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That made him stop in a heartbeat. It even gave him a goofy, stupid grin upon his face that the tabloids would have paid thousands to see themselves.
"That... was cheating."
But he loved her cheating. Damian had to admit that much... just as she had said the night before, there were certain things that they loved about each other, and that was simply enough for the time being.

"Would you like breakfast? Answer quickly or I may have to resort to my methods again." The little grin spread across his lips once more, a beautiful and threatening thing.

Without hesitation, Damian leapt out of bed and sprinted after her like he was five years younger. He'd been called a skirt-chaser before... but never had he done so literally before.

Right as they entered the kitchen, he caught her about her hips with triumph.
"Aha!" he cried, laughing like he was drunk, and even tempted to swing her about. But he didn't, as he was getting a very odd look from someone he hadn't expected to find so early in the morning.

Lorey.

Needless to say, Lorey found this very... weird. Delightful, but strange.
"Uh..." she said, still holding her finger against the button pad for the breakfast menu. "Do you guys... want anything?" She tried her best to give them a good smile, but couldn't find it within her.

"Hm..." Damian, for the sake of Lorey, was trying his hardest not to nibble Raquel's ear or do anything else absolutely romantic with her... which was rather disconcerting.

But, pet names he could do.
"Well, dove, I simply do not know. There are a few things I need to check up on before eating... namely the paper and my finances to make sure we won't lose everything under our feet and over our heads." With a lingering kiss and a hug, Damian left her momentarily to go to the front door and to boot up the computer at his desk.

This gave Lorey a moment to give an exasperated look to Raquel. At first it was vein pointing motions and stuttering, but she finally managed to get out,
"What on earth is going on?"

"Last night...?" But hadn't she seen Damian flustered and been told she might leave?
"You two didn't... did you?" And what if they did? Why did that bother her so much if they did? Lorey had to stop herself for a moment before she said something silly.
Well, that could be answered, she reasoned... because Damian was supposed to be in love with her!

Lorey stood there in her little state, clasping her hands around a frosty glass of juice. She didn't mind if her hands were becoming a little numb, because she was sure the rest of her was feeling the same way.

Lorey wasn't sure what to say. She was happy for Raquel. She still didn't trust Damian, but...

"I guess... when you have someone tell you that they love you and then you see them find someone else so quickly it just... hurts." Lorey gave one of her brave smiles before turning back around to the breakfast she was making herself. "I'm happy for you, I really am, I just... feel like I was easy to get over. I guess."

Was that it? She felt like she could be forgotten so easily... even though she never wanted Damian, it seemed more like the principal of the thing rather than losing someone who could have made a good boyfriend. Maybe.

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"Only cares? That can mean the world, you know..." Lorey smiled so big when she thought of her Richard. Life was moving on without him, but she couldn't wait until he came home. He was such a goof, such a wonderful, big goof. And he was hers.

"I don't want him to love me. I want him to love you... but you know what I mean, right? Such a big thing to say to someone and it feels just the opposite."

((Waaah, that's so cute! It reminds me of something.... the sprite looks like it's freaking out, and made me laugh. xD Like, "omgawd, she has boobs now!" xD Gaia doesn't even give my pixel self that much credit))

"Just like you: beautiful. Everything is in order... I am even getting condolences for my father's death. No one suspects anything. They all think I'm hiding away and have left the Ballroom in new temporary management."

His voice sounded vaguely muffled from being in the other room, but there was a tinge of regret in it. He was hiding away out of grief, yes, but it was also part of a huge coverup, to keep people from guessing that there was foul play.

"I think we're safe..."