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The only thing, huh? Candace looked very smug now. "Wouldn't be the first time I've been called a tease." Teasing was fun! It was harmless. It was all in good fun, right? It's not like he'd throw her down and rape her or something.

..Wait, would he? No way. He wouldn't do that. Not...not a division leader.

Candace hummed thoughtfully as she reached out to take one of H's hands in her own, massaging at his knuckles with her thumbs. Huh..the skin of his hands was dark in color. She'd never seen his hands before. "Huh..I always imagined you to be some skinny white guy under all this." She looked up from his hand to the face hidden in shadow under his hood. Candace leaned in again only now it was to try and get a peek at his face. Even in his own office he kept the robe on? That seemed silly.

"That makes sense..." She sounded distracted, tilting her head this way and that. She wanted to see under the hood. The fingers on her thigh gave her goosebumps that she tried to ignore, giving the hand she was holding a squeeze. "I'll show more if you show me more of you~? You don't wear a regular coat like everyone else...how come?" Candace was blatantly trying to get a good look at his face now.

"I actually don't rely solely on appearances when choosing who I want to be with, believe it or not. Jerry treats me well. It's more than can be said for the men I've been with in the past." Candace shrugged and leaned back in her chair again, actually beginning to forget why she was here in the first place. She was actually enjoying Dr. H's company. It was nice to see not all the higher ups in this place were batshit insane and just wanted to humiliate and punish all of them and call them idiots. Sure, a part of her still believed this was all just an act to get her guard down but she wanted to trust him. She needed more people to trust after the s**t week she'd had.

When he squeezed her thigh she tensed briefly and flashed him a sweet smile, trying not to giggle from the touch. That would just sound stupid. "I try~. I've always been very good at getting what I want." Candace said simply, raising a brow at his words. Was that a no? Damn. She didn't want to give up though, especially not when she could just barely see part of his face. "But at the same time knowledge is power, is it not? Can't I have a little bit of power too, doctor?" She pouted her lips and looked up at him with a sad, pleading look. "I promise I won't tell anyone...as for what to show you? Well, I meant more potential. Was there something else you wanted? I do have my limits but maybe we can come to some kind of agreement." Limits that, even tipsy, an irritated voice in her head was reminding her of over and over. Jerry. She couldn't hurt Jerry. Not again.

A hand came up to press a finger against his lips, or at least she hoped those were his lips, the moment she heard 'Jerrbear'. He'd said it earlier and she'd let it slide, but not again. "You can call me Candy. Sweet, delicious, delectable, ripe, young, succulent Candy. But don't use 'Jerrbear'. That's my name for him and mine alone." She was fairly more demanding now. Jerry was not someone she wanted to play games with, and while she was enjoying Dr. H right now she had a feeling that Jerry would not. She didn't want him ruining her favorite nickname for the sweet man she wanted to shower with affection. Candace swallowed hard when she felt his touch but other than that forced away any visible reaction to it. Jerry didn't touch her like this. ********. Two goddamn years.

Her cheeks flushed darker as his hand felt heavier on her thigh and she made the stupid mistake of looking down at it. The next thing Candace knew H was standing close above her, telling her not to ask for something if she wanted it.

What the hell was she doing? Asking was stupid. This was Candace Pennington. She rarely asked for the things she wanted. "That is very true." She purred, reaching up without another word to pull the hood back herself. She was very surprised by what she saw, eyes widening as she leaned back in the chair again. Huh. Well then. "You look nothing like how I imagined, doctor." Nothing at all! She was completely wrong! He looked normal.

In truth she had kind of pictured him as a cross between Voldemort and the Cheshire cat with the way he kept smiling through the shadows of his hood.

Candace was actually a little surprised he wasn't moving away now that he'd given her what she'd wanted. He'd satisfied her curiosity and gotten the fun of a little shock out of it, wasn't that enough for him? Maybe she'd been too much of a tease before. But it was so fun. She felt his knee on the chair and her eyes turned down to see what he was up to, letting out a helpless giggle and closing her eyes when he started touching her knee. "S-stop that." She squirmed in her seat, though she was smiling as she said it. But at least he agreed to her deal..not that she didn't expect him to. He enjoyed calling her Candy, apparently. Why not give him permission to do so without complaint? "Good." See? No complaints.

