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 Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:10 pm
When Jordan returned, Rep was still asleep. Jordan sat down on the edge of the bed, studying his lover, feeling again that deep, sick unease. He didn't even know where to start; there was no easy way to ask. What aren't you telling me? Did you kiss her? Do you want her? And below and woven through all the questions, the one that made him feel worst. Why?
He wanted to crawl back into bed and sleep, forget all about the conversation he'd had with Wash, but at the same time he couldn't stomach the idea. He wouldn't wake Rep up with accusations, but as long as the questions went unanswered, he doubted he'd be able to focus on anything else.
He leaned his elbows on his knees and buried his face in his hands. He'd just sit for a minute, decide what to do when his throat wasn't closing up with unhappiness.
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:20 pm
Rep himself was the very picture of obliviousness, sprawled out on the bed in as much of the available space as he could occupy, his breathing shallow and calm. Deep in sleep was about the only time when his expression wasn't severe and narrowed, lined with the various stresses and anxieties of simply existing around other people. Jordan's weight on the bed registered on some instinctual level and he grunted and shifted to roll onto his side with a contented sigh, reaching out to grasp at the vacant space on that side of the bed. Undeterred he bundled up the sheets in his arms and snuggled up to them instead with a satisfied smile and stifled snore.
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:33 pm
Jordan looked back, and couldn't help a faint softening in his expression at the sight of Rep sleeping peacefully, curled up and smiling. The wave of affection was quickly followed by an irrational surge of anger that Rep could just sleep happily while Jordan was hurting. Caught between the emotions, he stood abruptly and stalked across the room towards the door. He'd just - he'd catch Rep later, after he'd woken up. Maybe if he went to the gym and worked out he'd feel a little more able to face this.
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:59 pm
When there were other people in bed, Rep tended to sleep fairly heavily, slow to wake an understatement. On his own though, without the subconscious security of people nearby he hovered much nearer to the waking world, flighty and light. It was an old habit, he'd learned to sleep light when he had to get up at little to no notice if there was a police raid on whatever place they were using as a pirating hub at the time. Nightmares since he'd arrived on the island had only made this solitary sleep even lighter. As such, when Jordan got off the bed, it jarred him with it its unfamiliarity - when they got up normally it tended to be with careful consideration for the others, not quite the uncharacteristic haste he'd displayed.
He snapped awake with a start, going from hugging the sheets to clenching them in his hands in surprise as he blearily looked around the room, catching sight of Jordan at the door. "Jor? Jord'n. You okay?" There were a lot of worries that slithered through his half functional mind even in those few seconds of waking. On the island anything could happen at any time and for all he knew, he could have to be ready to fight. "S'trouble?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:04 pm
Jordan paused with his hand on the doorknob, his shoulders going tense. He should have expected that that would wake Rep up. Trouble? Not the kind that Rep was asking about, but trouble nonetheless. He didn't turn around, still facing the door as he spoke.
"I talked to Wash this morning."
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:08 pm
It took Rep a slow few moments for his brain to catch up with what was even going on, silent as he considered the statement, even just woken up aware that how he replied would be pretty ******** important. Conciousness and clarity came back to him in an awful sweep and he frowned, sitting up properly. He tried to ignore the twist of dread in his gut at the tone and kept his tone as upbeat as he could manage, "Oh right. How is he?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:12 pm
Jordan turned and gave Rep an incredulous look. "What the <********>, dude," he spat, the anger he'd been holding in check boiling over all at once. "What happened? What did you say to him - what is going on with you and Sasha?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:18 pm
Oh. Okay, feigning ignorance probably wasn't going to work here then, he realised as Jordan turned to face him, he could only frown as he seemed to assess what was a good thing to even say in response to that. "Well. I ******** hate her. I told him that." It was even, calm and might have even been on the edge of defiance. "But you knew that already?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:19 pm
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:23 pm
Rep blinked slowly, giving Jordan the most incredulous look of disgust. "That's ******** disgusting man, no way would I kiss her. I bit her lip, sure. Ripped it ******** wide open. But I doubt I'd call that a kiss."
He narrowed his eyes irritably. "What the ******** kind of s**t has he been telling you?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:30 pm
"He told me that you'd called her a whore. That you said you could've had her more than once. That you tasted her." Jordan's hands curled into fists, and he gave Rep a pained look, hurt and fury stark in his eyes. "I thought it was some kind of rivalry s**t, that you just - took out your aggression on each other. That's not - I don't know what to call it. <********>." His gaze dropped to the floor; without looking, he lashed out with one hand, fist hitting the wall with a sharp crack.
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:34 pm
Rep raised a brow, not understanding the issue entirely with what he'd told Wash, about to protest when Jordan hit the wall, he tensed just a little more, hauling the sheets up to his chest. "I did say that s**t to him. Because it's true. She is a whore, she was all over me but I didn't do anything. It was about the aggression, she was just trying to fight me with like. Sexual aggression or whatever the ******** that is. It didn't work."
He wasn't sure why he was so irritated by the accusations himself, but he couldn't keep the sharpness out of his tone as he crossed his arms. "I mean I don't know if you noticed. But I like guys."
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:39 pm
Jordan flinched, guilt stabbing at him sharply, a fresh surge of anger following immediately behind. "Part of her belongs to you?" he hissed.
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:41 pm
Rep didn't move an inch. "Aye. But she owns nothing of me."
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:47 pm
"If she disgusts you so much, why do you want to own any of her?" Jordan wanted to cross the room and pull Rep into his arms, wanted to stalk out and go find something to destroy. He was shaking slightly by now, wound tight with sheer anger. "Were you ever going to tell me about this? Or was it something you'd rather just keep to yourself?"
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