having her to himself more often. Theseus returned her squeeze. "I wish your mother could see you now." He needed another glass of wine.
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 12:58 AM, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com>wrote:
Zoe grinned and squeezed him, "You know, it wouldn't be you giving him that kind of power, it'd be up to me if I said yes." she sighed and looked at her handsome idiot, "If he ever asked me. And don't worry, he's as terrified of marrying me as you are of him marrying me." she shrugged, "You and I could leave and he wouldn't even notice I'm gone till midnight. If that."
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 9:55 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"Son-in-law? Let's not jump ahead too quickly." He was only just starting to fit into the shoes of being a father again. She didn't need to push the envelope before he'd mastered it----and he was doing a damn good job of it so far. "I don't like him enough to give him that kind of power." At least not yet anyways. "I she still staring off into the vortex of lights?" He looked across to where the secret Santa group had been seated. "Damn. He really is five."
On Thursday, December 31, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
"Ironic? A little? Insane? A lot. But it's Greed... he's... very.. surprising. He follows the beat of his own drum. And I don't think he's gonna start liking you but maybe respecting you. And you don't have to like him in order to mentor him." she gave him a big smile, "Think of it as practice for when he's your son-in-law." even tho she and Greed most likely couldn't get married, Zoe still held out a tiny bit of hope that one day they would and she would love for her father to walk her down the aisle and give her away to the nutball who stole her heart.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 9:44 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"It doesn't seem strangely ironic to you that he's looking at me for that? I want to rip his head off his shoulders and he's looking at me like some sort of role model." That was really out of everyone's comfort circle. Theseus had one kid that he wanted to worry about. He didn't know that he had inadvertently adopted another one.
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 12:41 AM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
"They are pretty messed up... and that's what I've been saying.. he IS a kid. He's still learning. And I try to help him as much as a I can but..." she looked at Theseus and said pointedly, "There is no replacing a father."
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 9:38 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"I don't know, the Christians seem even more mixed up than anything I could remember." Granted the Greeks had their share of extreme. "He's older than dirt and all I could see was a five year old for a moment." It was actually freaking Theseus out a little bit. It reminded him of his own son and how once he saw that same look. One that needed to learn how to be a man, and looked to him to follow that path.
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 12:28 AM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She gave him a look, "Dad, I'm a kid from Brooklyn who has an ancient greek immortal as a father and a Sin for a boyfriend, everything about my life is bizarre." she nodded, "That's what I've been trying to tell you, he's been around for ages but he was tossed into the world without any guidance and only his insane sister to guide him. He's learning everything for the first time. And I think he's kinda adopted you as a person to listen to now."
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 9:24 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"And here I thought only our family history had it's craziness." Zoe's story alone was a page out of some Greek tragedy. Her entire timeline was more Greek than Theseus himself, but the Sins were on a whole new turf. "That's bizarre you know that?" And yet not completely unexpected. "I'm not some superstar, I've got to say he looks more like a kid looking for answers than I ever thought."
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 11:55 PM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe shook her head, "He still hates you but I think now he kinda respects you and it's freaking him out." she looked at Theseus with her doe eyes, "He's never had a Dad. Not a proper one. Lucifer is his dad and he burned Greed's apartment to the ground as punishment. And I've met his mom, who is literally Satan. She... loves him in her own way but they aren't parents you can look up to or be inspired by."
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 8:50 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"What?" Theseus laughed. "He hates me about as much as I dispise him. " Only Theseus was starting to see that sometimes Greed seemed more like a kid needing guidance than a grown man. He'd never noticed that before. Maybe because he too had been a selfish child that had long since needed to grow up again.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 10:20 PM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe laughed softly and stayed in her dad's embrace, it'd been a long time since she'd had a parent and she was the type of person who loved family. "Well he'll try, unless he gets distracted by something shiny." she rolled her eyes since Greed forgot her for the light show but that was nothing new. "You know, I think he actually is kinda in awe of you now."
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 7:17 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Theseus rubbed her back with his hand, still keeping his little girl within his reach. It felt nice. "I just told him to man up and make his own choices. And that I'd pick another night to murder him." Theseus didn't think much of what he'd said, it just came from inside, his urge to keep Zoe safe. "And that if he didn't keep my baby girl safe, I'd follow him to hell and back."
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She smiled, "Yes. I'd been really hurt when he hadn't been mad about what happened... even when we got away from her. It's nice to know that I mean enough to someone that they get angry for me." she closed her eyes at his fatherly kiss on her forehead, "You definitely made an impression on him. What did you say to him? Or is it a man thing I'm not privvy to?"
