#thread:daphne

this was a bad idea. getting involved with one of her student's parents was dangerous but she couldn't bring herself to pull away from the other as he shifted closer to her. daphne bit down on her bottom lip, "we," she paused, attempting to gather her thoughts as he eyes stayed glued to his, "i mean, this meeting is about your kid. we should really focus on them..."

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“Did I speak aloud?” There was trepidation noticeable in her tone of voice as she turned to face the new gentleman. She had not dared to look the stranger in the eye before, his unusual appearance having intrigued her but also caused her to carefully consider association for fear of what the ton might have to say. Or worse, what lady Whistledown were to report. The author had caused the mundane gossip to become even more prominent in each household. 

The sight of the man startled her, audibly so, for surely she had not mistaken the eyes. They appeared to be much alike a cat, not quite the hazel she had expected to see in such handsome, exotic features. 

daphne had dozed off on the couch waiting for her boyfriend to get home. it was something that had become a bit of a routine and while the other blamed the late nights on work, she had a hard time believing it. he wasn't half as affectionate or loving as he used to be toward her and she couldn't help but wonder if her boyfriend had fallen out of love with her. she was only insecure because it had happened to her before and she wasn't sure if she could handle another heart break. she took in a deep breath and stirred when she heard the front door shut and rubbed her eyes, "baby? that you?" she asked, sleepily and pushed herself up from the couch in attempt to greet him. she really didn't want this to be over.

daphne had everything she could ask for. things were perfect if you asked her and every night spent with tj was one she looked forward to no matter what the two of them managed to get into. they were eating dinner at the table, both changed out of their work clothes as they focused on the spaghetti in front of them. that was, until there was a knock at the door. furrowing her brows, daphne shifted to get up. "i'll get it." she really didn't know who it could be but her first assumption was tj's mom, even if she didn't ever really knock. she swung open the front door, her eyes landing on an unfamiliar man. "uh, yeah," the man started, "is trevor here?"

"-you know," daphne started, a smile resting over her lips as she helped box some of the uneaten cans of food that the other was willing to give up, "i think this is really great of you. some people aren't so willing to donate things like food, you know, in today's economy. i think that even if they're not planning on eating it any time soon, they're rather hold onto it just in case, even if it'll go back before they get to it." she rambled and lifted her shoulders up in a shrug, "but you're not like that. you have no idea how thankful the shelter is when people donate. you'll have to let me buy you lunch as a thank you."

the last person that daphne expected to run into was her ex boyfriend, amos. wilmington was big enough to where she could pretty much avoid him as much as possible but today, it seemed the universe had other plans on how her day was going to go. clearing her throat in a somewhat awkward manner, she paused. the two had very obviously already made contact so it wasn't like she could make a run for it now. "amos," she started, forcing a small smile on her face, "decided to take some time off and come to the beach?" which to her, was surprising considering he'd been so focused on tennis when the two had been together."