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 Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 6:28 pm
"I don't think a marshmallow cake will help this time," she sighed. "I wish I knew how to help."
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 6:35 pm
"I don't even know how to help," Toby said. "I'll talk to him later. We'll get this all figured out."
It was several hours later when Toby finally went up to talk to Dari. He came back down shaking his head.
"He told Cody what he was."
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 6:47 pm
Maia looked saddened by this news. "Cody took it badly, then?" she asked. But then why had the guy tried to call her roughly eighteen times in a row?
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 6:49 pm
Toby sighed and went to Maia, laying his head down in her lap.
"He says Cody was concerned he'd get home alright, but he also looked like he was going to start screaming. He's in love with him. I can't imagine how it must have felt." Maybe Lori was right. Maybe entities weren't meant to romance humanity.
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 6:52 pm
Maia stroked his hair. "I thought Cody loved Dari enough to see past what he is," she muttered. The buzzing had finally stopped. "This is awful."
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 6:55 pm
Toby threw his arms out and shrugged.
"It's a big deal. I mean, people we'd worked with for years are still afraid of his natural form. I can't imagine how much he's hurting." He looked up to catch Maia's eye.
"He took the ring off, but he's still just laying there."
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 6:58 pm
"Want me to go talk to him?" Maia asked. "Poor guy. I feel so bad for him..." She couldn't imagine. The poor sweetheart had had his heart crushed by someone he loved.
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:00 pm
"No, I don't think so. Maybe tomorrow," Toby said. "He's totally shut down. I don't think he'd even respond at this point."
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:02 pm
Maia looked concerned, but nodded. "In that case, I'm going to go read," she said, and kissed Toby's cheek. "Join me?"
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:06 pm
Dari hadn't totally recovered. He was a bit shut-down and not responding well to the things that usually made him happy, but depression would do that to a man. He hadn't been able to look at himself in human form since he'd used it to stop crying, and people were avoiding him. He was working, though. At least there was that.
Toby stood in the kitchen, making dinner for what would probably again only be him and Maia.
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:09 pm
Toby's phone began to ring, and Maia immediately took and made to press the decline button. "Cody again. He's called me about a million times." She frowned at the phone.
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:11 pm
Toby's hand met Maia's as he reached for the counter. What in the world was she doing? He was only curious until Cody's name graced her lips, then he was near frantic.
"What?! Have you answered?!" He reached out to snag his phone back.
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:12 pm
"No." Maia frowned at him. "He was awful to Dari, Toby. I saw him when he first got home. He was sobbing."
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:14 pm
"Maia!" Toby put the phone to his ear. "Cody?!"
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:19 pm
"Toby?" Cody's voice was hoarse, maybe from crying, maybe from overuse. He seemed surprised the call had been answered. He didn't say anything for a moment. "I think Dari broke up with me. He won't answer his phone. And Maia won't." He sniffed. Crying, then. "I don't know what to do. D'you think I could talk to him?"
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