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 Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:44 am
"It..itcertainlyis..." Candace's smile was strained as she subtly hid her left hand behind her back, taking a small step back as Jerry stood. A...a real lucky girl. Yes. She would certainly be lucky, huh? Ha! Haha...fuuuuuuck! "J-Jerry..I...I don't..." Oh god. Oh god. Why was he doing this to her?! Why?! In front of everyone?! Was anyone watching? s**t! Did anyone see he--was this planned?! Goddamnit, Jerry! Why?! Her knees. Oh god. Her knees felt ready to just collapse under her. She needed to sit. It was hard to breathe. She felt like she was going to be sick. He looked away from her and she took that moment to put a hand to her chest and try not to hyperventilate.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:46 am
He lifted his head, catching her eyes with his, and his brow furrowed. "There's no but." He murmured quietly through almost closed lips. His hand reached up and brushed her jawline with his thumb, resting it on her chin and tugging her face up to meet him. "I just love you. That's all." He leaned in, and pressed a soft, surprisingly chaste kiss to her lips. "I just hope it's enough."
His eyes dropped, as if he couldn't look at her, and disappointment clouded his features for a second. He turned away, and pulled her against him, so that he could continue to search from over her head.
And there was Jerry, dancing closer with Candace. Robert's eyes turned desperate, as he stared at his Jewish friend meaningfully. Both of his hands slid behind Petra, and lifted - he touched the finger of one hand with the other, and hoped to God or whoever the hell Jewish people pray to that Jerry got the message.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:47 am
Wilson stared at Marcus’s cupcake and frowned. It was so superior. “Shhhh. Cupcake it’s okay. You’re still beautiful to me,” he mumbled as he took another bite out of the pastry. He licked his lips, savoring the buttery cream taste of the frosting paired with the plain sweetness of the vanilla batter. “Wat.” Wilson swallowed and eyed Marcus. “Nah man, we’re just eating.” He echoed Reine’s answer. Wilson furrowed his brows before finishing off his cupcake. Mmmm. Why so good!?
“And I’m taken. Technically. Maybe.” Yeahhh. He still had to figure that out. “It was filled with buttery goodness,” Wilson told Reine before leaning over to reach for another one with sprinkles. Sprinkles were awesome.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:54 am
Movement caught Jerry's attention, and through his Joyful haze, he completely missed Candace's sudden panic, "Ah! C'mon, this way, heehee... Oh, I'll kill him," He slipped his hand around her waist before she could protest, casually turning it into a waltz with the ring box clutched against the small of her back. He steered them towards Robert and Petra, positively beaming (and smelling a a bit of expensive drink) as they whisked past them, "Happy Holidays, guys!" and like a ninja, he shoved the box from one man's hand hidden behind the small of a lady's back to another, giving his friend a firm wink. "I hope it's ahahaha... the Merriest." Oh HO see what he did there? Because Merry sounds almost like Marry... at least the way he pronounced it.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:58 am
JERRY WAS A MOTHER ******** HANUKKAH NINJA.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:01 am
Where were they going now? Please don't let it have been somewhere he could properly propose to her! Please no! She wasn't ready for that kind of commitment yet! Jerry, please. "K..kill?" Candace's voice was barely above a whisper as he took hold of her and whisked her away to dance. She stumbled and clung to him, eyes still wide with panic. Her chest felt tight, and oh god no spinning please no she felt so sick.
...Wait, did he just give the box to Robert?
Candace's eyes followed the box as it was passed off, her grip on Jerry tight and desperate as she tried not to collapse. Her legs. She couldn't feel her legs. What was going on!? "Ha...ppy holidays..." Candace mumbled out, hands shaking as she swallowed hard and tried to take a small lead to get Jerry and herself far ******** away from that ring.
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Interesting Conversationalist
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:07 am
Petra leaned a little into his hand, far more openly affectionate with the JOY still pulsing through her veins, everyone else completely disappearing -- out of sight, out of mind. Passively, she let him tilt her head back up from where it had been resting on his shoulder, her eyes meeting his just as he leaned down to kiss her, her own sliding closed until he had pulled away. Despite the brawn and the bravado, Robert was an undying romantic and a sweetheart. She was the luckiest person in the world, to be able to say that out of everyone, he had picked her to spend not just his nights with, but every night, and every single day, for the rest of their lives.
"It's more than I could ever ask for," she replied against his ear, sliding her arms up around his neck as they danced gently, "If I woke up tomorrow, and it was all a dream, I would count myself lucky for having you for even that single night."
She didn't notice anything going on around them. Anything. Not Robert's gesture, not Jerry's drunkenness, not Candace's freakout. She was completely, uncharacteristically oblivious.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:17 am
A simple yes would have put him at ease, but Petra's words did more than that. It stirred his heart and left him breathless. A soft little sigh took his breath away, and he touched her gently for a moment, before he gave in and wrapped her up entirely in his arms. His embrace was intensive, as he tried to pull her so close that he couldn't distinguish where his body ended and hers began. The sweet, soft swish of cloth between them all but disappeared, and all that was left was her.
A box slid into his hand.
Robert blinked, his eyes focusing as they opened for the first time in minutes, and his fingers deftly felt the soft cover of the box, as he turned it in his hand. His entire body went rigid, and he lifted his head to look at Jerry, wide eyed and mouth agape.
He did it.
Robert wanted to pull Jerry into their hug and give the man a big, wet kiss - but Jerry had his own issues at the moment. Like the fact he was already sounding tipsy, and the fact that Candace looked like she was going to faint in his arms. Jerry must have done something right, there.