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 7:10 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"Is that a good thing?" He held her in that hug, they were always so warm. "I think something sunk into that thick head of his. At least I hope." He kissed her forehead.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe gave Theseus a big hug, he was her hero tonight. "Thank you for not killing him.." she said while still hugging him and then added, "And thank you for wanting to kill him.." since she'd needed that.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 7:03 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
While Greed cooed over his new toy, Theseus had gone back to the counter serving drinks for some wine. Finally, he had a moment with Zoe alone.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe sighed with a smile and shook her head. Once again her boyfriend was distracted by something shiny and she ceased to exist for a little while. But it was okay, she knew he'd remember her eventually so she left him to his toy, not thinking he really got the lesson as she turned to walk and see where her dad was.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 6:28 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Greed was still a child opening a gift on Christmas morning as he watched the brigh th colors bounce all over the place. The music started up and the other people started to disperse and mingle. "It's so crazy...." He reached out to touch one of the glowing dots.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe laughed and said, "It's like a colorful volcano.." she got up and hugged the person that had brought the gift to thank them for it and then she went and stood by Greed, "So did I make a good choice?"
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 5:59 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Greed's eyes were the ones that lit up when the projector showered the room with all sorts of sparkly color. It looked like a nightclub in the middle of the room.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe tore open into the gift with a bit more decorum and when she opened it, she pulled out a light up lantern. Greed had a device that made dots go everywhere like stars, so she was curious what this one was like. The person who brought it turned off the lights and everyone ooo'd when it was plugged in and lit up.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 5:17 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Greed put his hands on his knees, nearly foaming at the mouth when the Star Wars package was opened. When it revealed a less than impressive gift he turned to look at Zoe with worried eyes. "You open it." He moved his knees side to side, anxious.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe kept the box in her lap and when Greed poked at it she said, "No one tried to take it and it's kinda charming... I felt bad no one else was gonna pick it. Someone would just end up with it and that'd be sad.." Now that everyone had their gifts, it was time to open it! The guy with the star wars box Greed had been unwilling to let go opened the box and got... a stapler. Zoe looked at Greed, "You wanna open it or me?"
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Greed poked at the gift she picked. No one was going to "steal" it from her. They got all the way through the line and gifts and she still had the tatered box. Greed looked a little disappointed, even though Zoe looked proud of her choice.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe practically bounced and then kissed his cheek again before she skipped over to the table and looked at each gift and then picked up a box that was wrapped in brown paper and one side was torn and dented as if it'd been dropped. But she came back to her seat next to Greed and put it in her lap, looking quite happy with her choice. There were no bells and whistles to the package and nothing to really catch the eye but Zoe had felt bad for the gift that everyone had been ignoring for the shinier prettier ones.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
When Zoe shines brighter than the Christmas tree it made Greed feel a little less uncomfortable. It didn't mean he wasn't still freaked out. But Zoe was excited now, something he'd stolen from her the moment they got there. "Yeah," he assured her, his hand squeezing hers.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe lit up and squeaked out, "Really?" she looked really excited and stood up but then sat back down and took his hand, "Are you sure?" she knew how much he liked gifts and stuff.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 3:45 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
It had taken him no time to pick that last gift, it's wrapping what attracted him. Now he didn't know. The others looked too blasé. He stayed in his seat and just stared for the longest time. "You pick." He had lost interest in the game now, and it wasn't really his turn to begin with. Theseus still looming over them was pointing to the fact that he needed to try to be that better man. His big fat blue eyes looked at Theseus as if to ask if that was the right answer.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe gave her father an impressed look when Greed listened to him. She really was curious about what happened in that room now! She kissed Greed's cheek when he gave up the package and said, "You can pick any other present from the pile."
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Theseus walked over when Greed got testy. Had he not heard him? Had he just let it blow through one ear and out the other? He stood over by Greed whose head whipped towards this new father type figure.
"Make a choice, Chance. Is it worth it?" The guy made grabby hands again, the rest of the group groaning for Greed to move on already. Greed looked back and forth between Zoe and Theseus and then the guy looming over the Star Wars wrapped package. Reluctantly Greed gave it up, but now he was empty handed.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe looked dejected and touched Greed's side, so he'd learned nothing? Everything wiht her father was what? A show? She was too tired even to argue but tried in a gentle voice, "There are so many other presents on the table... and you're fixated on this one.. and you might miss out on something that you really want." maybe that would sound familiar to Greed. If he let the stars wars box go, he'd get something else. Maybe something better.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 3:16 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"What?" Greed asked looking at the person as f they were possessed. He kept the box tightly in his hands not thinking about the fact it could be stolen. The paper alone was what made this a popular pick. "Pick something else!" Greed said with a snap. This was a test Greed was going to fail.
