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Daniel Ian Summerby ([info]summerbythesea) wrote in [info]unexpectedrpg,
@ 2008-08-02 22:59:00

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Current mood:happy
Current music:Sparklehorse - Shade and Honey
Entry tags:daniel summerby, tracey davis

Who: Daniel and Tracey
What: Meeting to Talk
Where: Daniel's flat
When: After recieving the marriage owl, will fix date
Rating: I'll say at least PG-13, I'm not sure Trace is too happy haha
Status: Closed/In Progress

Daniel paced the flat he previously shared with Su. He was pretty sure she'd come while he was at work and cleaned the place out of her things. He looked around and couldn't find a trace of her. The only thing was a note left that she was staying with her parents, that perhaps it was better this way, and she wished him the best of luck. Bella moved around the place seeming to look for her former mistress and moping a bit. It made Daniel feel a bit bad. Perhaps he should feel a bit more upset about the annulment, but he didn't. In fact his heart was a great deal lighter, especially with the second owl announcing he was to marry Tracey. He thought about her and smiled. 

Rummaging through the kitchen he put up some tea. He thought about making a plate of some cookies or sweets he had in the cupboards, but was afraid Tracey might find that a bit much. Instead he pulled out his container of gummy worms that he always kept full and began to snack, biting into one and stretching the sweet out as far as possible before it snapped apart. It was his favourite.


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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-02 11:15 pm UTC (link)
The first thing she had felt with the owl was confusion. Confusion as to how she was supposed to take this new situation. She had been an emotional roller coaster the last week and this new owl did not help matters. She liked Daniel well enough. More than any man she had never slept with. However, she knew this could not happen.

There were too many reasons why she was going to refuse to marry him. It was forced. He was too nice. She would be bored as soon as she slept with him. He would want her to settle down with only him. It seemed the only good thing was she could now finally have him. With an oncoming marriage she could finally sleep with him.

Hesitantly, she knocked on Daniel's door. Nervously she tugged on her skirt, hating the fact she had come straight from work. "Daniel, it's me."

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-02 11:56 pm UTC (link)
Daniel put down the container of sweets after snagging one more. The brightly colored candy half hung out of his mouth as he opened the door. He smiled brightly at her. "Hi!" Daniel wrapped his arms around her, lifting her slightly as he hugged her. He turned with her in his arms and kicked the door closed with his foot. In his excitement, he didn't notice right away that Tracey wasn't nearly as happy as he was. "You look nice. I like you in skirts." He sucked the rest of the candy into his mouth and kissed her cheek before finally releasing her.

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-03 12:01 am UTC (link)
Tracey smiled fakely, feeling odd doing so. She never had to force a smile when with him. However, she was all too ready to melt into his kiss, wrapping her arms around him. She wanted him and nothing would change that. She just didn't want only him. He deserved better and she knew it.

Parting only because of a need for air, Tracey turned her assumed smile on him. "You taste like candy."

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-03 12:08 am UTC (link)
"I made some tea," he said with a smile. Daniel walked into the kitchen as Bella jumped down from her spot on the couch to investigate the ruckus in her formerly quiet home. The little cat circled Tracey's feet once and looked up at her seemingly unimpressed. Still she waited to see if this new woman would pet her.

"So when did you want to get married?" He looked over his shoulder at her as he got the cups out of the cabinet.

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-03 12:12 am UTC (link)
Tracey smiled, kneeling down to pet the cat wrapping around her. "Hello there." Cats really did have a calming quality about them. She found she particularly enjoyed Helter Skelter these days. Petting the cat helped her slow her heart down enough to say what she had to say.

"Daniel, I can't marry you. I want you and I care about you, but I won't marry you."

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-03 12:15 am UTC (link)
Daniel paused. His mind had already gotten quite ahead of itself picturing Tracey in a white dress with flowers walking towards him with a smile. He set his cup down on the counter and looked at her a bit confused. "What? Tracey, why?"

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-03 12:19 am UTC (link)
Why was this harder than she had thought it would be? Tracey pressed her lips together, willing herself to be cold about it. "Which reason would you like? I'll give you the important one. I like men. A lot. I'm not going to settle on just one and that's what you'd want. I'd cheat on you. Go out every night. I like partying on most of my nights off." Though a lot of them recently were spent with him.

"And I sure as hell will not go along with a forced marriage. I refuse to give in to the Ministry like everybody else has."