Her eyes opened again as he moved their hands and she looked up at him, raising a brow and chuckling at his words. Imagination was fun and all but she liked knowing the man under the hood, while a complete creep, was just as normal as the rest of them. No strange cyborg parts or scales or weird s**t like that. She made herself comfortable, at least until he leaned in close and whispered something really awesome. Her eyes widened and her heart raced wildly. The monster, huh? Wow. That..that sounded amazing. "I'm not surprised, doctor." She managed to say, suddenly finding it very difficult to breathe.

...Candace. Atropos' voice was quiet, but serious. She sounded worried. What is it? Candace squeezed H's hand, curious now what Atropos had to say. She didn't sound angry for once. You should leave. Now. And not because I'm worried you're going to take his weapon. Candace chuckled and rolled her eyes. Oh, please. This isn't the first time I've played with a man before. Atropos huffed. This is not playing with a man like in college, ghoul. You have Jerry.

Candace visibly paused at that, looking very conflicted now. Jerry...her Jerrbear. He..he was so sweet and kind and innocent. She couldn't do this with him, or to him. But...but H was giving her something she really needed right now. She bit down nervously on her lip and hid her face against his shoulder, squeezing his hand. If she did this with H she wouldn't chase Jerry away, right? With her...ah..needs? He wanted to take it slow. Candace didn't know how to take it slow. She had needs! Needs he probably wasn't...ready for. She couldn't do that to him.

Maybe..maybe if he never found out...? "The monster, huh?" Candace asked in a quiet voice, peeking up at him. If she did this she wouldn't have to hurt Jerry, right? It..it'd be better in the long run! Right! She lifted a hand to drag a finger along the man's jawline, turning her head so just her temple was against his shoulder now instead of her forehead. Jerry could never find out. "You should be careful with that, doctor. I am being trained to take down and kill monsters." She heard Atropos sigh in her head and did her best not to care.

Candace looked torn now. She even whined a bit and pursed her lips in a tight line, keeping her eyes closed so she couldn't look at his face. If only she could go temporarily deaf as well; the things he was saying were almost music to her ears. She knew exactly what he was describing and her head swam a little just imagining it despite her best efforts not to. Jerry. Jerry. Think of Jerry. Atropos was right! Jerry would be so hurt by this...if he found out. A terrible thought reared its ugly head to remind her that Jerry could only be hurt by something if he knew about it. It was something that could be kept secret between herself and Dr. H. She felt a little disgusted with herself for even considering that. But the temptation! Ugh. This was so hard!

"Oh god.." She whimpered under her breath as he came in close enough to feel his lips near hers. "You...you make a very, very tempting offer." Candace swallowed and breathed in deeply. She didn't necessarily desire H as much as she just really, really wanted what he was offering. And the way he was wording everything just made her squirm in the chair. Damn, he was better at this than her. "I understand..." Candace breathed out, squeezing his hand and cupping the man's cheek. "Jerry doesn't ever have to know?" She said as firmly as she could manage, though she looked more desperate than anything. She wanted it. She wanted what he was asking for. "Ever?" She leaned back in the chair and opened her eyes again so she could look up at H again. No! She should be saying no! Just say nevermind and walk out, Candace. Pretend this never happened. You're strong enough for that, right? You were just saying you didn't want to be weak! Fight this! So what if Jerry probably isn't ready for this step yet? It's been two years already you can totally live without it a little while longer!

Her hand rubbed the man's cheek, rubbing her lips together as if that alone was enough to stop her from closing the very minuscule gap between H's lips and hers. "Promise me this won't ever leave this room and you can have your answers, doctor." She could feel Atropos' disappointment now. She didn't seem angry though, which surprised her. Somehow disappointment seemed more upsetting than anger though. Candace was weak, but she was forcing herself to convince her own conscience this was for the best. If she finally let go of the tension that'd been building up in her lately she wouldn't force Jerry into something he wasn't ready for and neither of them would have to be hurt! She could live with feeling guilty until she forgot all about this.

