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Clear The Area - Chapter Fourteen

Previous Chapter HERE

Warnings: Language, NSFW Language

Tags: @jennmurawski13 @kelbabyblue

Note: Apologies, this is a repost from yesterday for reasons I won’t go into now. i hope you enjoy this chapter!

Chapter Fourteen

Sarah jostled with the mail as she entered their building, trying hard not to knock over the newest fresh plant currently adorning the entrance. They usually took it in turns to handle the post and whatever parcels the Supervisor had signed for that day but she was starting to feel a little short-changed as Shanna had consistently more post coming her way these days. Sarah realised she needed to get out more. Carting everything up the stairs was starting to become its own workout. Today’s treasures involved two Nasty Gal packages, a package from Pottery Barn, a box from Amazon, and what appeared to be a free sample of a Louis Vuitton fragrance. Sarah might just keep that last one to herself.

Jocelyn had sent another care package of sorts her way but it only served to remind Sarah that she had not called her folks in over a week. Ever since the accident, Jocelyn had been so consumed with worry that she had taken to sending Sarah articles ripped form magazines and gift cards for relaxation therapies. Despite Sarah’s many protests to the contrary, Jocelyn was sure Sarah was struggling with some form of undiagnosed PTSD. She’d read about it in a magazine. “If affects upwards of half a million American every year, honey.”

After successfully dodging the neighbour’s schnauzer, she eventually reached their floor and was just about to turn her key in the lock when the door swung wide open. Before she had time to react, she was brought face to face with a stressed-out Shanna, hair dripping wet from a shower. Not her favourite Shanna it had to be said. Not even in the Top Ten.

She grabbed Sarah by both shoulders. “I don’t know what I’m going to wear, Sarah! I’ve got less than an hour!”

“And hello to you, too!” Sarah smiled broadly, almost comically so, before Shanna lowered her head in embarrassment and moved out of the way so Sarah could physically get into her own home. She held the packages up. “Maybe there is something in here?”

Shanna shook her head. “No, they’re more summery. More formal.” She’d started fluttering around Sarah in a panic. “Do you still have that leather midi skirt? Do you think I could fit into it?”

“Uhh yeh it’s in the back of my closet somewhere.” she remembered. “Might be a bit warm, though? What are you gonna wear with it?”

“Well it’s a punky kind of bar, think it has live music and stuff so I thought maybe that Rolling Stones t-shirt and the maroon boots? Keep my hair down and casual?”

“So basically all of my clothes?” Sarah retorted. Shanna pressed her hands together in prayer and gave her the best pitiful smile she could manage, one she knew Sarah couldn’t resist. Shanna seemed to genuinely like this guy and if this guy was as charming and as smart as she told her he was, Sarah was sure she would like him, too. Hell, he’d be best friends with Scott and Chris in no time so long as he enjoyed football, Sam Adams, and didn’t put points on Shanna’s licence.

“Give me five minutes and I’ll see what I can pull together. Do you wanna borrow that heart necklace of mine? If you’re wearing your hair down, it’s probably best you avoid wearing earrings unless you want me to cut you out of them again.” Sarah shouted as she walked into her room unaware that Shanna had followed her closely behind.

“Oh god I hadn’t even thought that far. You know what, I might just cancel. This is just too much right now and I’m not even sure if he really likes me as anything more than a friend.” She feigned a dramatic flop onto Sarah’s bed, one arm landing across her forehead. Sarah delved through her closet to locate the desired items. If Shanna was threatening to cancel the date already, it must be serious.

“How many of you are going to this club?” Sarah asked, emerging from the closet doorway.

“Don’t know. Think three or four from my department and another couple from his?” she responded, hopelessness evident in her voice. Shanna never did well with vagueness where guys were concerned; everything had to be black and white with her.

“Come on, you’ve still got time.” Sarah encouraged as she carried some clothes and a couple of pairs of boots towards the bed. “Dry your hair and we’ll figure this out, OK?”

“Have I told you how much I love you lately?” Shanna pouted and Sarah tried to shrug off the pit growing in her stomach from her words. Shanna used every ounce of energy she could muster to get up and drag herself back into the bathroom leaving Sarah shaking her head.

It was only a rare occasion when Shanna took less time getting ready in the bathroom. Sarah had fond memories of shouting through the door back when they were at college and deciding to move in together required a complete 180 degree shift in her expectations. Still, in less than half an hour, here she emerged fully dressed, primer and foundation applied, and hair dried accordingly. It was a miracle of epic proportions and if she hadn’t shoved some false eyelashes into Sarah’s hand, Sarah would have snapped a photograph to send to the family as evidence that their little girl was growing up.

Thanks to her professional, steady hand, Sarah was always the eyelash-fixer among their group. While fixing a couple of lashes to the corners of her eyes, Sarah’s phone buzzed. It buzzed a couple more times in quick succession and she would have managed to ignore it had it not been for Shanna’a roving eye.

“Looks like someone wants you.” she murmured, trying her hardest not to move as Sarah held the glued lash in place with some tweezers.

“It’ll just be Audrey probably.” Sarah responded in no rush to check for herself, keeping a firm hold on what she was doing.

Shanna tried glancing to her side one more time to catch who it was but couldn’t quite make it out. It buzzed again. “I’d hate for you to miss out on a date with Greg on account of helping piece my pathetic love life together. Oooh maybe we could double-date!”

Shanna’s exclaim nearly caused Sarah to lose her grip on the tweezers but a sharp intake of breath convinced Shanna to give up the inquisition. “Sorry. Sorry.” she held her hands up as an apology before feeling Sarah’s hands relax as she moved across to the other eye.

