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God, it was going to be a long couple of weeks. Her fingers latched on the moment his touched her, moving with a mind of their own as the sought out what they had been looking for. She gave him an incredulous look, coupled with a smartass smirk. "I came up here to keep you company because you were going to miss Cami for a day. Do you think I would let her be alone up here without you for two weeks?" Maebe had every intention of living in Otto's room, for as long as he was gone. Cami needed her.

"I will be her Otto, while you're gone." She informed him, her free hand reaching up to tug nervously on his collar. "Just like I was your Cami today, if you needed me. Just." The nervousness in her touch was explained when she met his eyes, and her brows furrowed in fear. "I can't be her Otto forever. So. You know."

Her intention was obvious.

He had to come back.

He was kissing her. Oh, he was kissing her, and he'd done it a million times before, but they had never meant so much to her as that moment. She didn't beg for more, or take it from him. She was kissed, and it settled her into a little corner of the world where she was finally completely happy.

She wondered if this was how he kissed Cami. She wondered if this was his way of showing her what she'd asked, after all.

She wrapped her arms around his middle when he pulled her in, and reveled in the fact that he wanted her there after all was said and done.

"Yeah, I guess we are." She chuckled out breathlessly. "For better or worse, we are a team." And he was going to play it safe, out there, so he could come back to them safe and sound.

"I'll try not to mess up all of your stuff while you're gone." She promised in return, turning her head to grin up at him. "I'll only bring.. half my plushies to fill your closets."

Maebe's eyes went wide as saucers, so hopeful it could break hearts. "Really?"

"What, no!" She looked almost horrified at the question. "You just told me you were going to let me at all of your porn, why would I be a good girl? I'm going to be a super bad girl!" She bounced in excitement for an Otto-chosen porn stash. "But I will be your super bad girl, if it helps."

That, she could promise.

She wanted to go look through it RIGHT NOW. But she stayed with Otto, because she would have time for porn later. He was more important. And so was gifts.

"Otto," Maebe warned, her face pinching with wary amusement. "When a guy says they got their girl something, and leads them into the bedroom, I mean-"

Oh, there were actually presents! She looked from one, to another, and then picked up the purple one with a proud grin.

Because she was a brat.

Maebe smiled that toothy smile and slowly put down the purple one, reaching for her obvious pink one instead. "I was just checking to make sure you really knew me, sweetheart." She informed him, quickly opening up the package to reveal what was inside.

First flowers, now this. Maebe had received jewelry from other men before, but they were never infused with actual emotion, as this one simple charming locket clearly had been. And thus, they had been pawned off the moment she'd been abandoned, for money to live another day.

But this, this was priceless.

She touched it with her fingertips, before pulling it out to open it up. Two spots. She knew exactly what she was going to do with it.

Setting the box down on the counter, she turned around to wrap herself slowly around Otto, arms resting on his shoulders. "You are the sweetest," She kissed his chin. "Kindest," His left cheek. "Sexiest." Then his right. "Most wonderful jerk in the entire world."

She got on her toes, kissed his nose, and treasured just how lucky she truly was.

Maebe just smiled.