#batteredbutnotbroken

Piper flipped through the book on the shelf in the book store, only to put it back a moment later.  She should have been better at this by now but the truth was that the wards in the house were waring thin.  There were no more nanny’s keeping them up or teaching her how to do them.  20 years was too long to ask for anything to last anymore it seemed.  She’d caught Cassie talking to ‘friends’ and cringed.  She knew that it was normal for kids to have imaginary friends but she also knew what was in her house- what had happened in her house to people at the hands of her ancestors.  And while it sucked and she hoped they were burning in hell, she and Cassie should not be the one that ghosts took their vengeance out on. 

Putting the book back on the shelf she shrugged her bag up on her shoulder, sighing to herself and rubbing her temple.  Book stores weren’t really her thing to start with.  Sure she’d grab a new cookbook once in a while but she couldn’t even remember Bon temps having a library besides the very very censored one at the southern school where your choices were the Bible or the Kind James Bible.  

 Shaking her head she debated asking for help but what exactly would she even say? Or ask for? “Shit.”  She muttered to herself.  “New age bull shit- figures.”

Frisky Doug @batteredbutnotbroken

Piper turned her face to him over her shoulder, both so close so they could hear each other over the music in the bar. It was getting late though probably not for Vegas. Still, they were getting close to their end time.

"You know..." She leaned in ever more, lips almost to his that's how close they were. "That has two meanings now so you're going to have to be more specific." She teased.

Piper shook her head as she heard his voice on the other side of the door. it was hard through. Her head was pounding and she knew that she looked terrible. Red nose and eyes, trying not to get anything snotty when she sneeze or had a runny nose. She felt like she was hot and cold all at the same time.

She hated being sick and there was no way she was going to let Doug see her like that. Even her voice sounded nazally.

"Oh...I"m pretty sure this would." She got out before breaking down coughing. She shook her head, trying to clear it. "I'm fine Doug. But I still wake up before you to brush my teeth. Theres no way I'm letting you see me like this."

Piper smirked. Doug was always so damn charming wasn't he? Such a flirt. And so subtle! They'd only seen each other a few times but she could already tell that she wasn't the only girl he'd flirted with. This was Vegas after all- a far call from the little town she came from where she was the prettiest girl in town.

"Something tells me you don't need me to want to be naughty." She pointed out in amusement.

Piper looked over at him with a little smile. "Thats because you've never let anyone make you feel something before." She reminded him. Maybe it sounded tart but it wasn't. She knew from experience because he'd done the same with her.

Dirty Compliments Meme

Piper smiled softly at Doug over her shoulder. If he was trying to be dirty- well that wasn't dirty. That was sweet. "Oh come on love. There has to be something?" She cocked an eyebrow up. "How about when I get out of your shower and the drain is all clogged with long hair hum?"

Dirty Compliments Meme

Piper chuckled at that and while she was shaking her head, that didn't stop her from letting him rub and her sore calves. She hated to admit it and she took care of herself better then others but kitchen work was hard work.

"I feel like you mean that in a dirty way but you can keep rubbing my legs like that, that would be great." She breathed, laying completely back.

Dirty Compliment

Piper laughed at that before she covered her own mouth to keep quiet in the little nook of the kitchen.

"That's because you haven't had to sneak around since high school." She reminded him, voice quiet so they wouldn't wake the little girl in the next room up.