"It's not the rules of the game man, hand it over." The guy said. And when Greed refused the guy laughed and said, "You can't make up your own rules. I want that one." Two words That did not go together in Greed's book. Can't and want.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
"Well I'm saying it so now you know.. come on." she tugged on his arm after he picked. Even tho it was her gift that got them into the game, and they were a team, she let him pick the gift and stick with it because she knew it meant a lot to him. She stuck by his side but someone two turns later decided to 'steal' the star wars box from Greed. There were laughs as the person made grabby hands for Greed to hand over the box.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 11:19 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"He didn't say that..." Greed pouted, looking a little ridiculous as he debated on what to do. He stuck with the Star Wars wrapped gift until the game moved on to the next person.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
When Greed started to go for the wrapping paper, Zoe grabbed his hand and whispered to him, "The game isn't to open it!" being very careful to not say 'no' or 'can't' or 'don't'. She whispered and explained more, "See everyone hasn't opened what they chose either. That's the game, you don't know what you have till the end. So you can steal one of the gifts that one of the other six have or you can take this star wars one."
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Greed looked over all the prizes of the previous draws, but his eye was glued to the box wrapped in Star Wars paper. It wasn't small, but it was one of the bigger ones on the table. He walked up and grabbed it, tearing into it almost as fast.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
"Your favorite." said Zoe and rested her head on Greed's arm as they watched. Kathy took all the presents and put them in the middle. There was a lot of laughs as people picked presents and stole them from others. Their number was coming up and Zoe whispered to Greed, "Which one do you have your eye on?" there was a stack and people had some already.. but he could only pick one.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 9:21 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com>wrote:
Greed put his hand in, excited and with wide eyes as he unfolded the little piece of paper. "Seven" he said out loud. Just his lucky number. Theseus gave him a half smile. Once he'd gone around the room, he set the bowl down. "Alright let's start the countdown! Number one, come on up!"
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Technically only people who brought gifts could play, not their plus one's. But Zoe nudged Greed with a smile, "We can be a team." she cocked her head towards the bowl, "Go on and pick a number." she wasn't thinking this could be a potential disaster, she loved this game.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 8:56 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com>wrote:
"Zoe, Greed lets go!" Theseus popped back around the corner, ushering them to head back to the main room. Theseus was a king once, so heralding speeches was something he was used to, but just hadn't done in a while. Per his secretary he had an excellent idea, it would be Greed's next test.
"I know you all brought gifts, which is great, but we're going to try something a little different. Has everyone here heard of white elephant?" He heard a few yes, a few no's and some laughs. "Well, we can all thank Kathy here for the suggestion. For those that don't know 'white elephant consists of three rules. We all draw a number. A number for every person here. First person draws and so forth. Now, at your turn you have one of two options. Steal the gift from any of the previous unwrapped presents or take a new. Once a gift is stolen three times it is no longer retractable." He held up his finger in pause, a bowl in hand. "Alright everyone draw a number and we will start." Theseus gave Greed a stem look as he pushed the bowl towards him. This could get ugly but he hoped the kid learned something.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe's eyes crinkled with her smile at that, "Sounds like a parent to me. I love my dad but there are times when I still hate him. It's normal." she put her arms around his neck and just looked in his dazed eyes. She was burning to know what her dad said to him but it looked like Greed wanted to keep it to himself.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 4:28 AM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"I don't know..." Greed had a hard time with warm fuzzy feels. "I feel like I should still hate him, but now he's all Dad like and it's weird." Greed felt like he has bugs crawling around inside.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
"Nope, he's not a coward anymore... I don't know. He decided to face his fears and what was most important to him." so even when she was a brat or had a tantrum and he hated having kids, he stuck it out because when he was good, it was so sweet it made it worth it. She glowed when he complimented her dad like that, "He's someone admirable alright. So... you don't hate him anymore..?"
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 9:16 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"When did that happen? I can't call him a coward anymore." He looked at her, bright baby blues just bouncing with so many emotions he didn't know how to handle. "It's just a funny feeling. Like he's someone to look up at?" His brows knitted as his confusion in that thought played across his face.
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She smiled wide and put a hand on hiis cheek, he was a big kid in so many ways sometimes, "No.. it's not weird." it was weird but she wasn't going to say that. She nodded, very proud of Theseus and said, "Yeah, he is." she rubbed her thumb across his cheek and said, "Wanna tell me about it?" tho she wouldn't blame him if he wanted to keep it to himself, have his moment as a private thing.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 9:03 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"Yeah. Is that weird?" Greed didn't have parents like normal people. Theseus was even normal, but as twisted as his own relationship with Zoe was, he was becoming someone that Greed could almost say he admired. He'd never had someone to look up to before. "He's different."