He mouthed a quick, but emphatic thank you to his friend, before his hand slid back into his pocket, putting the ring away. And thus, the day was saved, thanks to Jerry Collins! Robert came to life, his hands sliding all the way down Petra's arms until he held her hands within his own. His fingers slid into hers, and he pulled away far enough that he could tug her back in a twirl, and dip her body from side to side. Every step was pure magic, because Robert felt alive again. And this time, he didn't care what people thought of him, or his dancing.
Tonight, he was exactly who he'd always meant to be.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:17 am
"Ahaha Good Luuakk!" And thankfully, he was whisked away by a suddenly very red Candace. "Er... something wrong? Robert's insufferable, I swear. Dropping it like that. Poor thing must be a nervous wreck."
It was probably a good thing at that moment he missed the blur of movement behind him. Nervous indeed.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:24 am
"Nothing's wrong~! Nothing at all. Nothing...nothing's...wrong..." Candace giggled far too excitedly as she leaned in for a kiss, her arms sliding up to curl behind his neck. That'd been Robert's ring. Robert's ring for Petra. Jerry hadn't...hadn't been proposing to her. Thank god. She was not ready for that, nor did she think she'd ever be ready.
She couldn't see herself married. Especially not with their new lifestyle..
Candace drew back from the kiss and leaned back enough to drum candy cane manicured nails against his chest. Her face was still flushed hotly, and she still looked rather...on edge, but she felt better knowing the ring wasn't for her. "I'm sorry if I worried you. I want to dance now though. No rings." If he found another ring on the floor <******** leave it there.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:31 am
He pulled her close, and she relaxed as if that was where she always wanted to be, where she was meant to be, pressing against him to mold their bodies together, her head on his shoulder.
This was nice. She liked this.
Letting him pull away, she leaned back a little until their arms were taut, just barely catching sight of Jerry dancing away before Robert spun her close again, her eyebrows suddenly knitted in a thoughtful expression.
"... is Jerry drunk?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:33 am
Good. Very good. Less competition. He and Cass could kick a** and chew bubble gum metaphorically while they were winning the couple's contest. Because Cass was the cutest, prettiest, and aw aw she got frosting on his nose awwwwww. Grinning like a dope he wiped it off and licked his finger clean, savoring the frosting. It looked kind of gay being white frosting and all. "Mhmm. Eating is good. We are going to win the presents you know. Because Cass is the best and-" What was going on over there? Oh well. Candace and Jerry looked cute. BUT NOT AS CUTE AS HIM AND CASS. "Hrm? Taken? Ohh, I see." Competition competition bring it on Wilson. He just looked at Cass again and grinned. "Make sure you don't make a mess Cass. Or else." God he was all sparkly eyed. "You have to dance with me later too."
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iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:34 am
Robert's hands lifted up above Petra's head as he spun her like a top, and then his hand slid around her still-spinning waist as he caught her and pulled her down for a dip.
He looked up at Jerry for a moment while still bent in the dip, and grinned.
"Let's hope so!"
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:48 am
Joy hiigghhhhhhhhhhh~ The cupcakes were probably full of it too, but Cass didn't give a ********>. She just grinned, polishing off her treat while Marcus boasted about her being the best. She made a sort of adoring sound as she leaned in to kiss the boy on the cheek. "Mmm, I disagree, I think you are the best."
Someone had just groaned from how overly-adoring the pair was being.
"Dance?" Cass laughed a bit, "Ohhhh, dear. I'm not that good of a dancer, though..." still, she looked out watching Petra and Robert. Ohhhhh, Petra's boy was that one! She recognized Robert (yet she couldn't place from there, the incident with him laughing at her breaking her nose was already forgotten) enough, and Petra... Petra was a pretty chill person in her opinion. All sorts of fun.
She picked up another cupcake, taking a bite before she held it up for Marcus to take one as well. Oh god, they were at the food-sharing stage of couple-osmosis. Or rather, Cass had apparently deemed that it wasn't gross to share food with someone she swapped spit with, anyways.
"What's the 'or else'?" she asked testingly with a small grin.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 6:34 am
Bix was left alone by his date but he was fine with it. He FATHER EM EFFIN CHRISTMAS. In his joy-haze he really took it upon himself that he was a co-host here at the gala since his date was the hostess. And they were soulmates. And love and justice and Christmas. Bix's cheeks were appropriately rosey. He had to spread the Christmas joy! He heard Gale call his name and his gaze darted in that direction. Gale surrounded by pretty girls? NICE. But of course he had to spread the joy. There was a giant Santa chair set up nearby with a sack of gifts. He was Santa so this was his sack. The albino-claus rummaged in it for a moment (it was mostly full of empty wrapped boxes but there were some things) and then pulled out a headband with mistletoe dangling from the top of it. Bix slid back his santa hat, adjusted his beard and popped on the headband. "Daaaashing through the snoooow.." He started skipping across the dance floor. He stopped first to spread his joy with the dancing couples. "Merry Christmas HO HO HO!" The first couple, smoothly dancing and romantic, received a visit from Bixy-Claus and each got a smooch on the cheek from him. "OH HAI MISTLETOE." He laughed and danced away from them. The next couple also got a visit. "Merry Christmas! May I cut in?" He grabbed Jerry's hands, danced with him in a circle, then deposited him back into Candace's arms and kissed both of them on the cheeks as well. His only explanation was "Mistletoe.." and a point to his headband. He was halfway across the dancefloor now and was making his way towards Gale but there were many Gala guests between the two bro-hams. His next victim was Clarice. He swept her into his arms, danced a jiggly dance for a minute and planted a fat one on her cheek too. "MERRY MERRY!" Who was next? kuromeez So Gale can see Bix is making his way sloooooowly over XD
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