glitter on the floor after the party

When she stepped away, Will wanted to retract everything he just said. He hated upsetting Ginny but he really did think this was necessary. His mouth fell open in momentary surprise when she said she agreed with him. “Hey … no… I’d stick it out for you. But … I really want to move on … time to be somewhere else, you know?” To his surprise she had already started looking. “Really?” His smile lit his features. He touched her cheek, tipping her head up into a soft kiss. “So we start looking. We can just look for now. When we find the right place…. we’ll talk to Lord Oz. Okay?” 

“I know you would but you shouldn’t have to. And if my uncle loves me....he’ll understand.” She tried to explain, voice a bit soft, desperate, as she turned the laptop towards him. She watched him, gauging his reaction, and when she saw a little smile tugging on his lips she let out her own little sigh of relief. “Really. For weeks now.” She leaned up into the kiss, lingering for a second before pulling back with an even wider smile, “Yeah?” She asked, moving to his hand to tug him closer and to the laptop. “A lot of these are really great. And I mean it when I say I want Posey there too. I used to love the idea of the three of us together.....I used to imagine just moving in with you two at your old place. But we can get a new one. An even better one. A place we can really make into our home and..where we’re all together. And safe.”

“… So what is the average price of a two bedroom apartment in the middle of the city?” Bette asks curiously, looking up from the real estate section in the paper to sip at her coffee. “…  920 euro seems a little hefty, especially since it doesn’t include amenities or bills”

While the girl at the table across from her was looking over a newspaper, Ginny was looking at real estate online, saving more places to look at with Will. So when she heard the comment she quirked a brow, “That’s definitely steep. A place I was just looking at has three bedrooms and amenities and it’s a bit above a thousand. Maybe try looking online so you can filter it to how you want? That’s been working for me so far.”

“I know, I know and trust me, I learned a long time not to ask too many questions about who Posey hooks up with.” Will replied with a sigh, “Yeah I believe. I know. Your uncle may have his stuff but I know that he doesn’t have a rep for that…” One good quality did not however make him a good man in Will’s opinion. “And Posey’s always found him kinda hot.” Will made a bit of a face. “Listen … that raises something I want to talk to you about. I know we said a year but …. I want us to start looking now. I think we … I need out of here Ginny. I want Posey to have been able to come here and not be in a hotel right now. She should be here, where we can take care of her, you know?”

Ginny let out a breath and just nodded. Will was allowed his opinions of the man who’d helped raise her, but regardless of all this, she wasn’t about to let him have a reputation that he did things without consent. As she spoke and practically blurted out feelings she’d been trying to keep at bay, she felt anxieties prickling at her. So when Will spoke, his words were both expected and surprised her. She knew he hated it there, but the fact that he wanted to look...

Without replying she put her glass down and went over to the kitchen table where she’d left her laptop this morning, biting her lip as she turned it on. “I....I agree with you. This was my home. For my whole life, but..not any more. Not when you..my Dom, my everything...isn’t welcome here. I know you hate it here....and I know you only put up with it all because of me but..I shouldn’t be asking this of you. It isn’t fair that we’re stuck here. And I....I don’t want to go more months like this. I don’t want it to get worse and for you to end up resenting me. So, I um...” she swallowed, turning back to the laptop and clicking on a folder she’d made, bringing up dozens of links. “I’ve maybe already been looking for weeks now. Into apartments..into houses. A real home. For you and me. And for Posey. Every single one of these listings has at least two bedrooms, so she can have a place too.”

“Thanks, princess. Any help would be great. Last one disappeared so suddenly, we are kind of in a lurch.” He replied with a sigh. “But no … you cannot work there. I would never get anything done. Realistically, I can barely concentrate when you are around.” He accepted the glass of wine and took a generous sip. “I talked to her. She isn’t good. I mean she will be fine. Posey is strong, but I hate that …. I’m not a big fan of your uncle right now. Although of course I did not say that to her. She did swear it was all consensual though. Which should make me feel better than it actually does.” he grumbled, knowing he was being a little hypocritical but it was how he felt.