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe looked at him softly and raised her brows in surprise but there was a small smile on her lips, "And you liked it...?" cause he seemed like he had just got some fuzzy feels that he normally only got when cuddling and kissing her.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 8:49 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"I dunno. I feel funny." He kept her hand on his chest where his heart was racing. "He scolded me like a parent." He looked at Zoe's soft hands once he let her loose from his hug.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She raised her brows, shoving Greed into a wall and scolding him... she was surprised he didn't hit back or at least pout. He looked kinda like he'd been given a gift instead. She opened her mouth but closed it again as she frowned when he said she was pretty like he'd never noticed before and then she was squished against him. She blinked and asked, "Are you high....?"
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 8:03 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"He shoved me into the wall and scolded me." Greed sounded almost happy about it. It was so different and curious and exciting. And he'd heard every word of it. He looked at Zoe up and down. "You really are pretty." He'd come out of his corner again, this time with permission. He pulled her into a hug.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She looked even more concerned, was he drunk? What had been in that champagne? "I'm pretty sure it was something..." her other hand resting on his chest as he touched her face. Did they get high together? Is that what happened? Her father and boyfriend shared a joint?
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 7:54 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Greed was still star struck. He looked at Zoe with the same wide, curious eyes. "Nothing...." He reached out to touch her face, seeing for the first time that pretty golden glow dusted on her eyelids.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe just blinked and looked from Greed to her father as he kissed her cheek in a fatherly way like he solved a problem and walked off. She touched Greed's arm and looked at him with concern, "Greed.....?" she was so concerned, "What happened..?"
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 7:22 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"I didn't do anything. I just gave him a piece of my mind." Theseus kissed Zoe on the cheek. "It's almost time for secret Santa. I'll see you two in a few minutes." He left Greed there with Zoe to absorb the scolding he'd been given. It wasn't even a threatening hit like Poseidon had been. It was a concerned fatherly scold. Theseus was a new person. Greed didn't even recognize him. It was almost as if he cared...
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She looked at him as if she didn't quite believe him but let him help her up. She was happy to see Greed but he looked... dazed. She was startled and asked her father in a hushed voice, "What did you do to him?" wondering if he drugged him or posioned him or something..
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 7:16 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"Yes, baby. Everyone is alive." He got her on her feet. Greed had never been talked to like Theseus had. It was still in a fathers tone, something Greed really never had experience with that kind of thing. Hell beings tended to just light things on fire or play games that the Sins were all too well trained in doing.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe peeked out from her arms, still sitting on the floor. Only her big brown eyes showed as she asked, "Is everyone alive...?" really not putting it past her hot tempered father or hot tempered boyfriend to murder the other.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 6:03 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
When Greed and Theseus emerged, Greed still had that look on his face as if a lightbulb went off. Theseus patted him on the shoulder and shoved him forward, not before practically tripping on Zoe.
"Zoe?" Theseus squatted down to pull her to her feet.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe wrapped her arms around her legs and put her brow on her knees, it felt like they'd been in there for hours and she was debating breaking down the door because silence was never ever good.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Greed had always had Lust clean up and take care of him. He was a child mentally, and hearing Theseus talk to him in the way a father would just struck Greed in a new way. He'd never had that before. It was so strange and exciting, and it was as if Theseus' words had more merit because Greed could actually see the difference in him. It wasn't a puff of hot air.
Theseus backed off, releasing Greed from the wall. "Do we understand each other?" He asked. All Greed could do was nod.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe wrung her hands and wondered what the hell they could be talking about. She didn't hear things breaking or yelling so that was good, right? Eventually she just sat down on the floor, her poofy skirt around her and she rested her chin on her knees.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 5:00 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"I've seen Lust talk to you. You're a child to her. Nothing more. She's baiting you because it always works. You show the world a very different side than you do my daughter. But the minute you start acting like a playboy that wants attention, that's why you get. I know it's in you to be more, you just have to want that more than anything else." Greed just stared at Theseus with wide, curious eyes. This wasn't the same man he made fun of and called a coward many times. This was someone else entirely and Greed was kind of in awe of it.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe followed them a couple of feet behind, scared that one would kill the other and not sure which one at this point. She paced outside the closed door and only jumped and put her ear to it when she heard something hit the wall but after that it was quiet. She couldn't hear much even tho she tried, she'd give anything to be a fly on the wall!
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Theseus took Greed outside the main room to another one down the hall, away from Zoe and the rest of the crowd. The kid looked like he'd just had his kidney taken out. For a moment Theseus lost his self control and slammed Greed against the wall. "You're not proving that you deserve my daughter. You realize the gravity of what you did and how messed up it is. It's not okay Greed. You keep doing these things to her, you keep abusing her. I'm not going to let you anymore if I can help it. Get mad, come after me if you want, but stop destroying her life."
