Oops.

“Hmm.” Ivan pretended to think it over a minute before carelessly kicking his feet over the coffee table to recline. “Nope, it always works out pretty well for me.”

   “𝓦orks pretty well for me.” Merrick said in a mocking     tone. “What makes you think that is okay? You can’t do     what you want. There are rules.” He hit the side of his     left hand into the palm of his right within each break of      his last sentence.  

Ivan couldn’t help the laugh that erupted. He sure got under that thin skin of Merry’s. Messing with him was just getting too easy. “Oh do share these “rules” of yours then.” He begged, fighting back the biggest grin slowly forcing itself onto his face.

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  “Actually I know some people that would be   quick to disagree with my not being a sin.”

         [ 𝒟𝒶𝓈𝒽 𝒞𝑜𝓂𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓇𝓎: @scxpegoat ] 

“Hmm.” Ivan pretended to think it over a minute before carelessly kicking his feet over the coffee table to recline. “Nope, it always works out pretty well for me.”

James laid down looking at Ivan as he spoke. His past was clearly something he didn’t want to talk about right now and he couldn’t blame him. He was not exactly a fan of talking about his own past though by the sound of it Ivan’s had been worse.

Ivan allowed himself to be pulled on down next to James. He returned hold of the man's hand and clung to it rather tight. Holding hands wasn't something they did much and he wanted to take all the time he could for it now.

“Ass” James chuckled and playfully puched Ivan’s arm. A soft sound escaped his lips as he felt his lover pull him even closer. “In the kitchen? really? Merr will kill us if he finds out”

"Then he just won't find out then, will he?" Ivan asked with a smirk. He pulled James' shirt off over his head before suddenly freezing in place. He had no idea when the others would get back and being caught in the act was definitely nothing he could deny. If he wanted to keep trying to conceal their relationship- or whatever it was- he certainly couldn't be caught.

James nodded. “yeah I could” he gave the other a small smiled and pulled on the sleeves of his shirt. Music had always been his escape even since becoming a vampire, he had needed his music to escape the pain Ivan caused him at times.

Ivan smiled back at him. It was nice to share something as innocent as a smile for once. It was something that seemed so simple and yet was so different from their usual extremes of either fighting or sleeping together. 

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Ooooooh was that YOUR pie? 

James closed his eyes and tried to just enjoy the kiss. The only time he seemed to get any true emotion out of Ivan was when they were kissing or fucking, it was the only times he knew Ivan felt anything for him.

Ivan lost himself in the kiss in attempt to drown out any remains of the argument they had just had. He hated fighting with James- but he hated the thought of being exposed even worse. He couldn’t allow for his relationship or feelings to come to the surface. 

“It’s a great idea. I’m just… I didn’t expect it” James eventually got out looking down at his hands. They were shaking slightly. He couldn’t remember being nervous around Ivan before well except the night they met.

Ivan followed James’ glance down to his hands. It was quite obvious he had managed to make the man nervous. It wasn’t something he had ever seen in James- at least not that he could remember. It brought a small smile to his lips. It would have been a lie if Ivan claimed to not have felt the exact same way in that moment. He was simply better at masking his feelings. After all, it was something he practiced every day of his life.