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         it was much easier to ignore any guilt she had been feeling when he wasn’t here, stood at her front door. when she could convince herself that he wasn’t coming back and she needed to move on. but now? now she was full of guilt.

“ oh... right...” she nodded slowly. her fingers drumming against the door had her realising that she really should invite him in. maia needed to tell her and that was probably not a conversation that should be had on her doorstep. she owed him more than that.

“ sorry... i’m just a little shocked. do you, do you want to come in? i am... i’m supposed to meet someone in about an hour but i can be a little late. ”  she offered, finally stepping out the way and pulling the door open with her.

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" you don't? oh thank god. i really don't want to forget either. " smile tugged at her lips, hands squeezing his hands. " i can do that. i think. i can at least try to do that. "

ezra  sighed,  looking  down  at  his  hands.  "  i  don't  wanna  forget  what  happened  "  he  said  softly,  his  hand  reaching  for  hers.  "  i  really  like  you  but,  you'll  need  to  help  me  shutting  everyone's  opinions  off  "

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         maia hadn’t expected him to immediately jump on the board with her going out on a blind date. reverse the roles and she certainly wouldn’t be happy, wouldn’t like the idea of him going out on a date with anyone else. “ i—  i know, but if i just go out on this one date, they’ll back off. it’s going to be an awful date anyway. ” she couldn’t know that it would be awful, but she couldn’t imagine any date that wasn’t with him going well. not when she’d spend the entire time wishing it was spencer that was sat across from her. “ i’ve been telling them i’m not interested for months now, they don’t listen, they think they’re helping and i don’t... i don’t know what to tell them.” she sighed softly, hated how this was hurting you. “ i’m sorry, i don’t—  i never want to hurt you. ”  

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          “ sure, yeah, and they cry when they don’t like people. like me. ”  maia had no idea what had made the baby cry, and a more rational side of her could understand the coincidence in the interaction.   “ i don’t... i don’t know. aren’t you worried about it? any of it? it might not hate me straight away but what if i do something wrong? screw it up somehow? ”

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         maia instantly found comfort in the other’s arms, her own moving around him and taking every but of comfort she could.  “ oh, i wouldn’t be too sure. crying babies sure do make it hard to sleep. ”  she attempted a small laugh, gaze lifting up him. nodding along to his words, she tried her best to really believe him. “ i don’t... i don’t know, i guess i’m just freaking out a little. i mean, what if i do something wrong, mess the baby up in some way? i’m just... scared. ”

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eyes watched a little too intently as he took the card and crossed out words she'd now never get to read. knew she'd be left wondering exactly what was written on that card. fingers reached out the take it back and tried not to concentrate on the words that were now not meant for her. " yeah... i'll, i'll be there later. " though maybe it wasn't the best idea to go from her date to him, but right now she wasn't thinking about that. " i'll see you then... around nine? "

true to her word, and despite her second thoughts and almost cold feet, she did turn up at the address scribbled on the card. knocked twice on the door and waited, pacing and unable to make up her mind on whether this was a good idea or not. she could have left it, said sorry and goodbye and let them both move on.

mav would be lying if he said that being without maia hadn't wounded him in the worst kinds of ways. he had been such a shell of himself, subconsciously counting down the time before he could see her again. she wants to talk - to spend time with one another - and the boy isn't at all sure that he could ever say no to her, as much as he wanted to. lifting calloused fingers, they gently rubbed at the back of his neck in an effort to alleviate some of the tension that had started to build there. "god, you can't say that," he rasped, voice thick with emotion as he swallowed the lump in his throat. a day that he had been anxiously waiting on - turning on it's head entirely. "i don't - wanna make you late. i know you have somewhere to be i-," he sighs, plucking the tiny card from her flowers. "here," he clears his throat and digs for a pen in his backpack. its only an instant before he's crossing through the soft words of declaration he had carefully planned, a small forever - tying his words together, now with a single line through it. instead, he scribbles his address out. "if you feel like coming around after... or tomorrow or something. i'll be around."

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          her arms looped around him, breathing out as she tried to let herself relax from the worries that were taking over her mind.  “ no, they’re going to love you. i can see it now. they’ll hate me, but you’ll be the favourite. ”

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         teeth dragged over her lower lip, anxiety flooding through her as she tried to figure out a way to tell him. “ oh... right. ”  god, she was the worst, right?  “ i’m just meeting someone soon... i didn’t know you were coming. ”  but she’d already said that, and really shouldn’t let him stand out on the door step. the least she could do is invite him in to tell him she had started dating someone else.  “ but i do have some time, if you want to come in.... we, uh, we need to talk.”  she tried to push a small smile onto her lips and stepped out from the door, pulling the door with her.