When he looked at Greed he saw that little kid that was lost. "I know the world your sister drags you into, but you have to stop. You either keep my daughter safe, or you walk away and never look back. If I'm going to trust you, you have to man up and make your own choices. Not the ones Lust wants you to make. Not the ones Zoe wants you to make. Just know if you drag my daughter down to hell you better believe I'm going to burn you for it." It wasn't a idle threat, tho Greed and his siblings could do more damage then he ever could. The point was that it was personal now. "I've done bad things too, but it doesn't mean we can't redeem ourselves. You aren't all bad. You're not your siblings, but damnit Greed start being your own man and stop being played by everyone else's puppet strings." Theseus had once been on that same rope. "You are what you choose to be."
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe was at a loss, she felt like she was losing him and the room was getting to her to just seeing Greed like this. Then Theseus appeared. "Dad--" was all she got out and then fell silent. They couldn't solve this on their own.. so maybe a parent would help. She took one of the flutes and kept one hand in Greed's, squeezing it.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"I can't---" there was just too many people. It wasn't that he cared why they thought, it was that there were so many people, so many voices and wants around the room. He couldn't focus like this. It was then that Theseus appeared with a glass of champagne for Zoe and Greed. He took a deep breath and grabbed Greed by the arm. "We need to talk."
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
It broke her heart to see him like this because it reduced him to less than he was and it reduced her to even less than that. She squeezed his hands and her voice was desperate, "Talk to me..." he had to get out of his head.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
He was still panic mode. Lust always screwed with his head. This was such a double whammy. He didn't get to recoup in the way Zoe had helped him before. He was being a child and not a man, and it was sacrificing their relationship. "I---" he just stumbled on their words.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She flinched when he freaked out at her and then gave him a stern look, "Because you think I should be with a guy that takes care of me and instead of BEING that guy, you want to pretend. I am not going to be with a faker, Greed. So if even you think I should be with that guy and you aren't willing to BE him, then what's left?"
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 2:41 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"No!" He screeched. He hated when she said those things to him, whether she meant them or not. "Why do you say things like that?" His voice was more hushed and choked.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe stared at him and then opened her hands to drop his, "Okay, then lets break up. Right now." she said it with a very serious look but she didn't mean it but she wanted him to hear how ridiculous he was sounding. Yes, he fucked up and they were in a tough spot, but pretending wasn't the solution.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 2:34 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"Because me is a horrible person. Me is the guy that can't even stand up for myself in front of Lust even when I think I've got her boxed in a corner. Me is incredibly selfish. Me is not the guy that takes care of you the way he should." He wasn't happy with himself and that was where the pretending came into play.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She looked at him incredulously and only blinked a few times and said, "Why can't you just be you?" tho what did it say that he had to pretend to be someone that wouldn't get her hurt..
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 1:26 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"I'm just trying to be the guy that wouldn't take you to a sex club and get you choked. Or the guy that doesn't say or do the right things. I'm trying to be not be that fucked up guy." Because that guy was what was wrong with her life. He was putting on the better face.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe wasn't interested in the food or drink as she looked at Greed, moving them behind a large fern so they were partly obscured. "Talk to me." she said while looking at him instensely and taking his other hand in hers. It was dangerous when he was so quiet.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Greed was being pulled away, finishing off his champagne glass, ready for another as Zoe dropped him by the food table. He was eyeing the cubes of pineapple, hand still glued to hers. Silent as a fucking ghost.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe looked at Greed but he was still staying silent and she tried smiling at her Dad, "You know, I'm really hungry and I saw some great looking finger food so if you'll excuse us for a second, dad.." and she pulled on Greed's hand as she walked over to a table full of treats but she really just wanted to talk to him.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"You're awfully quiet?" Theseus perked a brow at Greed. "Don't worry I'm not putting you six feet under tonight." It didn't mean he wasn't later. "So, you can speak." But Greed just picked up a fluted champagne glass as someone walked by with a tray and drank it. Theseus would wait to scold him, so far Greed looked as if he was trying to put on his best face. It would crack....eventually.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe was just thrilled that her Dad didn't shoot Greed on sight and smiled, "Well fancy or not, you still look dashing." she was a little tense at the handshake but then gave Greed her hand to hold so he didn't feel alone.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 11:05 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"I didn't have any red." He fanned his coat. "We can't all be Christmas packages," he pointed to Greed who had the whole red, black and white down. "I'm not as fancy as Greed here." He may have spoken nicely, but his eyes were sharp as Theseus reached out to shake Greed's hand with a firm grip.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe hugged Theseus with one arm while Greed still latched onto her hand but when he let it go finally she hugged her father properly, "Hi, Daddy!" she said happily, calling him 'dad' or 'daddy' to his face a lot more now and liking saying it so said it a lot. "Don't you look..." she pulled back and looked at his get up, "...menacing." he seemed like he should be skulking in the shadows, not at a Christmas party.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
