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"dunno. something like that?" charlie took a step closer. they weren't touching. he couldn't do that. not yet. even so, the space between them felt electrified. her hands twitched, burning for the chance to reach out and take hers. the smile was uneven and a bit wide, especially for charlie. "then you can have me. i don't care much about how it's supposed to go. we've established i think about you all the time and i'd love nothing more than for you to be my girlfriend. or whatever title is your preference."

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Something cracks inside his chest. For Alex everything she's saying seems like like scraped up excuses rather than a real motive for them to break up. "Tour isn't going to last forever." He says dryly, eyes focused on Luna, it seems like she's living in a different reality than he is, was this whole thing never that serious? Maybe he's the one who was wrong all along. "I think you've already made up your mind Luna, so I don't see what could I say to make you see things the way I see them." Frustration seeps through his voice. "There's a million solutions to this other than breaking up, but you know what? I think you were just looking for the perfect excuse."

the problem with the frustration from alex is that it's reciprocated from luna once she realized. once she heard his tone. eyebrows furrowed and the keyboardist's nostrils flared. "looking for the perfect excuse? i'm looking for a reason to not cry at not without you around. i'm looking for a path ahead that lets us not resent the lost days and nights waiting for one another. the only thing i made up my mind on before this started was that i love you and now i'm standing here with my heart in my hands and trying to act like it's all going to be okay when it's not. don't tell me what i am, alex. don't you dare."

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it's almost a shield the way in which his lips flatten, curl into his mouth, at her statement that he only saw her because she let him. nostrils flail slightly as oz breathes in deeply. wanted to agree with the statement being provided but the mutual radio silence the past few weeks would say otherwise. "ye, yeah. friends, y'can argue that." straightens his back as he leans against his kitchen counter, legs crossing at the ankle. "talk y'r heart out, okay? wont stop ya..."

"thanks." astrid sucked at this. she knew that. that's how they ended up here. because her knee-jerk response was to push someone away in moments of confessions of any kind. but especially so romantic. "it was never my intention to shove you away from me. to go all silent treatment on you. i'm bad at this, oz. bad at this doubled and tripled over. i'm good at one night stands or long stretches of alone time." the excuses had to run out first before she could confront oliver zander and her own feelings. "sent you away because i knew how i felt but i didn't want to actually articulate it. that it'd be easier for me to run away from it. clearly, not at all the case. so this is what i'm asking- can i confess to you?" so she could leave the ball in his court. to do with what he wanted. not her.

" piece of advice, flirting with your server gets you no where in a shit hole like this, but i'll happily but your orders in. " fake smile plastered against her lips as she took their menu's, walking over to the till to ring up their order. maybe today wasn't her day. or maybe abi was always in a bad mood. who knows at this point.

bellamy raised an eyebrow and watched the server walk away. it was only once she came back did they reach an idea of how to follow it up. "hey. i'm sorry if i made you uncomfortable at all. i'm sort of a naturally flirty person. and i promise i wasn't trying to get anything out of you. you're gorgeous, just thought you should know. but you're at work and can't leave, so that's my bad."

seeing  the  raw  emotion  in  cade's  eyes  made  anne  swallow  thickly.  she  had  to  will  herself  not  to  react.  not  to  think  back  on  their  time  together.  gentle  kisses  under  the  stars,  lingering  touches,  words  of  affection.  it  felt  like  a  lifetime  ago.  “well,  you  have  seen  me.  in  the  flesh.  now  go.”

cade was the type to listen. to virtually obey. so at anne's words, they nodded and turned and began to step away. the explosion of feelings from seeing her again leaving behind shrapnel in their heart and veins. the bright eyed fisherman turned back around, pausing only to ask. "you're happy right? i-i won't be able to sleep without knowing. i'm leaving, i promise. i just w-want to make sure you're happy, anne."

June didn't have to tell her twice for Love to find her way around her room, getting into her bathroom and allowing lukewarm water to wash off the make up, sweat and glitter from the night before, stepping outside just covering her body in a towel before raiding June's closet. "If I find something that I really fucking like, just know it's never coming back!" She yelled from inside her friend's closet.

"fully take it without asking and you will end up on the street without any idea how to get home! i just bought a bunch of new skirts and shirts. don't you dare!" june called out from the kitchen as she went to work making something for the two of them to eat. she had enough eggs and maybe something else greasy? bacon? it'd soak up the alcohol still left in their system.

stza walked with her, journeyed with her till the front door and waited just outside. even with the invitation, he was going to give her the necessary space. "its yours. i'll let you have your space and time. take what you need," but it's said with less urgency this time. dark eyes flickered away from saskia, only to be drawn back by her follow up. "i have no intention of eating your cat, but i appreciate the warning. i'll make sure to control myself," he added, trying to add some of his own levity to this.

Ximena moved with the waves, finding her way in between Bellamy's legs, guiding their thighs with one hand to wrap around her waist, her whole body moving closer to his. "You're lucky I won't make you beg for a kiss." She said while holding the crystals on one hand and the other pulling Bellamy closer, tugging at the strings of her swimwear, her sliding up over her side and softly brushing against his jaw until their faces were almost at the same height. Ximena took a moment to take in the sight of the other under the dim moon light, a playful smirk curving her lips while she tried to memorize the other's face. It feel good, to finally have taken the leap and ask them out, being more open about her intentions with the other. Ximena leans closer, slowly until her lips are meeting his, kissing him slowly at first, soft and tender, parting her lips open just enough and pressing her body to theirs.

"i'd do it," bell replied with a shrug and a growing smile. there was no hiding it and she wasn't trying at all. not with the way ximena looked at him. not at the ways her hands grabbed his waist, the bikini ties and so on. her own arms slid around ximena's neck fully. bringing their bodies closer. urging the barely clothed skin to one another. "i'd beg for you," bellamy added before leaning into the kiss. a welcome feeling came with it. one of excitement and anxiety and warmth. her heart raced in her chest, beating against it like a drum. it was a mixing of metaphors, but they weren't exactly in the place to be creative, were they? their lips parted as well, tongue sliding against ximena's bottom lip with a hum.

alice  opened  her  mouth  to  respond,  but  decided  against  it.  deciding  not  to  say  the  first  thing  that  popped  into  her  head.  she  had  learned  that  she  had  to  be  careful  with  cindy.  their  relationship  was  delicate  –  she  was  delicate.  “jesus.”  alice  sighed,  leaning  her  head  back.  “i  don't  know.  it  just  takes  time  with  me.  we've  only  been  seeing  each  other,  what,  four  months?  don't  make  this  into  a  thing,  please.”

"make it into a thing. got it. not making anything into a thing. understood." cindy bit back the extra everything she had suddenly urging to release and gave alice a long look. one with her head in her hands and her fingers tapping the lips that bit back said extra. "do you mistrust me? or am i just neutral at least?" was she working from a deficit or at least on par with most people?

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