Sarah was pleased to see Shanna eventually leave their apartment. Not because she wanted the peace particularly but just because it was nice to see her get excited over a guy that wasn’t Ben. She looked gorgeous, too. Sarah was quite proud of her work. If it wasn’t to be a proper date, it definitely would be after tonight. Robbie would be an absolute fool to miss out.

It was only when she slumped dow onto the couch and spent the next hour or so flicking through television channels that she remembered her phone had buzzed earlier on. She reluctantly peeled herself off the sofa and retrieved it from where it had originally landed on her bedside table. Honestly, it was like Shanna had taught her nothing.

From just two messages, Chris had attempted some mild flirtation with her before asking her if she knew what in God’s Name Penhaligon’s was.

Sarah 8.19pm: Perfume I think. Pretty old school brand. Why?

Chris 8.23pm: Mom wants it for her birthday. Never heard of it before. Scott thought it might be some kind of scarf??

She googled the name to make sure. Last thing she wanted was to end up ruining Lisa’s birthday celebrations with a present she absolutely did not want. Her birthday was something she took with increasing seriousness as each year passed by and her children and grandchildren grew older in front of her eyes. There was always a party of sorts, a massive cake, perhaps a theme, and a “suggestion list” for possible gifts. Well, they say “suggestion” but rarely did anyone dare deviate from “the list”. Sarah hadn’t yet considered buying a present but if Chris was already looking, she would no doubt need to catch up.

Sarah 8.34pm: Yep, pretty certain it’s a perfume. Pretty pricey. Good shout.

Sarah started scanning through her phone as another couple of messages caught her eye, some she had accidentally missed from earlier in the day. One from Audrey. One from Greg that she was not expecting.

Greg 7.02pm: Great news! 29th is set up. All you need to do is say the word! Don’t know how long I can hold the spot open so let me know as soon as you can. Have a great evening x

It took her a moment to register what he was talking about.

Chris 8.37pm: Cool THX What are you wearing??

Sarah stared down at the phone. She felt light-headed. There was far too much going on for this time of the day. She wiped at her forehead with her sweater sleeve and took a deep breath.

Sarah 8.41pm: You wouldn’t be interested lol

Chris 8.42pm: try me..........

He had a surprising habit these days of cheering her up.

Sarah 8.46pm: Nah I look a mess. Get out while you can.

Her phone started ringing almost as soon as she’d pressed ‘send’, Chris’ name flashing on her screen. She contemplated not answering now that her mood had taken a turn but she knew he would work out something was wrong and immediately dive over.

“Hey,” she answered, trying for a jovial tone but coming up just south of delirious.

“Hey you,” he smiled through the phone, happy to hear her voice. “In all the years I have known you, Bernette, not once would I describe you as looking like a mess.”

She laughed down the line. She made the right decision.

“...you are far too cute to ever be a mess. Do you know that? Like, I can already picture you with your sweats on, your hair tied up, soft skin...” he trailed off with a low sigh that she was sure was filthier than he intended it to be. “Man, that really does something to me.”

“You really know how to charm a girl. Have you figured this Penhaligon’s thing out yet? Was I right?”

“Don’t change the subject.”

She laughed again. “Sorry. Sorry. I’m not great with flirting over the phone. You should know that by now.”

“Then do it with me in person.” he proposed as if it was the easiest solution in the world. As if she wasn’t going to be distracted with thoughts of work and studies enough to not focus on him entirely. And he didn’t deserve to be second best.

It would have been all too easy to allow him to come over. Forget about overthinking things again. There truly was no one better at making her feel good about herself these days. Like, honest, through-the-bone good about herself, whatever that entailed. Goosebumps raised on her skin at the thought.

“I’m pretty whacked to be honest and...”

“What’s going on? Are you feeling alright?” he asked, concern evident in his tone. Whatever he had been pottering about with in the background had stopped all of a sudden.

“Yes! Yeh, I’m fine. Just...I dunno, boring. Plus, it’s Friday night! You should be out with the guys or whatever. Shan said Scott is having issues with Zach again. Is he OK?”

He laughed at her second lame attempt to deflect. He knew something was going on and he knew she knew he wouldn’t give up easily.

“Is Shanna there?” he asked.

“No, she went out with some friends.”

“So why don’t you ask me to come over and I’ll make you feel better than fine?”

She was lucky she was sat down or that her legs were crossed underneath her as she lounged on the couch, her back against the arm rest. His tone was causing her to feel things she shouldn’t be focussing on. What must it feel like to always be confident of your effect on people?

“Do you wanna come over?” she asked, treading lightly, not entirely anxious should he decline.

“I’ll be there in twenty.” He ended the call almost as abruptly as he had dialled it.

She remained where she sat for a moment, Greg’s text message still lighting up her screen. She wasn’t expecting for things to suddenly be so easy for her and it was strange how opening herself up to more possibilities could cause her to feel so immobile.

She would need to move at some point and as a helpless and as confused as she now felt, she knew it would look far too obvious to Chris if she bid to make herself up. She also didn’t really have the energy to do so. Lord, Chris really should have taken the out when he had the chance.

“Have I just walked into a teenage girl’s bedroom?” Chris asked, taking a look around as he entered the apartment not long afterwards. He clearly found the scene amusing although Sarah couldn’t under stand why. It was partly Shanna’s home after all. He should be used to girly mess. “What’s going on?”

“Shan has a date. I was helping her to get ready.” Sarah replied, humourously holding up the hairdryer like a trophy before dumping it back in her bedroom. “Sort of, actually. She doesn’t quite know if it’s a date date or a friend date.”