In Greed's head he was just creating the perfect situation, with the perfect boyfriend that said and did all the right things. He didn't put her in front of his sister like a dog, didn't use her as a object. The kind of guy that didn't mistreat her ,didn't care about himself, and showed that he doted on her like a perfect human boyfriend would do. The only thing that ate through the facade was the fact that he was so attached to her hand, he wouldn't even let it go when she walked over to her father. He only had to let it go when Theseus gave her a hug, showing Greed that a real man dropped his pride and didn't have to pretend to be the bigger person. Theseus should be harpooning Greed about now, but for the sake of his daughter, he was going to give him the benefit of the doubt tonight. Then he'd kill him later.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 12:48 PM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe never liked it when he put on an act and it put an even bigger damper on her mood. She rested her head on his arm, wishing things were okay and for a split second that they were all just normal people.. but she would never actually want that, just in this moment, things seemed unfixable. She spotted Theseus and perked up a bit, "There's my dad..." she told him and moved forward to go to him.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 9:44 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Greed was so deep in his own head. He nodded a polite thank you, putting on that good guy face. One that anyone who knew who and what he was was an act. He was acting like a fish out of water, staying shy and not running his motor mouth. The secretary wasn't the last of the group that wanted to say hello. Theseus stood only a short distance, talking with one of the other colleagues. Since he came into his own, showing that he was a much better son than his father at running things, he was more well liked than he'd been in the beginning. Having Zoe there helped, it showed another side to him that was human to everyone else. His secretary adored him and she left Zoe to go give Theseus a big hug, like the one she'd given him when he first got there. "Your daughter's here." She told him softly.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 12:38 PM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe beamed and then looked at Greed but it didn't look like it even registered with him. She elbowed him lightly and raised her brows, saying to him in a hushed voice, "She thinks we look good together."
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
The woman made an 'aww' face, patting Zoe's cheek. "Good looking couple." She gave her a wink. Greed still hadn't said a word, his hand refusing to let her's go. He wasn't the one making everyone love him, it was them drawing themselves to his most perfect prize. Zoe. In that moment he felt his heart slide down to his feet because he was terrified she was going to be swiped from him.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 12:31 PM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe hugged the woman, she was really sweet and it was why she'd insisted her dad get her something that wasn't just secret santa. She put the gifts under the tree and then smiled and said, "This is Chance." once her hand was securely back in his. Her free hand touching his arm.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 9:28 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Greed clung to her hand like glue, and when it was released for greetings and hugs he snatched it again. Theseus' secretary came up to Zoe for a big hug. "Looks nice doesn't it? So glad you came sweetie." She gave Zoe another big squeeze. "Who's the handsome ornament you have here?" She gave Greed a sweet smile. For once though, Greed wasn't the star of the show, it was Zoe.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 12:22 PM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
They might be shaky in their relationship but Zoe squeezed Greed's hand when they stepped out of the elevator. She knew this was tough for him and he might be a dunderhead but she loved him and she wanted to be there for him despite it. She was greeted by several people the second they walked in, delivering the mail she got to know quite a few of them if only politely and she seemed well liked by the older crowd and the males, once again, females around her age tended to dislike her without knowing entirely why and now that they saw Greed at her side, most of them who normally ignored Zoe were super friendly and asking to be introduced to him.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 9:13 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe may have decorated Theseus boat with a million red and green decorations, but he didn't jump on the same wagon in his attire. He was playing the role of brooding, angry father. He had to look intimidating. The office party (thanks to his secretary) was decked out with a tree on one of the tables with all the other secret santa gifts. Theseus had a glass of wine to keep him from sailing towards Greed the moment the two walked into the room. He'd let Zoe find him. Greed had Zoe's hand when they walked out of the elevator, feeling a wave of nostalgia.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 11:57 AM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe had two pretty wrapped packages in her lap, one was a gift for the office, secret santa or something, her dad's secretary had been vague but apparently it had been her dad's idea which made Zoe happy. And the other gift was a small one for her dad, a small framed picture of the two of them from their Santa trip (with Santa cropped out). She wanted to say something to Greed several times but ended up being silent. They took the elevator up to Theseus' floor which was Greed's old offices and Zoe didn't remember that till they got there.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 8:51 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
He didn't feel like money anymore, inside there was still this giant storm brewing between them, so the rain wasn't ever going to stop. Not until he made a choice. Choices were always difficult for him, no matter how many times he stumbled and fell. He picked up his keys off the table, back to being put in his own corner for punishment. Zoe was snippy at him, loosing her pretty smile from just moments before. He shouldn't have prodded her for an answer, because he didn't like the rift it created. Whenever she really hit him with something hard in his confused head, he got really quite like the scolded child. The moment he got in the car the silence was excruciating.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 11:45 AM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe was sitting on the sofa putting on her shoes when he said his remark. She stopped and looked at him, "No, that's not it at all. I'm a pretty package right here all for you. And you won't open me because out there in the dark is a cardboard box with the 1% chance it might have a gold crown studded with diamonds in it. So you'll keep staring at me but won't open me because all your thoughts are obsessed with a cardboard box somewhere in the dark and you don't even stop to think to yourself if this fantastic crown was REALLY in there, why on earth would it be sitting in the gutter in a cardboard box."