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-03 12:26 am UTC (link)
Daniel felt like he'd just been slapped in the face. She didn't mean that. Couldn't mean it. He didn't know what to say at first, just stared at her. He grabbed the container of candy and pulled one out, chewing it thoughtfully as he tried to think of what to say. When he finally did speak, his voice was low and unaccusing. He honestly just wanted to understand. It didn't make sense to him. "So you'd rather screw a bunch of guys that don't give a crap about you and go to Azkaban instead of being with one guy who actually cares about you and marrying him."

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-03 12:32 am UTC (link)
When he put it that way it didn't sound too appealing. "Basically. Yes." A million thoughts were going through her mind. She was no good for him. She'd hurt him. Ruin him. She crossed her arms over her chest, feeling insecure for the moment. This was not working.

"I'm sorry you had this little fantasy in your head, but I'm not going to lie to you. Even if we get married I'll just end up cheating on you. I'll get bored as soon as I've had you." Why was she telling him the truth? She should have just let him think the wedding would happen and take advantage of him. Then she could be done with him and leave.

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-03 12:42 am UTC (link)
This wasn't happening. It just wasn't logical. All this time he could swear she felt something. Even at the ball, Don't hurt me, Daniel. Apparently she had no qualms about hurting him. Daniel ran a hand through his hair and looked down. "That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Are you even listening to yourself? To what I said? They'll send you to Azkaban and for what? And how do you know you'll get bored with me?"

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-03 12:47 am UTC (link)
"I always get bored, Daniel. Do you think I just woke up and decided to be what I am today? Every guy I've been with ceases to interest me once I've had them. You're not going to be any different." This was hurting too much. She had to end it. She needed to, but she couldn't. She wasn't sure how long she could keep it together.

Tracey paced away from him, making sure not to look at him. "And I accepted Azkaban long ago." She felt the familiar depression from the last week closing in on her. "I just wanted to tell you I'm not going to marry you. You deserve that much. I should probably go..." She didn't move though. It was like she couldn't.

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-03 12:51 am UTC (link)
Daniel didn't accept what she said, couldn't accept it. As soon as she said she should go, he moved away from the counter. Daniel walked up behind her, put his hands lightly on her arms rubbing them soothingly. "Trace," he said softly. "Look at me. What are you afraid of?"

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-03 12:55 am UTC (link)
Her head dropped a little, her hair falling forward to block her face. She refused to turn around. What was she afraid of? Everything. She had no reason to admit that to him though. What did he need to know that for?

Except that for the last few weeks it was only him in her mind. That hadn't stopped her from pursuing other men though. She remembered the two after her meeting with Palmer, only briefly noting how Palmer had been the one to tell her to go with them and worry about Daniel later. "They should have kept you with Su. She was right for you. She was nice, sweet, and would have been a great wife and mother. It was wrong of me to ruin that."

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-03 01:02 am UTC (link)
Daniel kissed the top of her head, wrapped his arms around her from behind. "You weren't the only one involved, Tracey. I should have walked away from you, but I didn't. She was a sweet girl and I'm sure she'll make someone very happy, but this has nothing to do with her now. It's just me and you." He nuzzled the side of her neck, unable to help himself. Daniel wanted to hold her, comfort her in some way. Make her realize that they could do this. "Just give us a chance."

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-03 01:08 am UTC (link)
It was immensely hard to resist the urge to relax under his touch, leaning into him and let him hold her. How could he not know the effect he had on her was beyond her. "I can think of a dozen reasons not to do this." Like a mantra she repeated them in her head. She'd hurt him. He'd hurt her. Eventually he'd realise what she was, the full extent of it would come to him, and he'd hate her. She wouldn't be able to deal with it.

"I hate the fucking Ministry for doing this. They were watching us. They had to have been for them to arrange this. Did they really think they were doing you a favour though?" She was shaking a little, not sure if it was because she was angry or upset. "I think... I really do need to leave. We shouldn't see each other any more." She was not going to make this worse.

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-03 01:15 am UTC (link)
"Tracey, stop. Look at me, please." He loosened his hold on her, turned her gently. Daniel lifted her chin, stroked her cheek with his thumb. "I'm not a fool, despite what you might think. I know we're not in love. I know this situation isn't ideal, but I think we have a chance." He kissed her forehead, her cheeks. "Honestly, I find the idea of you as my wife much more appealing than a stint in prison. Would being with me really be that bad?" He would do anything he could to make her happy. Wasn't that enough?