He kissed her palm and she just about melted, smiling again and biting down on her lip. She even more than willingly tipped her head back to allow the man to get at her throat, making the most pleased little sound and arching forward away from her chair to lean closer to the man. Jerry never kissed her neck! He..he wanted her. Oh god. Someone was saying they wanted her. Candace wasn't sure how much more of this she could take! She wanted him now. Now please. She gave a quiet surprised cry as he pulled her up close against him, eyes widening at what she felt and staring up at him with excitement. He was being serious! He really wanted her! "Doctor H.." Candace crooned, her hands finding his robe and gripping it desperately. Oh god yes. She could do all those things for him! Hell! She'd even beg! Anything! Please, oh please! "I-it wasn't good begging like you'd be getting, I'm su--a-ah.." She hissed happily as he kissed her throat again and she even felt teeth, gripping the front of his robe so tightly her knuckles were paling. Wait.. 'but'? But what? Pride? What did...huh?

Slightly dazed eyes looked upon the face looking down at her, the young woman in the chair was finding it quite difficult to breathe properly as well. Wait. Waitwaitwait. What the <********> was he doing?! Oh no...he..he wasn't...! No! No please! She whined and tried to pull him back to her even as he stood straight again. What had she done. Wait, this was good, right? This meant she didn't have to feel like s**t for cheating on Jerry...but now she was all wound up and had no outlet. Her only willing outlet was smiling down at her and speaking again. She hung onto his every word like a heroine addict that had been clean for so long but gotten another taste of that amazing drug only to have it ripped away from her before she could really enjoy it. <********>. The many...varied ways? Many?! Oh god. Oh god. What had she done!? Nooooo! "B..but doctor I...I just.." She didn't know what to say for once. Candace was at a loss for words! Hungry for what only he could give her? Fuuuuuuck.

As he leaned in close she leaned in to brush her lips against his chin, reaching for him again. "Nonono you wouldn--" No! Come back! She leaned forward with her hands on her knees when he got off her again. "Wh..what.." He wanted her to leave? He grinned at her and she looked ready to cry. He wasn't going to have his way with her. He was going to let her leave here, flush-faced and riled up and not do anything to her body. ********. Her. Life. "Fine..." Candace took a moment to attempt regaining her composure, rubbing at her face and groaning unhappily. Maybe she could take it all back. Convince him it was okay! He could have his way with her and shout it from the rooftops if he wanted ******** hell Dr. H please come back here.

"And do give Jerry my regards." Candace peeked at him through her fingers. He kept his promise. She smiled helplessly and stood up, wobbly from lightheadedness now instead of leg pain. Her hand landed on the jar of balm and she paused a moment, looking up at Dr. H. She paused, seeming to silently consider something to herself...

And then she suddenly grabbed him by the collar and pulled him close, stealing a heavy, heated kiss from the man with a low purr in her throat. A snapping voice in her head was what stopped her from going any further and she released the man, giving him a pleased grin that would make the Cheshire cat proud. "I'll do that. And then I'll do just what you want. I will think about the many and varied ways you'll coax sounds from me...but I'll apparently be doing it myself. Since you won't give me what apparently only you can give me. You just keep thinking about those sounds, doctor. Maybe one day you'll hear them." She felt a little better. Two could play this game, and Candace suddenly found herself very eager to play with Dr. H. She would make it her own personal practice at self control.

Candace winked at the man and picked up the jar, walking away until she paused at the door. "Oh...and doctor? I meant what I said." She smiled sweetly at him over her shoulder. "You can call me anything you like, as long as it's flattering of course~. Goodbye, doctor. Thank you for all of your help." And with that she left, humming cheerfully to herself as she hugged the jar of balm and headed back to the dorms.