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Post by ispychase on Jul 5, 2012 19:11:15 GMT -5
chase's head was pounding and she didn't want to answer the phone. she had already said too much of the truth. hesitantly, she answered the vibrating device, putting it up to ear. "what do you want?" she wearily said.
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Post by JAXTON AVERY LANDON on Jul 5, 2012 19:19:58 GMT -5
Jaxton sat on his front porch, a cigarette to his lips and his phone to his ear. He smiled at her greeting. "Hello, yes, I was just wondering, what exactly are the effects of my not-kiss?" His smile could be heard in his voice. |
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Post by ispychase on Jul 5, 2012 19:21:35 GMT -5
she was still so hungover, the only reason he was probably doing this. "i don't remember us every nearly kissing," she said coyly, the lie heard in her voice. he was going to make her spill her guts.
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Post by JAXTON AVERY LANDON on Jul 5, 2012 20:35:36 GMT -5
"Really?" Jax asked, his surprised tone clearly fake. "That's odd. So... like... you don't remember that... but you remember this Jack fellow..." He paused. "Makes sense." |
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Post by ispychase on Jul 5, 2012 20:37:49 GMT -5
"jack is no you," she automatically said, her face heating up. he could probably sense that she was blushing.
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Post by JAXTON AVERY LANDON on Jul 5, 2012 20:47:06 GMT -5
He certainly could sense that he was blushing. He paused for a long moment, to take a drag from his cigarette but mostly to make her nervous with his silence. "I suppose he's not," he finally said. "But I'm not sure what you're getting at." |
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Post by ispychase on Jul 5, 2012 20:49:10 GMT -5
he was making her nervous, that was for sure. she exhaled slowly and dropped onto the couch, feeling completely numb. "nothing happened. i was shitfaced and he tried to make a move on me. i started to cry and he brought me to his room to calm me down," she admitted, voice unsteady.
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Post by JAXTON AVERY LANDON on Jul 5, 2012 20:52:50 GMT -5
"What?" Jax said, his brow furrowing in confusion. That had not been the response he had been expecting. "I thought..." He stopped. "Why did you start to cry?" |
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Post by ispychase on Jul 5, 2012 20:55:24 GMT -5
she inhaled, trying to calm herself down. chase couldn't remember the last time she had felt at ease. "because i didn't want him to do that, i was drunk out my mind, i had been drinking to forget. i don't know..."
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Post by JAXTON AVERY LANDON on Jul 5, 2012 21:01:41 GMT -5
"Drinking to forget what?" he inquired, sensing the hint of stress in her voice. "You know, I feel like it's not like you to cry this frequently." It was just an observation; he wasn't trying to be rude. |
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Post by ispychase on Jul 5, 2012 21:03:39 GMT -5
"my existence," she replied wearily. she glanced around, wondering if there was any more liquor around. "i don't...but lately..." she trailed off, not knowing what the but lately meant.
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Post by JAXTON AVERY LANDON on Jul 5, 2012 21:11:08 GMT -5
He raised his eyebrows at her answer. "You're scaring me, you know," Jax said, all kidding aside. "I wish I knew what was wrong. But you won't tell me." |
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Post by ispychase on Jul 5, 2012 21:13:16 GMT -5
she let out a mirthless laugh, taking a moment to try and think of something to say. "and to add onto all of that stress, you tried to kiss me," she said, desperately wanting to hear what he had to say.
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Post by JAXTON AVERY LANDON on Jul 5, 2012 21:22:03 GMT -5
He was a bit caught off guard by this comment. It was true, he did feel guilty, but the guilt had started to fade today, when she admitted more than she probably should have about their almost-kiss. "And to add to all of my confusion, you didn't try to stop me," he shot back. |
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Post by ispychase on Jul 5, 2012 21:23:52 GMT -5
he made it sound like a bad thing that she had actually wanted to kiss him. it was just bad because she didn't know where it would lead. "i didn't stop you for a reason!" she hollered back, distressed sounding.
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Post by JAXTON AVERY LANDON on Jul 5, 2012 21:30:10 GMT -5
Chase's raised voice startled him; it had been entirely unexpected. He didn't like it. "We don't have to talk about this anymore. I'm sorry I brought it up." Now Jax was worried. He hadn't seen Chase in quite a few days, and now that he was finally hearing her voice, he felt like they were now on the verge of fighting. |
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Post by ispychase on Jul 5, 2012 21:34:16 GMT -5
"no, we can't just shut it out like that, jaxton. it happened," she said more securely, sounding composed now. she had finally said something about it and would not stop now.
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Post by JAXTON AVERY LANDON on Jul 5, 2012 21:39:12 GMT -5
"It almost happened," Jax said, unsure if he was glad she wanted to discuss the matter or scared out of his mind. "I didn't kiss you. I stopped. I didn't want to ruin our friendship." He paused. "Do you think almost kissing might ruin our friendship anyway?" |
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Post by ispychase on Jul 5, 2012 21:45:57 GMT -5
"you didn't think about our friendship before you tried to kiss me?" she asked him curiously. she could do this, she could talk openly. "i don't know, jaxton...i'll never know," she said, almost sounding...sad.
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Post by JAXTON AVERY LANDON on Jul 5, 2012 21:52:21 GMT -5
"I wasn't thinking at all," he insisted. "I want to keep our friendship the same as it's always been, but I want a lot of things, and sometimes the things that I want contradict each other." He didn't stop to think about how that might have sounded to her. The sad way she answered his question bothered him, and he felt his heart sink a bit. "What is that supposed to mean? What are you saying? You don't think we can be friends now?" |
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