“I was told those didn’t exist.” Chris smirked, reaching for a bottle of water from her fridge.

“Well, she’s dressed up for one. Looks gorgeous.”

“I think you look gorgeous.”

She rolled her eyes at him. “Chris, you don’t need to make any more effort, OK? You’re already in the apartment.”

“I think it bears repeating is all.”

He swallowed half the bottle of water before fixing her with a semi-quizzical stare. He tried to figure out what was going on as he watched her potter around the kitchen table, swiping something away into a cupboard, phone grasped in her hand. “What’s going on? You sounded weird on the phone and now you look like it as well.”

“Nothing’s wrong.” she answered far too quickly and tried to shrug it off but his body language told her he wasn’t buying it. She wasn’t sure what was bothering her more in this moment; him knowing her too well, or that he knew he knew her too well.

“OK, alright, well, it’s Friday night and I’m happy just hanging out and doing whatever but you can also talk to me as well. I’m not a monster.”

“It was her turn to look back at him, unsure of her next move or indeed his. she wondered if he was very likely regretting his decision to meet her now when twenty minutes in the opposite direction would take him to one of his favourite downtown dive bars. Instead, he rested against the side of the kitchen doorway, arms folded, a softness still present in his facial expressions. He seemed hesitant of what to say and she didn’t like the slight awkward air surrounding them. She didn’t want to venture into work-territory either.

“Do you want me to go, Sarah?”

She looked back up at him after a short spell spent staring down at her feet. “No. I don’t want you to leave. I’m just...there’s something...” she paused to re-evaluate her words. “You know what, it’s find. It’s nothing major. Of course I’m glad you’re here now.”

He pushed himself off from the counter and moved towards her, accepting of the greeting smile now covering her face, the bottle of water still in his grip. “Cool. Shall I follow your lead then, or...?”

“Do you wanna watch a movie or something?” she suggested, more casually than he would have liked. She didn’t know what to say to him now that all of her brain space was taken up with possibilities and wanting to call Audrey with the news. Chris hadn’t factored in watching a film but she seemed like she wanted a little peace and quiet and he had pretty much dived into the apartment as soon as she gave him the green light, eager as he was to see her without threat of Shanna walking in at any point.

“Movie sounds good.” He bobbed his head in agreement, content in their surroundings for now.

At some point towards the end of Searching, Chris quietly excused himself to go to the bathroom. Realising something was about to happen and not wanting to have to explain it to him after he returned, Sarah put the film on pause and headed into the kitchen to make a cup of tea. She had held him at an arm’s length for most of the night, the couch seeming longer somehow, but was now feeling a slight chill despite the thick sweater reaching midway down her thighs. He would no doubt have been cosy to snuggle up to but she was still pondering Greg’s message and couldn’t concentrate on much else.

Her demeanour hadn’t gone unnoticed by Chris. A couple of times he caught the glare from her phone screen illuminating her face from below and wondered who had gotten her attention this evening. He stopped himself from making an obvious joke and was disappointed that she hadn’t noticed him glance across at her several times during the movie. He wasn’t much interested in watching it. Telling the truth, he’d seen it via a DVD screener Matt had sent him months earlier but she’d mentioned she was looking forward to watching it and in all honesty, he had figured they would curl up together and he would have still gotten something out of it.

“Chris? Do you want a cup of tea?” she hollered from the kitchen doorway. No response for what seemed to be a long, long minute. She switched the kettle off and began pouring him one anyway. She could always drink two if he didn’t want it.

“Chris?” she shouted again.

She walked into the lounge to place the cups down and clocked the bathroom door ajar and seemingly empty. Maybe he left without telling her. In all fairness, she wouldn’t have been surprised or annoyed. She’d barely given him a moment of attention for the last two hours.

She wandered slowly down the hallway first passing Shanna’s bedroom before reaching her own and finding him stretched out across the bottom of her bed. She giggled and leaned on the side of the doorway. He looked rather comfortable. A little too comfortable. Maybe he wanted some company?

“What are you up to, Evans?”

He tilted his head up to find her standing there. “I was wondering how long it would take for you to notice I was gone.” He leaned up further and rested on one arm to fully take sight of her. His eyes appeared a little dopey, a thing that always seemed to give away his nefarious intentions. From the angle he was now lying in, the size of his bicep looked ridiculous. It could not have been an accidental move and she’d be lying if she said it wasn’t working for her.

“Are you bored? You can absolutely go if you have a better offer, I promise I won’t mind.” she offered by way of an apology but he stayed looking at her, not moving or responding to her offer. Being caught under his glare like this was unnerving to say the least. His hair looked a little messy from where he had been lying down yet he still made zero effort to move at all.

“I’m not bored.” He finally spoke, sincerity lacing his voice. “Are you? You seem distracted tonight.”

She didn’t know how to respond except to say he was right and to apologise again. She hadn’t figured out what to say to Greg yet so explaining her thought process to Chris wasn’t going to get her very far. It was times like this, when he was looking at her like that, that she wished she had the confidence to try and shut him up the old-fashioned way.

“Come here...” It was barely a whisper and she would have doubted he had spoken at all if it wasn’t for the hand he was now holding out towards her. He didn’t blink once.

She couldn’t refuse him and moved slowly to stand in the middle of his now-parted legs hanging off the end of the bed as he sat up. She watched as he closed his eyes when he felt her fingers smooth through his hair. There was something so calming about her touch, the deliberate graze of her nails sending little shocks down his spine. He wasn’t normally fussed by a woman playing with his hair even if occasionally he liked it when they pulled on it but something about her slow, tender touch was unlike anything he had felt before.

