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᭄᭡ 𝓬𝐚͟𝐥͟𝐥͟𝐞͟𝐝͟ ͟𝐡͟𝐞͟𝐫 𝓵𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥 . 𝓈𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝖺 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗍𝗒
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𝙼𝙾𝚂𝚃 𝐀𝙵𝚁𝙰𝙸𝙳 𝙾𝙵 𝙸𝐒
𝙰͟𝙻͟𝚁͟𝙴͟𝙰͟𝙳͟𝚈͟ ͟ ͟𝙸͟𝙽͟𝚂͟𝙸͟𝙳͟𝙴͟ ͟ ͟𝚈͟𝙾͟𝚄͟ ..
ᶠᴿᴼᴹ ᴺᴼᵂ ᴼᴺ , ᵂᴱ ᶜᴴᴬᴸᴸᴱᴺᴳᴱ ᴴᴵᴹ
── 𝐁 𝐀 𝐑 𝐍 𝐄 𝐒 .

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biting the inside of her cheek , she let the quiet settle before finally answering her again , this time with a more hesitant tone .

❝ .. remember when your father and i separated for a bit when you were very little .. . ᐣ well , that's because he found out that man is your real* father . ❞

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❝ .. you remember lindsey , baby . remember . ᐣ he gifted you that detective playset on christmas when you were a little girl . ❞ she averted her eyes , only to refold one of orion's shirts again .

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❝ yes , my love . ᐣ ❞ she asks warmly with a smile from the bed where she was folding her husband's shirts and trousers . ❝ all alright . ᐣ ❞

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/ BABES I GOT DYSLEXIA I READ IT "IF WE TALK" INSTEAD SO NO WORRIES LAHDKSHDKSDH

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❝ hilarious .❞ it's a good thing she keeps the stepladder somewhere around , but why bother . she'll finish drinking it once his clothes dry and he leaves .

❝ well . ᐣ go ahead then . what else is there to talk about that hasn't already been talked about , lindsey . ᐣ ❞

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she wasn't even the slightest bit intoxicated - yet . it's insulting to take away a woman's drink in her own place of comfort . now empty handed , she folded her arms across her chest .

❝ if we talk , will you give it back to me . ᐣ it's not like i'm drinking fucking absinthe . ❞

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she was clearly being sarcastic . raising a brow down at him , she took a sip of her drink then brought it down to her lap , this time squinting her eyes a bit .

❝ how am i being hostile when i let you into my apartment and offered you tea . ᐣ i could have easily left you in the rain . ❞

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❝ how so . ᐣ you're the one insisting to see me . i didn't even want to let you in . if i didn't know any better , i'd think you timed the weather and this visit to work out in your favor . ❞

she unscrewed the top of the bottle then casually refilled her glass to the brim .

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❝ i'm not avoiding you , i simply have nothing to say to you , that's all . ❞

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after pressing the start button , she picked up the bottle of vodka she had hidden inside one of the cupboards then hopped onto the dryer to sit and wait it out rather than go back inside to face him .

she let out a drawn out sigh , legs lightly swinging .

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when she heard his approaching footsteps , she picked up the laundry basket from behind the couch then grabbed his clothes to dump in .

❝ i hate you .. ❞ she lied , even though it was an inconvenience that he be here . orion could stop by and assume the worst for her .. again .

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why , so he could rub it in her face . ᐣ no thanks . while he's changing out of his clothes , she walks over to her small kitchen area where she starts up a kettle for tea .

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❝just .. take off your shoes first . i don't want you ruining my carpet . ❞ the blonde sighed , still taking what he said into account , but of course , not responding to it . what could she even say . ᐣ

❝ .. there's a robe in the bathroom you can put on . i'll dry your clothes . ❞

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god damn it .. alright , she'll let him in , but 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 because seeing him in the rain increases her already guilty conscience .

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so can they just forget this . ᐣ could he go home , to his wife and his daughter before he gets sick . ᐣ

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she knows she shouldn't have . he's not so innocent either , he was married too when medea was conceived and the first time he went to look for her . that's two times now .

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she wasn't in the right mindset at the time , but she never went back to them for that reason .

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.. but she's married- she's finally happy with her life . he can't just come back like this .

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why suddenly . ᐣ why not when he caught her in the act . ᐣ why not when she was locked away in prison . ᐣ

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doesn't he have a family to get home to . ᐣ what happened to being a devoted husband and father . ᐣ she's giving him the chance to think twice , possibly even three times about what he's doing .

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good for him .. . ᐣ perhaps he should wait elsewhere .

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❝ i know .. i saw him for christmas , he wanted to see his daughter open up presents and i even told him to his face that there is nothing between us anymore . ᐟ for fucksake , he has a wife and a child .. i don't understand why he can't just leave me alone . ❞

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❝ i see .. i suppose it was a good thing that i took the day off then . it's a never ending spiral with these men . i just want to live my life , with my family . ❞

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❝ yes , lola . many married men do that . .. did he say anything . ᐣ ❞

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