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Post by Alain de Mauvais (D) on Jun 22, 2010 0:54:27 GMT -5
“How are your classes going?” I asked, truly interested in her life. It was criminal that I had let her drift so far apart.
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Post by Avive de Rocaille on Jun 23, 2010 1:05:19 GMT -5
"They're going well," I said. "I ended up retaking the ones I'd planned to take in the summer. After such a long illness, I was never going to be able to catch up, so I did them over. I'll be taking some more in the spring."
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Post by Alain de Mauvais (D) on Jun 24, 2010 0:24:38 GMT -5
“Have you decided on a course of study?” I asked.
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Post by Avive de Rocaille on Jun 24, 2010 0:27:09 GMT -5
I shook my head. "I like art," I said. "But I don't know if I like it enough to pursue it for many years. Literature is interesting too. I'm taking a maths course soon, so we'll see if I like that."
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Post by Alain de Mauvais (D) on Jun 24, 2010 23:36:37 GMT -5
I chuckled and reached out, caressing her hair softly. “It is good to take your time. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help.”
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Post by Avive de Rocaille on Jun 24, 2010 23:41:17 GMT -5
I leaned over to embrace him. I knew I needed to be strong for him, but the tears were coming. "I'm so sorry we fought, Alain," I said, trying not to sob. "I've missed you so much."
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Post by Alain de Mauvais (D) on Jun 27, 2010 16:21:26 GMT -5
“I’ve missed you too, sweetheart,” I said, wrapping my arms around her and drawing her closer to me. “I love you, Avive.”
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Post by Avive de Rocaille on Jun 27, 2010 21:03:17 GMT -5
"I love you too," I said, hugging him tightly.
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Post by Alain de Mauvais (D) on Jun 28, 2010 22:43:40 GMT -5
I kissed the top of her hair and squeezed her tighter. "I am so sorry for fighting with you,' I whispered.
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Post by Avive de Rocaille on Jun 29, 2010 22:11:52 GMT -5
"It's in the past now," I replied softly. "I know you care about me, you were just trying to protect me." I moved to look into his eyes. "But I'm here now, I'm here now for you."
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Post by Alain de Mauvais (D) on Jun 29, 2010 23:47:55 GMT -5
“And you will never know how much it means to me that you are here,” I said, smiling tenderly at her.
The food arrived and I motioned for it to be set on the table in front of us, and then we were alone again. “You should eat,” I told her.
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Post by Avive de Rocaille on Jun 30, 2010 14:59:21 GMT -5
"So should you," I replied. "I'll tell you what, for every two bites I eat, you have to eat one." I gave him what I tried to make a stern look, but it came out affectionate, and worried. "Just try."
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Post by Alain de Mauvais (D) on Jun 30, 2010 15:16:32 GMT -5
I chuckled softly, raising my hands in defeat. “I will eat, without having to count bites,” I said.
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Post by Avive de Rocaille on Jun 30, 2010 15:24:56 GMT -5
I sighed with relief. "Good." Putting a bit of cheese and meat on a piece of bread, a small one, I handed it to him, before making myself a larger sandwich.
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Post by Alain de Mauvais (D) on Jun 30, 2010 16:05:52 GMT -5
“Thank you,” I said, taking the sandwich and having a bite. It tasted better than I would have thought and I found myself suddenly quite hungry.
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Post by Avive de Rocaille on Jun 30, 2010 17:43:00 GMT -5
I started on my own sandwich voraciously, though I kept an eye on Alain to make sure he actually ate. I sighed with relief as he began. "I told you you were hungry," I said.
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Post by Alain de Mauvais (D) on Jun 30, 2010 22:48:18 GMT -5
“Yes you did,” I said, chuckling again as I made myself another, bigger, sandwich. “I know, I should just listen to you.”
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Post by Avive de Rocaille on Jul 1, 2010 19:37:36 GMT -5
"Well, I am am right about most things," I said, trying to joke and make him feel a little better.
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Post by Alain de Mauvais (D) on Jul 1, 2010 19:56:33 GMT -5
“Just most?” I teased in return, flashing her a grin before taking a good sized bite out of the new sandwich.
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Post by Avive de Rocaille on Jul 1, 2010 20:14:41 GMT -5
I nodded. "I got some questions wrong in my exams," I said, eyes twinkling.
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Post by Alain de Mauvais (D) on Jul 1, 2010 21:35:45 GMT -5
“They must have been graded incorrectly,” I replied between bites. Now that I was eating, I was ravenous.
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Post by Avive de Rocaille on Jul 1, 2010 21:43:51 GMT -5
"No, no, I really did get the wrong answers," I said. "I'm not infallible."
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Post by Alain de Mauvais (D) on Jul 1, 2010 22:10:10 GMT -5
“I’d say you were wrong, but that would defeat my point,” I told her with a wink.
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Post by Avive de Rocaille on Jul 1, 2010 22:15:15 GMT -5
I laughed, finishing my sandwich and preparing another one. For a moment, it was just like old times, when I was a green girl in the city and Alain was a carefree playboy. Now I was soon to be married and Alain was mourning the loss of his love. The thought was sobering.
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Post by Alain de Mauvais (D) on Jul 1, 2010 22:33:31 GMT -5
Something in her shifted a little. “What’s wrong love?” I asked.
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Post by Avive de Rocaille on Jul 4, 2010 0:00:04 GMT -5
I sighed. "I just...feel so much older, in so little time," I said.
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Post by Alain de Mauvais (D) on Jul 4, 2010 12:23:10 GMT -5
I reached out and stroked her hair again. “I’m sorry love. I wish you weren’t having to deal with any of this.”
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Post by Avive de Rocaille on Jul 4, 2010 18:10:18 GMT -5
"It's all right," I said, "I just want to be here to support you. You're the closest thing to a brother I've got; we need to stick together."
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Post by Alain de Mauvais (D) on Jul 5, 2010 0:47:44 GMT -5
“We are together now love, and I promise nothing will ever come between us again,” I said, smiling at her.
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Post by Avive de Rocaille on Jul 5, 2010 16:00:35 GMT -5
I sighed a sigh of relief. "Good," I said. "I promise too."
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