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-03 01:33 am UTC (link)
"Bastard." She wanted to hit him. Just a nice slap across the face and walk out. Then he'd really hate her. Or she could hex his cat. Instead she just channeled everything she could into being what she would have been with any other guy. A cold bitch, so to speak. "What makes you think I care about love, Romeo? I don't. I'm not sure if I told you enough before, but I'm not what you seem to think. I'm going to be bored of you as soon as I've had you, just like everybody else. You're not that special."

That hurt more than it should have. Smirking, she pushed his hands away, immediately missing the gentleness. "Just forget about marriage, Daniel. I'll be the one they put in prison, not you."

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-03 01:35 am UTC (link)
Daniel sighed in frustration. This was ridiculous. He lifted his hands in surrender. "You know what? Fine. You want to hide behind the heartless bitch routine and push me away? Go ahead."

He ran a hand through his hair and started to walk back towards the kitchen, then stopped and turned back to her. "Why are you so afraid to let yourself just be happy? And newsflash, we're in this together whether you like it or not. You refuse to get married the ministry will send us both to prison. So stop trying to be a god damn martyr."

He finally walked into the kitchen then and opened the fridge. Grabbing a beer, he opened it and tossed the cap in the sink. He took a long swig. Tea was just not going to cut it right now.

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-03 01:40 am UTC (link)
"God DAMMIT!" Tracey felt childish, but was just so angry. Cold heartless bitch routine. That sort of pissed her off, even if it was true. She hated making him angry like this. "You can always plead with the Ministry that I refused. It's already common knowledge and my boss has been giving me shite about it on behalf of the Ministry so I'm sure they'd understand."

After a while of pacing, trying to calm down, Tracey finally decided to calm down. "If I wear white I think everybody is going to laugh through the ceremony." She sighed, crossing her legs and frowning when the cat took to her lap like a pillow.

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-03 01:03 pm UTC (link)
"If the Ministry was so understanding, none of us would be in this situation to begin with," he replied dryly. Part of him wanted to go sit with her, but he was still a little pissed off. Daniel stayed in the kitchen, leaning against the counter drinking his beer.

He had to laugh a little at her next comment. "Well no one says you have to. Didn't your friend do some sort of costume thing?"

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-03 01:10 pm UTC (link)
Tracey fidgeted, busying herself with the cat who seemed to be purring. "My friend." She let out a bitter laugh. El would be pissed. Or not care. How could she ever look at El again when, if she married Daniel, it would make her a hypocrite.

"No. I'll wear white just to see their faces. I guess. If you actually want to marry me, knowing that I'll probably just end up screwing you over. Ouch." She pouted, glaring at the cat whose claws were in her leg.

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-03 01:23 pm UTC (link)
Daniel didn't understand her attitude towards her friend. As far as he knew, Tracey and Eleanor were close. Then again, what did he know. He just nodded rolling his eyes as she yet again suggested she would hurt him or 'screw him over'. He laughed though when Bella obviously snagged her. Even the cat thought her attitude over this was annoying.

"Can we cut out the dire warnings and just hash this out?" He took another swig of his beer and walked over. Rather than sit beside her though, he plopped down in a chair. Crossing his leg over his knee, he looked at her. "How do you want to do this? Do you have family you want there? A particular place in mind?"

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-03 01:29 pm UTC (link)
"Prat." Fine. She could be mean too. When he sat down she shot a glare, trying to detach the cat's claws only to see she was bleeding. "Oh, that's lovely."

"No more dire warnings, got it." Tracey sneered about the warnings, carefully setting the cat on the ground and watching it go to it's owner. "I suppose my father will want to be there. I could care less about any other family, but I will have plenty of friends. And I really do not care about where it's at."

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-03 02:02 pm UTC (link)
Daniel picked up the cat and pet her head. "You got to be nice to her, girl, even when she's grumpy. She's going to be your new mistress." He looked over at Tracey, an amused smile on his face. He put the cat down and set his beer on the table. He went and got a tea towel, wet it and brought it over to Tracey. Crouching down he wiped at the blood on her leg. He blew on it lightly to take off the sting.

Looking up at her, he sighed. "Fine. I'm sure parents will want to attend this one too. My friends from Uni will show up for the booze." He bit his lip thoughtfully a moment. "You know, we could just run off and do it. No big to do, no white dress. Just us and a judicial official."