He moved his hands to the side of her thighs before pulling her legs down to either side of him. “I love looking at you from here.” he whispered, wrapping his arms around her waist making sure she couldn’t get away from him.

She moved in to kiss him, softly at first before she felt his tongue glide along her bottom lip, a wordless request for her to open up. He paused for a second, taking her in while she caught her breath before kissing her deeper than before. She pulled his t-shirt up from the hem and he reached up over his back to grab it and whip it off in record time. Not one of his proudest moments, it caught on his watch as he tried and failed to fling it to the side of them and he made a mental note to try that move again when he felt her chuckle against the side of his neck. He didn’t much mind being a dork in front of her. She knew he wasn’t as cool as he made himself out to be.

His hands found their way into her hair as he caressed the strands out of her face. He loved how silky it felt between his fingers and how faintly it smelled of coconut, her signature smell by now. Her hands gripped his wrists before slowly moving up his biceps and grasping at his shoulders while he pulled her down onto him to allow her to feel how hard he was becoming from her touch. He wanted to know she was only thinking about him. She felt him push up into her core and arousing her even more. His breaths were getting shorter while his hands moved down her sides in an attempt to hook into her leggings and drag them down and off her body. She moved a hand away from his shoulders to help him with his mission but a tapping sound soon broke her from her reverie.

“Wait.” she was still holding on to his arms to steady herself until things went quiet and his hands froze on her waist. Their breathing levelled out quickly and Chris threw her a confused look. “Do you hear something?”

“What?” He gasped. “No, nothing.” He grabbed the back of her head and pulled her back down to kiss him hard. His hands firmly gripped her ass until she was putting pressure back where he wanted it. She quickly forgot what she was thinking about while he moved her slowly along his growing length. He moved one hand up her side, dragging her sweater up with it so his fingers could finally feel her skin underneath. Her hands were pushing down on his chest a bit harder and in a moment that took her by total surprised he quickly flipped them over so she was lying underneath him, completely encased by his strong forearms.

Kissing her was so easy he couldn’t believe he hadn’t done it sooner. Her lips were soft, some of the softest her had ever touched. He figured she kissed like she wanted to be kissed, and he wanted to kiss her back like no boy had ever kissed her before. It was soft and hot and breathy and turning him on immensely. Neither was trying to win a battle but rather seeking and enjoying their closeness, the sharing of this one single sensation, outside world be damned.

The prospect of being uninterrupted was giving him all kinds of ideas. Her breathing was hot against his skin and he knew she was in the zone with him. They’d never particularly been slow and up until this point, he hadn’t much minded but he knew there was some part of her she was holding back and honestly, it was thrilling to him that he was determined to figure her out.

Pinning her underneath, one hand reached down and grazed the inside of her thigh. A little more pressure just over her clit caused her breath to hitch with a sudden squeak ever so slightly until they smiled back into their kiss, tongues massaging together. Honestly, he could carry on doing this for hours if he knew for sure there would definitely be another time they had this opportunity.

She opened her eyes to find him resting so close above her and evidently relishing the way she was lightly tickling the back of his neck with her fingers. Another languid kiss followed before he caught the side of her neck between his teeth and pushed himself against her core, her wetness increasingly apparent to him. She was growing accustomed to his need to tease her like this that she almost missed the scraping sound that had returned, only this time it was louder and sounded like it was coming from just down her hallway. She would have loved nothing more than to continue focussing on the hot breath now ghosting across her neck and shoulders but, panicking, she grudgingly pushed him off her.

“Fuck, what is that?”

Helpless and slightly dazed, all he could do was watch her get up from the bed to stand by the door. With an ear close to the gap, she listened out for another sound. Quieter than before, she swore she heard what sounded like shuffling followed by something being dropped on the ground.

Spying him about to protest, she shook her head. “Nope. Nope, that’s definitely something.” She proceeded to tiptoe out of her room and down the hall towards the kitchen, her bare feet treading ever so lightly and managing to dodge the one creaky floorboard. She wasn’t sure what she was expecting to find but felt a brief surge of confidence knowing the vision of Captain America might alarm whoever was attempting to break in to her home and presumably try to murder them both. He was 6 foot and built like a tank, he could absolutely save them both if push came to shove.

Of course, no one was there that she could immediately see. Maybe something had fallen off the wall instead, or perhaps had been knocked over by a strong breeze coming in via the open window in the lounge? Maybe she was hearing things after all or maybe it was a burglar but they got startled and ran away when they heard footsteps inside. Maybe it was just their neighbour moving around next door but it sounded a little too close for that. She resorted to the only thing she could think of in that moment and picked up a spatula just in case.

Chris was reluctantly putting his t-shirt back on when he followed quietly behind her, shaking his leg to relieve some of the tension in his boxers. Something banged again but this time she was sure it was coming from outside of her front door. He could now hear it as well but wasn’t entirely sure what she was hoping to accomplish with a plastic spatula in her hand.

She held her finger up to her lips to stop him from making any noise and peered through the peephole. She couldn’t see anything. Gingerly, she decided to open the door and jumped backwards when there, on the ground hunched up and leaning against the door frame, was a rathe intoxicated Shanna. Her bag had been emptied in a hurry like she’d been trying to locate her keys, and her coat was falling off her shoulders. She was half-asleep.

Chris snorted from somewhere close behind Sarah unable to contain himself, instantly familiar with the view in front of him. Sarah exhaled with some kind of relief that they were safe from a mass-murderer.

“I don’t believe it...” she spoken quietly.

“I do!” Chris could barely stop the laughter coming out now.