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 8:40 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
As easily as he could tell she was hiding something, Zoe could equally see straight through him. He finished primping himself and followed out of the bathroom about five minutes later. It was like a rain cloud constantly pouring down on them. "You look pretty..." he sad standing there in the middle of the living room. "Like a package I'm not allowed to open."
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 11:36 AM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She just stared into his eyes and she looked hurt. She shook her head and said in a dull voice, "When my dad asks you that, at least try to sound convincing." and she moved past him to get out of the bathroom. He'd done this before when he wanted revenge on Poseidon.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 7:31 AM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Greed felt like he was having his hand slapped again and again for that fiasco with Lust. He was sorry, he knew it had been bad, but none of what happened between them before put a bandaid on it. "Yes." But he knew it wasn't over. He knew that he wanted some payback from Lust. If not her choking on an apology then for giving him a paper crown and making him believe he was in power. Because he wasn't and inside he was still wrangling that.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 2:27 AM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe's features softened a little and she put her arms around him, snuggling into him a bit. "We'll figure it out.." she said quietly. "But he's my dad.. I can't lose him either. And I want him to not hate you and keeping things from him isn't going to help with that. Yes, what you did was all sorts of awful but I want him to see that you learned from it." she paused and then asked, "Didn't you....?"
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 11:22 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com>wrote:
"Since it puts another wedge between the gap we have right now." Greed didn't need someone else on Zoe's side coming to the defense and giving her more reasons rotates do destroy him. Because losing Zoe would destroy him.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe looked at him and said quietly, "Not telling him doesn't erase the fact you did it... since when do you care what he thinks anyways?" Greed always boasted about how he never gave a fuck what people thought (tho it was wrong, he cared a lot especially when it came to Sins and Zoe)
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 10:35 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com>wrote:
"No, it's just one more strike against me for him to hang over my head." That's all he needed was one more person between them trying to split them up. Tho Greed was doing a good job of that on his own.
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
"It's just the office christmas party and he invited you BEFORE he knew about what you did. What did you expect? That he'd be okay with it? That I wouldn't tell him at some point? He's my father and he was livid when he heard about it, he wanted to track you down right then and there and I had to talk him out of it. I don't think he's waiting there with a harpoon gun but yeah, I think he's going to see how you behave tonight before he decides anything." she was a little irritated because Greed had caused this mess himself and was as usual only concerned about his own skin.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 9:43 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"He's hardly needleworthy." Greed huffed, not yet sure how to handle this. "He's got a net ready to catch me doesn't he? What's at this party?" Clearly Theseus was just waiting for him to slip up. The whole thing was a trap and he didn't know if he should walk into it like he had with Lust. Theseus was no Lust as far as catching flies, but Greed had no trust in the situation now.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 12:35 AM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She threw up her hands and said, "He's my Dad! And I didn't tell him when it happened and I didn't have plans on telling him but we've been spending a lot of time together and you know I'm a terrible liar!" she sighed, "He wanted to invite you to the office christmas party and I was so excited about that and then he started asking about us and how we were and I said we were working on some stuff... and he basically needled it out of me...." she squirmed while making a face, she was so torn.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 9:32 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"What?" Greed said flatly. Clearly he hadn't heard her correctly. "Repeat that?" And when he heard the same thing again, he thought he felt the floor beneath them shake loose. "Why would you tell him? WHY?" Because now that made him look like the psycho abusive boyfriend, and he'd never want him around her. More than that, why was he inviting him to this Christmas party with his daughter if he didn't have some kind of trap planned. It put all of Greed's defenses up, now he didn't know who and what to trust.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 12:17 AM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She was in a bit of a daze for a moment still and then furrowed her brows with a small pout, the big cheater. But that pout got a big bigger as she knew she had to tell him and took a deep breath before saying, "Not exactly..." and then cringed and looked at his tie, "I... kinda.... told him about what happened with your sister.... and now he sorta... wants to.. kill you a little bit..."