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tongue ran over her lips, unable to hide her smirk as she drifted off seemingly into thought. " how about right now? i'm sure you've thought about it enough that you could pull a semi-decent date out of thin air. "

oh, she was good. fine, he'd play along. besides, river wanted to see how this played out. "no, no, I do. trust me, maia, there's nothing I want more than to go out with you. you just caught me by surprise." a smile settled easily onto his lips. "how soon can we go?"

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" i... uh... " she trailed off her gaze dropping from him the moment his lifted. " well, i can't keep doing this. i know we agreed to keep feelings out of this but... "

" what ? " her words cause ashton to finally peer up from the blueprints he was currently working on. " i, uh ... i thought we were doing okay ? "

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was she going to miss this? a little, yes. maybe a lot but she couldn't let herself lose sight of the end goal. win back her ex. this was only an act, one friend helping out another friend, even if she did admittedly like the feeling of his arms around her a little too much. convinced herself that a little confusion like that was normal, to be expected and it would all go away once it was over. " do you want to dance with me then? " she asked, her hands rubbing gently down his arms. " we don't want to drop the whole act just yet, anyway. " // @carp3diems

sebastian kept his arms around maia, keeping her close to his body. he had really only come out to this party for her, not knowing that many people here. the blonde was typically a more social person, but the dread of this being a thing for one more night just didn't sit well in his chest. a burning of jealousy erupting through him at the thought of maia potentially going back to her ex. who didn't even deserve her in the first place. at some point during this whole thing . . . the lines blurred between act and real feelings slipping through. "yeah . . . one more night. gotta go out with a bang and all that shit, right?"

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" oh so you had to put your hands on him? if you really believed i had it under control you would have just let me handle it. " maia sighed, hands on her lips and gaze dropping to his hand. " ... are you okay? you're not hurt are you? "

" i know you did, " he doesn't quite believe it, but aj won't push. " he looked like he was gonna put his hands on you... i couldn't let him get that far. " looks down at his knuckles and he sighs. " what else are friends for, huh? "

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maia opened her mouth to answer the impossible question, though at first nothing came out. eyes almost pleading to not make her answer that question. truth was, she did love him. but she did love him the same way she loved him? she sucked her lower lip in, her head shaking in answer before turned towards him. " no... " she whispered. " no, of course i don't. i could never love anyone the way i love you. "

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"Do you love him? Just answer me that." He's owed nothing, and Reed recognizes that. The two of them can't be together because of him, after all. Because he's bad news, the bad seed of his family, a disappointment and a disgrace. "Do you love him like you loved me?" It's not a fair question, but he needs to hear the words. Need to hear that this other man is truly better for them, that they are happier now that they've left Reed behind and moved on with someone else.

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really, maia didn't know what she was thinking even telling him about the worry that now plagued her mind. just for a moment, maybe, she thought he'd say something that would make her feel better. " i wouldn't want any either way. " she never did appreciate the burn that came with whiskey but she admittedly did miss being able to take the offer of a drink.

" we are not just dropping it off at the shelter. whether it likes me or not. and there is nothing stopping you for getting a cat if you so badly want one. " she sighed, gaze drifting from the small bump in her belly over to him. " do you really think it might hate me? "

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"that's  why  i  don't  fuckin'  look  at  babies  at  all",  he  chuckled  as  he  gestured  for  the  butler  to  bring  him  another  glass  of  whisky.  he  thanked  the  old  man  with  a  nod,  taking  a  sip  of  his  favorite  alcoholic  beverage  before  looking  at  maia.  "you  want  some,  too?  oh-,  ...  right.  the  little  monster  is  in  the  way."  

with  an  almost  theatrical  sigh,  he  leaned  back  in  his  ridiculously  expensive  leather  sofa,  his  gaze  fixed  on  the  small  bump.  "if  it  hates  you,  we're  dropping  it  off  at  the  shelter.  i'd  rather  get  a  cat  anyway."

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" does that... does that change your mind? " she asked, voice a little quieter than usual. " or do you still want to pretend nothing happened? i-i can pretend. if that's what you really want. then i'll forget about it all. but honestly, everyone else and their opinions can fuck off. "

ezra  tried  not  to  think  about  others,  but  he  had  been  judged  all  his  life,  and  there  was  still  a  little  voice  inside  his  head.  a  voice  that  had  been  there  when  people  judged  him  when  he  found  himself.  when  he  decided  to  be  himself.  "  i  don't  know  "