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hallie’s eyebrows shot up slightly as liam addressed her boyfriend. she wasn’t sure where he got the balls to do that, but before she could say anything he was reaching over for her food and popping it into his mouth. not long after that, he was pulled from the table and suddenly their party of four was cut in half. she popped a bite of food in her own mouth and looked at her boyfriend, who also didn’t seem so pleased with her. “what?” it didn’t take long for him to rant about how close liam and hallie were acting. “we’re just best friends, it’s not weird.”

it was rare for dominik to speak quietly, and she treasured every moment of it. more so than she did his silence. hearing his voice so low almost made him seem vulnerable and softer than usual. he didn’t seem intimidating or scary when his voice was low. he fit the part of the loving boyfriend she knew he was. he was really committed to the role, too. the soft kiss on her lips sealed the deal. “just me,” she repeated. lennon placed her hand on his cheek before mumbling a quiet “i love you.” perhaps she’d get lucky and hear it twice tonight.

“wait, they’re all mine? like, i can keep them? or come visit them whenever i want?” this all felt too unreal. reina was just waiting for him to pull out the rug from under her. “the DINNER?” reina had been so distracted by the setting that she hadn’t even seen the table with two dinner plates sitting upon it. “yeah, of course. i mean, who doesn’t like pasta?” besides, now that her dance recital was done and over with she could indulge as she pleased without guilt. “no, no, this is already perfect! please, do not put in more work for me. this is already incredible.”

when emmeline offered to let adara pick their destination, the last place she expected to end up was adara’s place of work. she wasn’t sure if she should’ve expected this or not– it was too soon to tell how adara felt about her job. they had spoken enough for emmeline to know about the creeps of the job, but besides that she didn’t have much information. the redhead took a deep breath and took her soulmate’s hand, waiting for her to lead the way. “a drink? uh, sure, why not?”

as aaliyah heard his comment, she wanted to move faster. however, she felt moving herself may disturb the pleasure he was bringing her, and in this moment she felt a bit selfish. she shoved her lips onto his, trying to avoid making too much noise. still, she wanted to feel the rush of potentially getting caught. so, she moaned louder than she already had been. “me too,” she whispered against his lips.

isaac still can’t WRAP his head around this whole ordeal. how cruel did life have to be to put them in this situation?  what made things worse is that, he could see what a great kid malakai was, and what an amazing woman fawn was too. this wasn’t fair to anyone. finally, one of the days came and it was time for them to leave. them-- meaning fawn and malakai. not him. and still, it was him who had to take them. he waited, not rush, no pressure. at least not on his side-- “are you ready?” he asked, once he saw them come to where he waited.  

despite being a demon, val had quite an infectious smile. the minute one found its way onto his face, one found its way onto rida’s as well. her eyebrows raised with curiosity, wondering what memory he was going to bring up. she remembered him teaching her how to call him vividly. it was their main line of communication. he only told her to call him for emergencies, but when she was a kid she felt everything was an emergency. in fact, she probably called him more often than she probably should have– way more often than she ever would now. “oh my gosh,” she began. she remembered that night well too. it was the first night she heard a dish hit the wall of her home. she remembered trembling as she tried to reach out to him. she was scared if she did it out in the open one of her parents would come in and ruin it. she needed him especially that night, so everything had to work out. “you told me you were very impressed that i could do it.”

while most couples found eye contact during moments like this to be intimate, winona felt otherwise. for them, this was a power play and looking away was a coward’s move. the smack on her ass was far too predictable and didn’t even cause winona to flinch. perhaps if vanessa hadn’t started smacking her ass in the ninth grade, it would be more surprising. when it came to the brunette licking the blonde, that was a bit more powerful than the smack. not enough to make winona look away, but damn was it hot.

isabelle had to admit she was a bit nervous being this close with althea. she hadn’t been this close with anyone in a really long time ( in fact, it was only one other person and she was just as nervous ). the way their eyes were glued to one another spoke more than any words ever could. still, althea’s little hey brought a smile to her face. the smile didn’t disappear, but her breath hitched slightly as she noticed althea leaning in slowly. this could be her moment to back up if she wanted to. if this was too much, her chance to stop it was now. but for some reason, she didn’t. instead of moving back, she closed her eyes and allowed althea’s lips to meet her own. it was soft and it was gentle. it was everything she expected from althea.

was it potentially obnoxious to be making out with damian in the middle of the dance floor at her sister’s wedding? definitely. however, for once in her life, how she came across to others was not on alejandra’s mind. if anything, this was the sort of stuff rosie had wanted for her anyway. although, she wasn’t exactly sure what it all meant. whatever it meant, it was nice. in a way, it feltright– much more so than their first did. as the two parted, it hit alejandra like a truck. her imprint. it happened at that very moment. but why did it take so long? something had to be wrong. imprints were supposed to happen upon first meeting, not months after. his usual smirk was present on his face but panic was spread across hers. “i, um– huh?”

giulia nodded slightly for fear of it being too obnoxious ( although it was hardly noticeable with how little she actually moved her head ). “look– it’s just for now. it’s not anything long-term. like i said, i just need to make it through renewal season. any type of slip up and we’re out, in more ways than one,” she answered, mumbling the last part. she turned her head so that she wasactually facing jessica. it was hard, to actually look at her. and jessica knew it was hard for her. jessica had always been good at reading giulia like a book. “just for now.”

hallie watched as the plate slid towards her before picking up her knife and fork. the two always shared their food, so it wasn’t a surprise that he was offering some to her right now. she stuck her fork into the chicken and cut herself off a piece before grabbing it off the fork. “hmm,” she began as she started chewing. “not bad, not bad! i mean, it’s nothing like my mother makes, but real love is hard to duplicate in a restaurant.” she looked at her own plate in front of her before looking back at liam. “wanna try mine?”

lennon grinned as he called her by her last name. she stuck her tongue out for a few seconds before responding: “blackmail? me? i would never! i have absolutely no clue what you’re talking about!” the feeling of his thumb rubbing against her hand was more comforting than he would ever know ( not that she was going to tell him ). the moment he slid into bed with her felt like a victory– something she felt she didn’t get many of. “of course! you’ve always been so concerned about my health and now is no different. there’s nothing else keeping you here,” she mumbled before placing a small kiss on his cheek. “nothing…”

reina’s eyes wandered all around the greenhouse, scared she would miss something. it seemed that each time she turned around she saw more flowers than she had previously seen. she wasn’t sure if she was allowed to touch any of the flowers, so she only stepped closer to get a better look at them. “definitely a good oh my god,” she answered as she inspected some roses in front of her. reina couldn’t imagine someone putting this much effort just to please her. it felt like it wasn’t even real but she couldn’t imagine someone who would do this to play a joke on her. “this is really all for me?” it sounded silly to ask considering they were the only two here, but she couldn’t help but ask. why would he put in all this effort for little ol’ reina?

emmeline thought it was nice adara wanted to double-check and make sure this was something she wanted. it was all about compromise, after all. and that’s why emmeline wanted to do this. she had more reservations than adara, and she knew adara would later on be paying for that. so, emmeline felt that she should do this now. she was just hoping it wouldn’t lead to adara thinking she was more adventurous than she actually was. “i’m sure. whatever you want.”

his moving wasn’t much for her, but the moment he bucked his hips she really felt it. in fact, she had to physically hold back the moan that was threatening to escape her mouth. to avoid it, she bit down on her lower lip and let out a quieter grunt as his lips traveled down her breasts. she reached for one of his hands and slowly placed it between her legs, indicating she wanted more stimulation.