Grayson spent most of his time alone, brooding. A bad habit of his, overall, but it couldn't be helped. He took long drinks of the beer, as if it would, but the only result was that it was gone too quickly. With a meaningless shrug, he dropped the empty bottle into the recycling container and rooted through the fridge for another one.
He could have sworn there were more in there the day before. Frowning, he closed the door, and popped off the top of his new bottle. He could hear Adia moving around upstairs. If she chose to stay around, he'd be back to buying groceries were too. It wasn't too inconvenient since he had still not quite stopped, but that didn't stop him from being angry about it.
He'd been considering the stainless steel door of his refrigerator entirely too hard, when he heard his name. He turned around as she appeared in the alcove and nearly choked on the beverage. He put the glass down as he sputtered, swallowing hard and turning away from her. She was dark skin and wet ringlets in a shirt that wasn't his. A shirt he could have down without seeing - let alone seeing it on her.
Aida moved closer and Grayson seemed to freeze like a small rodent hiding from a stalking fox. When she was close enough he forced himself to relax and he pulled the strip of fabric from her neck. He tried to behave as if he had any sort of composure. "Where did you find that shirt?" He tried to sound casual, as he rotated the tie to put the wider end over her opposite shoulder, but his voice was too muddled - too soft. Fingers brushed across her collarbones as he worked the tie into a half Windsor knot. When he was finished he allowed the fabric to slip through his fingers, as he pulled way.
He could have sworn there were more in there the day before. Frowning, he closed the door, and popped off the top of his new bottle. He could hear Adia moving around upstairs. If she chose to stay around, he'd be back to buying groceries were too. It wasn't too inconvenient since he had still not quite stopped, but that didn't stop him from being angry about it.
He'd been considering the stainless steel door of his refrigerator entirely too hard, when he heard his name. He turned around as she appeared in the alcove and nearly choked on the beverage. He put the glass down as he sputtered, swallowing hard and turning away from her. She was dark skin and wet ringlets in a shirt that wasn't his. A shirt he could have down without seeing - let alone seeing it on her.
Aida moved closer and Grayson seemed to freeze like a small rodent hiding from a stalking fox. When she was close enough he forced himself to relax and he pulled the strip of fabric from her neck. He tried to behave as if he had any sort of composure. "Where did you find that shirt?" He tried to sound casual, as he rotated the tie to put the wider end over her opposite shoulder, but his voice was too muddled - too soft. Fingers brushed across her collarbones as he worked the tie into a half Windsor knot. When he was finished he allowed the fabric to slip through his fingers, as he pulled way.
I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you.
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