She and Chris moved to help her into the apartment, each grabbing her under one arm. Chris bared the majority of her weight while Sarah carried her bag and as a many contents as she could find. They managed to manoeuvre her into her bedroom where she promptly fell forward, head first, onto her bed,

“Fuckin’ waster,” he laughed heartily before Sarah punched his arm to stop him from waking her. the room fell silent for a moment before the unmistakeable sound of Shan snoring took over. Chris closed the door behind them before following Sarah to the kitchen where she collected the remaining items that had fallen out of her bag. Picking up her phone, she checked for scratches.

“Well at least she didn’t lose it this time,” she held up the mobile to him but noticed he couldn’t stop grinning. “What’s so funny?”

“Nothing.” he shook his head. “I just wish I’d taken a picture of her. Scott would have a heart attack. Always told her she couldn’t handle her drink!”

“i don’t know how you’d explain getting hold of a photo of her.”

“Oh yeh, good point.” he chuckled in reponse. They regarded each other for a moment, Chris clearly hopeful they could pick up from where they left off.

“I think you should go,” Sarah thought apologetically.

He paused before answering, expecting her to have been joking. “Why? She’s passed out on her bed. She’ll be asleep for hours. Do you have any idea how many times I have seen her like this?”

“Have you any idea how many times I have seen her like this? She’ll wake up in the middle of the night and get into bed with me and it’d be a lot easier to handle if I didn’t have to explain to her why her bother was also there.”

“Sarah, we could throw a rave and she wouldn’t wake up.”

He was making no effort to move, instead fixing her with a stare waiting for her to recognise how ridiculous she sounded. His hands pinched at his hips and he looked a foot taller than before

“Seriously, Chris, you’re just going to have to leave.”

He took a couple of steps towards her, bare feet padding along the hard, cold floor. “I haven’t see you all week.” He moaned, hands reaching out for her hoping the memory of where they had been would be enough to convince her he should stay.

“That’s not true. You saw me the other day.” It was a weak response. Even she knew that.

“That’s not what I mean and you know it.”

She offered back nothing. She had no response. He was disappointed and equally as frustrated with his lack of a decent comeback. He should definitely stay. He should be rocking her world right this moment and whispering filthy things into her ear but instead, all he could do was stand there and shake his head in defeat. When he made eye contact with her again, she looked somehow smaller in some way and he found it hard to continue being frustrated with her. He understood what she was doing as much as he didn’t want to.

Resigned, he shuffled towards her and embraced her in a hug. She felt him semi-hard against her tummy, briefly doubting her choices. It stirred something exciting inside her to think she could make him feel that way and mentally chastised Shanna for cock-blocking her. She felt bad for kicking him out like this.

“I promise I’ll make it up to you.” she whispered.

He loosely pulled away from their hug and looked down at her. He playfully raised an eyebrow and looked down at her lips, still pink and swollen, before chastely planting a kiss on them.

“I am absolutely going to hold you to that.”

Shan finally made an appearance the following morning looking like death warmed up. She’d somehow managed to remove her clothes but had a pyjama top on backwards and her hair was sticking out in all directions. She had Sarah’s expert eyeliner and a false lash smudged down one cheek.

Sarah was eating breakfast and checking the news on her phone when she saw the creature from the black lagoon emerge into her kitchen. Stifling a laugh at the sorry sight standing before her, she felt a pang of sympathy seeing every step cause her pain. Shan just pouted at her before taking a seat at the kitchen table, resting her forehead in her hands while Sarah fixed her a glass of juice and some aspirin. She took it gratefully before groaning.

“Remind me never to do shots again.” she stressed. Sarah knew it wouldn’t last, not with that Boston blood coursing through her veins. “Was Chris here last night?”

Sarah froze, a sudden ring clouding her ears. “Erm, no, he wasn’t.” She turned to put her bowl in the sink and tried to hide any blushes. She didn’t know who felt more like shit in this exact moment.

“Oh I could have sworn I heard him is all.” Shan said, more to herself than to anyone else. “God, it’s good he wasn’t. He’d have a ball game seeing me in that state. How awful was I?”

“Not very,” Sarah lied again.

“How did I even get home?” she asked, trying to piece together the flashes of memories that kept racing through her mind.

“Um, I think your friends dropped you off in a taxi and you somehow managed to get up the stairs but then I guess you couldn’t find your keys...?” Shan managed a puzzled look. “You were slumped against the front door.” She refilled her glass with juice. “You’ve been in bed for, like, twelve hours.”

“Shit, we must have started early.”

“Well it happens to the best of us.” Sarah sat next to her and pushed a loose piece of hair out of her sweaty, red face. “Your hair looks OK! I don’t think there is anything stuck in it this time.”

Shanna laughed for the first time before her head panged in revenge.

“So? Did anything happen with Robbie?” Sarah asked, a cheeky grin crossing her face. By the look on Shanna’s face, the answer was a resounding “no” but it could very well have been the alcohol-induced hurricane currently running though her head.

“Well, it was a great night regardless. You’d love the bar. I think we ran into that guy, the porter from your hospital? Pat something? Did you know he plated in a band?”

“Um, no, not at all. Wow.” Sarah was trying to picture Patrick with an array of different instruments to see which suited him before remembering the awkward time he attempted to drum Phil Collins’ ‘In The Air Tonight’ with two scalpels. “Actually, he does seem the type. I’ll have to let Audrey know. She’ll love this.”

“He sounded pretty decent. It’s not just punk music or heavy rock. I think we should all go one night. Maybe as part of Mom’s birthday week.” Shanna perked up a little, proud of the idea that had materialised in her head against all odds. “It’s amazing what people can do when they put some effort in. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? Where you might be now if you just took a chance.”

