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 Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 1:50 pm
She sighed. "Yeah. I got him to sleep. I was going to make him breakfast, but we woke up late. And I'm awfully unhappy with him." She didn't move from her seat. "I wish I could make it so he didn't have to hurt like this," she said. "And I think my butterflies are worse. They hurt now."
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 2:07 pm
Dari didn't have many expressions for thought or pity. His mouth was not so habitually mobile. His brow furrowed, though, and he came toward Maia.
"He does this sometimes," he said, and took a seat nearby. "There's nothing to be done about what he chooses to do as an adult male. He'll hurt, he'll get up again tomorrow, and on Saturday we'll let him sleep in." There was a pause, and then a change of subject: "How did he sleep?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 2:15 pm
Stupid men. Maia made no response to Dari's explanation for a long moment. "They ought to schedule him a day off after the full moon," she said. "He worked enough for three days yesterday. And then he acted like I only wanted him home so I could spend time with him."
"Fine, I suppose," she said. "He was fine on the bed with me. I read to him and he fell asleep. Me too."
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 2:33 pm
"They do," Dari added, and then let the silence spread until she spoke again. At that point his eyes grew wide.
"He slept on the bed with you?" Maybe she just meant they'd laid together and then he'd gone off to sleep on the couch or the floor.
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 2:42 pm
"Yeah. Had his arms around me when I woke up," she shrugged. Nothing had happened, and Toby had appeared to regret that cuddling had. She sighed, resting her hands in her lap. "I don't feel like going to class today. Can you take me home?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 2:43 pm
Dari seemed otherwise concerned. Brow ridge still furrowed, he continued his original train of thought.
"Forgive me for asking, but were you two..." Err... "...intimate?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 2:50 pm
Maia stared at him. She shook her head. "No," She said. "I'm not interested in furry things, and he's not interested in me. I just read to him and we slept." She stood up and stretched. "I'll text Lori and tell him."
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 2:57 pm
Well, Dari hadn't meant to ask if they'd done anything while he was turned. That would be ridiculous and not something Toby would be interested in, but after? Who knew? He had spent the evening with her watching the stars.
"I see." His voice was soft, thoughtful, and then he added quickly: "Call him, don't text him. It's more polite." He got up while Maia moved and went to stare at his bed. He didn't use it often, he wasn't sure what size it was, but looking at it now he was pretty sure it wasn't even a queen... and they'd been holding one another?
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 3:10 pm
Maia nodded and dialed Lori's number. "Hey Lori," she said. "I'm not feeling up to class today, can we continue tomorrow?" She waited for a response. Why did Dari seem so interested in the fact that they hadn't done anything intimate?
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 3:12 pm
Lori picked up quickly. "Hello?" ... "Sure, sure. I'll shift the schedule back a day. Is everything alright?"
Dari turned from the bed to Maia. He couldn't be right, could he? Just like this?
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 3:16 pm
"Just not feeling well," she said. "I'll be feeling better by tomorrow." She was sure of it. "Thanks Lori. I'll see you tomorrow!" she hung up and looked to Dari. "What's wrong?" she asked.
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 3:21 pm
"Alright, Maia. See you then."
Dari shook his head, looked back to the bedroom again, and turned back to Maia.
"I don't think the problem is Toby not liking you."
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 3:27 pm
Maia gave Dari a baffled expression. "What?" she asked. What did he mean? Toby had made it clear he hadn't meant to be so cuddly. "But then--" why had he been so cold this morning?
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 3:29 pm
"He doesn't usually call names, either. Or, in general, sleep in bed with women he hasn't..." His gaze flickered to Maia's eyes. "Well. You know." She'd already had that class, the poor thing.
"It's hard to believe he was holding you. I mean, I do believe you, it just seems so strange, so I don't think the problem is that he doesn't like you. It also goes without saying that he doesn't often stargaze with women he 'doesn't like.'"
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 3:38 pm
"I know," Dari didn't have to continue. Bleh. She hadn't enjoyed that class one bit. "You think he likes me?" she asked. "But then why was he being so awful?" That didn't seem like something you did with someone you liked. "And if he likes me, why isn't he happy?"
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