Ginny smiled at him, nodding, “I wouldn’t want your work to suffer because of me.” She teased in response. But she’d ask around, see who needs a job, hopefully it wouldn’t be too difficult to find someone to take the spot. She moved to lean against the counter beside him, sipping her wine as he spoke before she let out a little sigh, “I know....I know this is a mess, and I’m not going to defend his actions but..I will say that I know him enough to know that..whatever happened? It was consensual. My uncle isn’t--he wouldn’t if it wasn’t consensual. So all I’m asking is that you believe me when I say that, okay?” She told him softly, reaching over to rest her hand over his, “And I....I’m sorry that..that you can’t be there for her like you want to be. ...Because of me. I’m so sorry, Will..” She looked down as she said it, frowning, feeling guilt swarming through her as she finally said it all aloud. “Everything would be a lot easier right now if it weren’t for me and my being the reason we’re..trapped here and we both know it.”

Chester came skittering around the corner, ran over their feet and was gone again with Millie in hot pursuit. Soon they would be passed out. Bursts of energy followed by hours of napping seemed to be a way of life. He looked down at his beautiful claim to brush a soft kiss over her lips. “Good. Finally finished everything to give the accountant for year end, did an interesting back tattoo, and had to post an add for a new receptionist. So busy. Dinner will be in about thirty.” He paused and nodded toward the wine rack as he went back to slicing up tomatoes for the salad. “Do you want to pour the wine?” 

Ginny was amused by their kittens’ antics, watching them dart off into the bedroom and she shook her head fondly, a smile on her face. She loved them, loved this little family they already had created, and she couldn’t wait for the day that they’d have more than just cats running around. She was still smiling as Will kissed her and she listened as he spoke, nodding. “I can put the word out about the receptionist job. I’d offer to do it part-time, but I don’t think you’d get much work done if I was there every day.” She teased, playfully tapping her fingers against his chest. She kissed him once more before nodding and pulling away to go to the wine, picking out a bottle they’d both like and pouring out two hefty glasses. She handed Will his soon after, clinking hers to his glass gently and taking a sip. “I haven’t had a chance to check in with her since last night but..how’s Posey doing today?” She asked softly after a few moments of silence, watching her Dom to gauge his reaction.

Lost and Found

I’d like to point out that I looked for him for two hours!

Will had been mentally preparing for this conversation for a couple of weeks but the situation with Posey had brought it to a head. His own sister should not be afraid to come to see him. He hated that she was staying in a hotel instead of with him and Ginny where should feel loved and safe. But how to raise it with Ginny? So he went home and started to cook. A good distraction after a stressful week. He slid the lasagna into the oven before pulling out the salad ingredients. He heard the front door open and glanced, “Hey princess, how was your day?”

@ginnymontague

Without even knowing it, Ginny’s thoughts were on the same wavelength as her Dom’s. They’d been living in the Tower for five months now, but it still hadn’t gotten any better. They lived there but it didn’t quite feel like home--even for her, who actually had lived in the building her entire life. It felt a bit like they were trapped, forever under the watchful eye of her uncle and his security and honestly, she didn’t know how much longer they could last before one of them snapped.

Maybe that’s why she had an entire folder on her laptop saved with apartment listing, and a subfolder under that with actual houses, all places to live, places they could truly make into a home, all while still being happily here in Verona. ..Now she just needed to find a way to not only bring this up to Will, but to Oz. And with everything going on right now with the older man....

She cleared her head as she walked into the door, smiling as she heard the jingle of little collar bells as the kittens dashed around the apartment and her smile grew as she heard Will’s voice. “Hi you.” She went over to him, barely pausing long enough in putting her bag down and half unraveling her scarf from around her neck before she was leaning up to kiss him softly. “It was good, kinda slow. And yours? I missed you.”