Following a night of heavy drinking, Sarah wasn’t expecting such an existential conversation at this point in the day. But it was a good point regardless. She grabbed her phone from the table and typed out a message to Greg.

“Yes. I’m in.”

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I’m not sure if you accept requests but I discovered you today and I really like your writing. Can you write about RFA + minor trio when they’re in a long distance relationship? Where MC is from another country.

Long distance relationship RFA + Minor Trio. I didn’t know if you wanted them to have met online or in person…So I wrote both!!!! I hope it’s what you wanted at that you enjoy!!!

RFA~

Jumin

Met online

- Long distance? With him? Yea it wouldn’t be much of a problem. He is more than willing to fly out every month to see you.

- Once you meet up a couple of times and go on a couple of dates he starts offering to fly you to him so you both can be with each other longer than a day or two

- You find it really sweet how he doesn’t mind the distance

- Only if he gets like 300 messages from you in a day tho

- And like at least 3 phone calls

- Zen criticizes him for it but personally he thinks Zen can fuck off

- Expect a lot of gifts delivered to you with no warning

- It will happen.

- He got you a 10 foot teddy bear once because he heard girls liked them.

- You told him you wished it was just a little shorted because then you could pretend it was him

- You got a new one the same height as him within three days

Met in person

- He didn’t know if he could handle it at first?

- You being so far away constantly made his chest hurt but you promised that you would call him and text him all day

- Skyping, which you had to introduce him to before you left, helps him a lot because he can see your face

- Whenever he can he flies to you for however long he can

- The time away from you makes him realize how much he loves you

- He’s gonna propose to you when you come back

Zen

Met online

- At first he’s hesitant because like? He’s an up and coming star and you two met online

- You don’t even know who he is and he doesn’t know whether to be offended or relieved

- “You are very handsome, I could see why you would have so many fangirls" yea, he likes you

- You don’t just compliment his looks though, you watch one of his performances and you went on and on about how good of an actor he was

- It’s rare for him to get those kind of compliments from anyone other than Jaehee and he appreciates is a lot

- The first time the two of you Skype he is blown away

- You are absolutely gorgeous, like drop dead stunning to him

- He loves to call you his princess

- He surprises you for your birthday by flying over to see you

- Expect good morning texts and reminders to beware of men because they’re all beasts

Met in person

- It is honestly almost impossible for him

- Out of everyone he would have the hardest time with this kind of long distance relationship being used to waking up with you in his arms or being able to go on dates every week

- He’s an emotional wreck for the first month but he adjusts to it because he still gets to see your beautiful face every night before he goes to sleep (the two of you set up a schedule to talk and what not beforehand)

- He loves you so much but this takes a lot out of him. He misses you and being able to kiss you

- He’s so relieved when you finally move back

- He doesn’t let go of you for hours

- And that’s only because you made him

YoosungMet online

-This boy is a gamer boy, he’s used to online relationships (usually just friendships though)

-It’s odd to him that when he tells people his S/O is in another country their whole mood shifts?

-He doesn’t really care, he loves you all the same.

-Seeing you for the first time almost gives him a heart attack

-You’re cute, like really cute

-When you two skype/call for the first time he is internally dying from how cute you sound

-Even though you cuss like a sailor, but he doesn’t mind that because he finds that kinda cute too

- You two kick ass in LOLOL, you’re “that” team. The one everyone knows about and fears. They haven’t even met you but they fear you two.

- He really loves you, he makes sure to tell you just how much when you meet in person

Met in person

- It crushed him a little that you had to go away but he was okay with it because he is able to talk to you everyday still

- He makes sure to text you good morning and other sweet things everyday

- He stops gaming less so he can text you more

- He studies more only because you ask him to

- You surprise him by coming to visit him over your school break

- Lots of cuddling and picture taking ensued

- Lots of sex *wiggles eyebrows*

Jaehee

Met online

- It was on a site where you bitch about your boss and you two hit it off immediately

- It came up in one of your conversations that you were bi/pan/straight (if you’re one of the sweet bois out there)/ace/lesbian and she told you she was pan

- You slowly started to flirt with her because you had liked her but you didn’t know if she swung your way

- She flirts back, SHE FLIRTS BACK HOLY SHI-

- You asked her out when you two found out you lived within three hours of each other

- You couldn’t meet up till about a month later and you decide to go to a cafe and just seeing how much she loves being there you wished that she could have her dream

- When she quits, so do you, all to help her get started. You two spend almost all day everyday together, that means a lot of cuddle time and it’s amazing

- Cafe couple

Met in Person

- She said it was fine but secretly she was torn up inside over the newfound distance between you two

- She misses you so much and her stress levels suddenly skyrocket without you there to cuddle her stress away

- She texts you everyday and maybe slacks off just a little bit during work to do so but it doesn’t affect the amount of work she does over all

- You send her the cutest texts and short videos

- They help her laugh and ease the tension in her shoulders

- She gets small packages of coffee and the like from you, small reminders to sleep and take care of herself

- When you come back for visit, she takes the day off to spend it with you not really caring what Jumin thinks

Seven

Met online

- He practically lives on his computer so when he meets you? His life get’s a hundred times better

- He thinks that you’re perfect, after doing a background check on you to make sure you were real

- Memes, so many fucking memes

- 3am and your phone goes off and you just k n o w

- You obviously answer anyway, it’s your meme boi texting after all

- After a couple months of you two talking you ask him out

- He says yes…with memes but to be fair…you asked him out using memes

- Meme team

- Everyone hates it but secretly loves the relationship you two have. (they know all about it because Seven goes on and on about you)