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 9:13 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"Now doe-eyed girl. Spill. Is your father waiting outside with a shovel and a gun that I need to know about?" It was so much worse than he was even expecting. He and Zoe weren't even on stable ground right now, things were a bit shaky.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 12:03 AM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe had expected him to drop it or get mad so when he leaned in and gave her a kiss that literally made her go weak in the knees, she was taken by surprise. Her hands had to rest on his biceps (that she could feel even through his suit) and her knees literally bent as they went weak when her eyes closed and that fog rolled into her head with his kiss.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 9:00 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Greed leaned down to kiss those trembling lips that refused to really let him in on the story behind them. He gave her one of those knee bending kisses. Maybe if he filled her head with a little air she'd let it slip. He knew more than one way to get a story out of her.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 11:54 PM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe twisted her fingers together and looked at the ground, "No, why would you need to do that?" she didn't add that he might have to do that once they got to the party. Maybe her dad had mellowed out tho... she started to look really nervous again because she had to tell Greed but then what if he was mad she told her father..
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 8:52 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"Do I need to sneak out the window or something before we head to this Christmas party?" He didn't quite get the nervous vibe she had going on had something to do with the fact that Theseus knew all about Lust and the sex club incident. In Greed's mind he could fix everything himself. This was his problem and he was going to make sure something was done about it. No one else needed to get involved.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 11:50 PM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe's eyes got so big they took up half her face, "It's..... nothing....?" her voice getting a tad squeaky at the end. She was trying her best to stay calm but she too had visions of her father but with a harpoon gun and cement to throw Greed into the ocean and make sure he stayed there.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 8:48 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"Say it's nothing again and I'll decide if you're hiding something or not." Maybe Theseus was waiting outside with a shovel and a gun. Greed was prepared for that overly ridiculous papa bear moment, or at least that was if Theseus didn't go running off like a coward.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 11:43 PM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
"You do believe me because I know you know you look great." but then he was staring into her soul with those baby blues and at his question, she clenched her teeth and wrinkled her nose, her upper lip rising in an eeek! motion as she said, "Nothing....?" but it was more a question than anything else.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 8:40 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
"Why do I not believe you?" He shook his head side to side, buttering her up with those fat baby blues of his to see if he could break through. "What are you not telling me about this party?" He knew her father had invited him, knew that there was going to be tension, but there was something else that was hiding in those brown eyes of hers.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 11:38 PM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
She sighed a little and put her hands on his face and looked in his eyes, "You look great." she said each word slowly. But there was something in her eyes, those nerves were there too. She'd been to parties at his office before and she'd dressed up before too so clearly something else was niggling at her. She wanted to tell him. She just didn't know how to approach it delicately..
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 8:35 PM, Lauren Christensen <prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
He wasn't sure what to make of her behavior. She seemed somewhere else. "You haven't even looked me in the eye." He wasn't going to believe her until she could stare him in the face and tell him he looked good. At least for longer than a few brief seconds.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 11:31 PM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
"What?" she said as if snapping out of her thoughts. She put a hand on his chest and gave a distracted smile, "You look handsome as always." but she straightened his tie and dusted off his jacket, looking at it to make sure it looked neat and presentable and good looking but not sexy in a slutty way.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 8:27 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
She didn't even look at him. He waved in front of her as she did her makeup and could have easily just been a ghost in the room. "Is it just me or do I look fabulous?" Maybe she'd answer him then. She was flitting around like some kind of crazed bumble bee.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 11:20 PM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe was zooming back and forth and then squeezed into the tiny bathroom with Greed, standing on her tiptoes and widening her eyes to check her makeup. She didn't wear a lot but she wanted to look good. She dusted her eyelids with some gold shadow just to give it a little bit of a sparkle. She let out a breath and fluffed her hair, sharing the mirror with him. Her dad loved her but she was nervous, she wanted him to like Greed but he already wanted to murder Greed over the Lust thing and she hadn't told him that yet... she chewed her lips, eating all the gloss right off.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 8:10 PM, Lauren Christensen<prettykozi@gmail.com> wrote:
Even if the weather wasn't very permitting of a so many layers, Greed was decked out in his own pretty package. Zoe wouldn't be the only one that looked like a present to be unwrapped. He had just put some styling gel through his little tuft of blonde hair of his fohawk. He was washing his hands when he heard Zoe swish by, Samson waiting at his feet in the open bathroom door. He was taking out the most expensive car so that he looked like money as he walked into that Christmas party.
On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 10:33 PM Lucky L. <neverluckymore@gmail.com> wrote:
Zoe was very excited about the office christmas party at her office. Poseidon was a jerk and didn't give people time off so it was on Christmas Eve and Greed was again spending his days off at her apartment because it was just easier and that way they could spend more time together as she worked. She wore a fun gold dress with a bow around her middle, looking like a gift wrapped up for Greed and she was also nervous as she did her hair. Her father had asked her to invite Greed, her FATHER. Morgan was spending the week at her parents so it was just her and Greed and Sammy in the apartment. She knew Greed wanted to be in Madison by now with their tree and house but Zoe planned on calling in sick tomorrow so they could leave tonight.