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-03 02:28 pm UTC (link)
Why did he have to be so endearing? She ceased her glare when he returned with the towel, smiling down at him. "I'm sorry Daniel. El and I have just been fighting and I've been an emotional wreck and... Sorry for the doom and gloom."

She smirked down at him. "What do you want?"

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-03 02:51 pm UTC (link)
He nodded as she explained. Daniel knew this likely wasn't easy on her in some repects. She'd been linked to a complete asshole and in the space of a day had that impending marriage canceled and the new one announced with him. He smiled at her apology, though he honestly wished she could just be happy with the idea of marrying him.

Daniel's brows rose when she actually asked what he wanted. "Truthfully?" He paused a moment, looked up at her. "I kind of want to just take off and do it. Just us. We can get some rings, go down to the Ministry and just do it. Then go off for a couple days." He bit his lip and gave her a little smile. "What do you think?"

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-03 04:16 pm UTC (link)
"We can do that. If you promise to let me have my wicked way with you." Her father was going to be angry. After all the times he tried to get her to marry and he'd be missing it. "However.... There is one more thing or else I'm not marrying you."

She smirked, giving him a flirtatious wink. It was a relief he wasn't angry anymore, or at least not as angry, and she had calmed down rather quick. "I want a proposal."

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-03 10:34 pm UTC (link)
Daniel laughed and couldn't help the slight blush that rose in his cheeks. "I promise." He looked at her anxiously wondering what condition she'd set, then grinned at her response. "I think I can manage that. Just one question." He took her hand and kissed right over her ring finger. "White or yellow gold?"

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-04 07:03 am UTC (link)
"White, definitely." Tracey smiled, feeling a rise in her cheeks. She pulled him up enough to press her lips against his, now feeling a bit better. "When should we do this? I'll have to let work know I'm disappearing for a while."

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-04 09:20 am UTC (link)
Daniel kissed her back, smiling happily as they parted. He was sure, despite her initial stubbornness that this would work out. He got off his knees and sat beside her, his arm going around her shoulders. "How about this coming Thursday. We can get married that day and then have a long weekend. Where would you like to go?"

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-04 07:17 pm UTC (link)
Tracey leaned into him, resting her head against his. "Truthfully, I don't care. Anywhere with a beach. Unless you're tired of seeing me in a bikini." She smirked, knowing full well no guy could tire of her in a bikini. Unless she gained weight. "Can we send postcards from there? I really want to send a postcard home saying 'wish you were here. love, Mr. and Mrs. Summerby.' Give people a heart attack."

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-05 01:32 am UTC (link)
He laughed and shook his head lightly. "No, not at all. We can do a beach, but not Brighton again. Too many damn tourists. How about Sardinia? There's a little port city Oristano and I know a passable amount of Italian." Daniel grinned at her and kissed her cheek. "You can send as many postcards as you want." He bit his lip and didn't say how much he liked how it sounded when she said Mr. and Mrs. Summerby.

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-05 07:35 am UTC (link)
"You're grinning like a maniac, Daniel." Poor guy must be insane, being excited about marrying her. Though, to be fair, she was feel a slight buzz of excitement. Her mind was keeping away the doubts and focusing on the good things.

"Oristano works. I'm not very good with Italian, however, I doubt we'll be going out much."

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-05 09:25 am UTC (link)
"I'm happy," he said simply. Daniel turned to face her. He kissed her softly and smiled. He needed to go out and find her a ring and figure out when and where he was going to propose and didn't have long to do it. "I'll book us someplace nice. Close to the beach, if I can."

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[info]tracecontrol
2008-08-05 07:25 pm UTC (link)
"I'd really like that." Maybe this wasn't going to be as bad as she thought. Tracey smiled, pulling him to her on the couch so she could cuddle with him. "No rush. Well... I guess there may be a little rush, but I'm sure you can handle it. Just let me know when you're ready. We'll have the whole weekend together, right?"

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[info]summerbythesea
2008-08-05 08:02 pm UTC (link)
"Yeah, the whole weekend. Sort of like an actual honeymoon." Part of him felt bad a moment. He didn't have one last time around. Still, there was no use focusing on that. "We can do the Ministry in the morning and then just portkey there." Daniel was actually a bit excited. He wrapped his arms around her. "I promise I'll do whatever I can to make you happy."

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