- You’ve been dating for a couple months when you decide to visit him

- Vandy’s taser didn’t compare to that shock, but it was equally as pleasant

- And it was pleasant ;)

Met in Person

- He stays up to talk to you

- His sleeping habits get worse as do all his bad habits

- He starts looking at pictures he had taken of the two of you

- Your picture is his home screen on his phone

- He buries himself in his work when you’re asleep to distract himself from how much he misses you

- He feels like a part of himself is missing, your smile doesn’t have the same effect when it’s just a picture

- He’s scared he’ll lose you when you realize you can find someone better than him

- You visit him for a couple a days, those days are more than enough to soothe his fears

- He can do this, for you he would do anything

Minor Trio~

Vanderwood (THIS IS MY BABE OH MY G O D)

Met online

- He isn’t sure if he is willing to be in a relationship. With his line of work he could be putting himself and you in danger, especially because he can’t be there to protect you. He almost convinces himself to break it off but it all goes down the drain when you send him a picture.

- You’re smiling. He would do anything to get you to smile like that everyday

- He is protective of you, more than willing to make the drive/flight to you if he needs to

- He is a hypocrite, he knows that but you’re so special to him. He can’t just let you slip through his fingers

- He gets at least one picture of you everyday, he decides to finally send one of himself (Y’all know the one I’m talking about ok. That shit stopped my fucking heart)

- His face was red for a while after what you had said in response

- “Oh my fucking god why are you so fucking hot. Drive/Fly here right now I need you to fuck me holy fu-”

- You were a handful but you were his, and he when the two of you finally got the chance to meet in person he made sure that you would feel his hands on your skin and lips on yours until the next time you two were together

Met in person

- You’re breathtaking and he just stared at you when he first saw you. He don’t know what urged him to do it but he spent the whole night at the event you were both at trying to make you smile and laugh

- He got your number and before he knew it he was in a relationship with you. How long had it been since he had been this happy?

- You had to leave for job/school

- You would be gone for 2 years

- He felt his heart break because he thought you were going to call it off but you suggest a long distance relationship

- Anything, he would do anything to be with you

- He gets reckless with missions, trying to replace the ache in his chest with physical pain

- You scold him and he starts taking care of himself

- He had to live for you

Met online

- He can’t see

- How the fuck?

- You call him all the time and the two of you talk for hours when he does actually answer

- You’re the one to ask him out

- It’s a very laid back relationship

- No expectations or worries and you both enjoy it

- V brings up that he would like to see (*cough*) you and you agree that you would love to see him

- He takes a ton of pictures of you and you try to take some of him

- You spend nights cuddling and listening to music

- You read to him sometimes and he gets this sad look on his face

- You convince him to get the eye surgery and he cries when he sees you for the first time

- You’re his angel

Meet in person

- You are so gentle with him that he feels like glass

- It’s a weird feeling being the one who is taken care of

- At first he’s against it but you slowly convince him

- Then you have to go back home for a while and he can’t come with because he has things he has to do

- His mind sinks back into the dark place it was

- It isn’t until you two start calling everyday that he starts to feel better

- He is dependent upon you and you both try your best to talk as much as you can

- It’s hard, it’s really hard but you both push through it and you eventually come back

- He doesn’t know what he would do without you

Ray

Met online

- He talks to you for the original purpose of revenge on seven but…you’re to sweet for that

- He instead apologizes and says the writing is a bit smudged so that might not be the place, he says he’ll give it to the police instead

- He talks to you for a while more and you think he is really sweet

- You tell him to text you whenever since he already has your number

- He texts later that evening

- The two of you start dating a couple weeks later

- He eventually tells you everything and he’s terrified you’ll leave him but you’re understanding and you let him talk and vent

- You eventually have him move in with you

- It’s awkward for about an hour but then you’re cuddling and he’s crying

- He is so thankful he found you

Met in person

- I don’t really know what to do for this one if I’m being honest

- You meet in the mint eye organization

- You’re trying to find your brother

- You make Ray realize the truth and he escapes with you and your bro

- You have to take him back home in (Your country) and you’ll be gone for a while

- He doesn’t know what to do

- You text him everyday to help him

- When you get back you two eventually get together

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Okay, you're up for that last question set, as many as you want of course :P

:P I appreciate you! not drunk but v sleepy so basically drunk right?

[edit- putting under a readmore because long]

1. Would you have sex with the last person you text messaged?

*checks phone* umm not actively but if i had to it wouldn’t be bad

2. You talked to an ex today, correct?

ye actually i did

3. Have you taken someones virginity?

nope

4. Is trust a big issue for you?

I don’t think so. maybe it’s an issue in that I just like “hey here’s a lot of things about me you probably didn’t want to know”

5. Did you hang out with the person you like recently?

I’m not actively crushing on anyone right now but I like a lot of my friends as people, so yes I hung out with someone I liked just not romantically

6. What are you excited for?

starting my new job in seattle; hanging out with some high school friends tomorrow; 5 years from now to see what my life will be like

7. What happened tonight?

i drank a coke zero and tried to write some code but instead was on tumblr the entire time because anxiety is kicking my ass today

8. Do you think it’s disgusting when girls get really wasted?

nah man let women enjoy things. also i’m p often a wasted girl

9. Is confidence cute?

10. What is the last beverage you had?

this motherfucking coke zero

11. How many people of the opposite sex do you fully trust?

I think like 2-3 have 100% trust and several more have like 90+% trust. also like i trust a couple people who aren’t my gender but they aren’t an opposite gender because nb genders exist so them too

12. Do you own a pair of skinny jeans?

ye but idk where they are and i want more

13. What are you gonna do Saturday night?

hang out with some high school pals and probably have a beer and watch @thejediexile‘s movie

14. What are you going to spend money on next?

idk probably beer or snacks

15. Are you going out with the last person you kissed?

i was going out with them when i kissed them

16. Do you think you’ll change in the next 3 months?

for sure. starting a new degree and new job in a new city. plus i’m always evolving. B)

17. Who do you feel most comfortable talking to about anything?

@when-in-doubt-go-to-the-library, hands down.

18. The last time you felt broken?

this is a continuous feeling so yeah right now i guess

19. Have you had sex today?

nope

20. Are you starting to realize anything?

most of my recent realizations have been me working on my recent breakup but like i have a lot of existential realizations that make me feel like i’m just passing time until I die but i’ve been working on being more optimistic

21. Are you in a good mood?

i’m neutral

22. Would you ever want to swim with sharks?

yes! sounds neato

23. Are your eyes the same color as your dad’s?

i mean technically yes but they’re like a shade darker

24. What do you want right this second?

a spark of creativity and to have better discipline

25. What would you say if the person you love/like kissed another girl/boy?

i want more than anything for them to be happy but like there’s enough nuance here that I’d just cry a lot because it would add layers to the breakup

26. Is your current hair color your natural hair color?

i have brown/caramel highlights in my natural black hair

27. Would you be able to date someone who doesn’t make you laugh?

nah

28. What was the last thing that made you laugh?

that fucking package delivery dance off video

29. Do you really, truly miss someone right now?

30. Does everyone deserve a second chance?

it really depends

31. Honestly, do you hate the last boy you were talking to?

of course not! @elytrid is rad B)

32. Does the person you have feelings for right now, know you do?

this is complicated because again, recent breakup

33. Are you one of those people who never drinks soda?

i drink too much diet pop

34. Listening to?

currently solution .45

35. Do you ever write in pencil anymore?

yes?

36. Do you know where the last person you kissed is?

in his house playing video games more than likely

37. Do you believe in love at first sight?

not love; maybe interest/infatuation/lust

38. Who did you last call?

me mum

39. Who was the last person you danced with?

i danced to abba with my 4 year old cousin last weekend, but like in a more “real” setting i got drunk and went to a club my last week of school and was busting out some moves

40. Why did you kiss the last person you kissed?

they were my bf and they had to go home and it was a goodbye kiss (and it was my birthday AND the last time i ever saw them ahahah i’m not bitter)

41. When was the last time you ate a cupcake?

?? idk

42. Did you hug/kiss one of your parents today?

43. Ever embarrass yourself in front of a crush?

always, man

44. Do you tan in the nude?

??? no??

45. If you could, would you take back your last kiss?

no, I don’t think I would

46. Did you talk to someone until you fell asleep last night?

kinda? active conversation but I didn’t fall asleep while texting

47. Who was the last person to call you?

me mum

48. Do you sing in the shower?

when i’m home alone ye

49. Do you dance in the car?

that sounds dangerous

50. Ever used a bow and arrow?

not a real one

51. Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer?

college senior photos like a month ago

52. Do you think musicals are cheesy?

yes but also wonderful

53. Is Christmas stressful?

kind of but not really

54. Ever eat a pierogi?

yes??????? of course???????? what do you take me for

55. Favorite type of fruit pie?

i liek appl

56. Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?

pilot, lawyer, content writer for video games

57. Do you believe in ghosts?

not really? like ghosts can be real psychologically or sentimentally but not like ectoplasm n shit

58. Ever have a Deja-vu feeling?

frequently

59. Take a vitamin daily?

i should but I don’t

60. Wear slippers?

nop

61. Wear a bath robe?

nop

62. What do you wear to bed?

usually an oversized computer science shirt and soft big pants

63. First concert?

I don’t actually know? i performed in recitals when smol so maybe those

64. Wal-Mart, Target or Kmart?

tar-jayyyy

65. Nike or Adidas?

/shrug

66. Cheetos Or Fritos?

c h e e t o b o i z

67. Peanuts or Sunflower seeds?

cashew, pecan

68. Favorite Taylor Swift song?

tswift is cancelled as a person but blank slate is fun at parties

69. Ever take dance lessons?

yes, tap dance in elementary, i was bad

70. Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing?

not particularly

71. Can you curl your tongue?

72. Ever won a spelling bee?

i haven’t actually

73. Have you ever cried because you were so happy?

yeah

74. What is your favorite book?

hmm. this is hard. LoTR maybe

75. Do you study better with or without music?

with, for sure.

76. Regularly burn incense?

kind of? like we do it for hinduism

77. Ever been in love?

yeah

78. Who would you like to see in concert?

kamelot, again. :P

79. What was the last concert you saw?

my brother’s band concert

80. Hot tea or cold tea?

depends on weather :3

81. Tea or coffee?

depends on mood, generally coffee tho

82. Favorite type of cookie?

i like chocolate chip toffee oatmeal

83. Can you swim well?

i can swim ok

84. Can you hold your breath without holding your nose?

yeah def

85. Are you patient?

I would say so, and I’ve had people tell me I’m too patient which was a nice complement

86. DJ or band, at a wedding?

Wedding? Probably DJ

87. Ever won a contest?

Probably

88. Ever have plastic surgery?

Nope

89. Which are better black or green olives?

Context?

90. Opinions on sex before marriage?

as long as it’s consensual!

91. Best room for a fireplace?

Living room!

92. Do you want to get married?

yeah I’d like to also I have to basically because #indianparents

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