#and now I'm in the position of Temporary Move To London For Work and I'm just

[tmae3114]

"How are you enjoying London?"

"I have listened to six different artists' covers of Dougie MacLean's Caledonia in the past two weeks"

"Oh, you've got The Yearning"

"I have The Yearning so badly yeah"

[openpassionates]

ALTHOUGH SHE MAY be biased, venus thinks that rafael will have a great time in la when he returns. she doesn't think that he likes it too much if he was able to return to his hometown of london but she enjoyed his temporary time there. "how about you just come to la whenever you want to? i'd never ask someone to get on a long flight like that. it's just not right. you have family here. family is important to me more than anything. i can be selfish but not to that extent. so whenever you come back to la, I'll be happy to help you by showing you around and stuff but the compromise doesn't work for me." she knows that they aren't comparable given that her family consists of her children but he clearly moved back for a reason. venus rises from the bed so she could grab her cosmetic bag before coming back to assume her previous position. "this is so silly. i already washed my face and everything and it'll just come off. but if you like it, then I'll do whatever you want. you should record me. this is your goodbye lipstick application." giggles continue to escape from venus' lips due to how she's practically preparing to kiss rafael. she moves so that she's now straddling his lap and using his torso to set her lipstick and glosses of choice down. "that wine hit me like a truck." she comments. her caution towards their friendship was dwindling by the minute. "okay, you need to remember that you said that because you know, i'm still scared a little. if we go further than kissing, i don't want things to get weird. because i don't mind making out or having sex but i can't lose a friend." venus tells him with full vulnerability. she can't promise that their drunken words will still hold up once everything is said and done.

venus is right. london is where he fits in the best and la is a bit of a culture shock. rafael thinks that living somewhere new-ish would be be good for him in the long run, considering how rough his personal life has been as of late. “la is good for me when things get tough here… not like an escape, but my friends in la are different, the food is different. it’s less heavy in la and of course i get to see you. that’s fun.” holding her hand is his new favorite thing to do and it always happens organically. he’s always reaching for her. she’s so thoughtful in how she worries about how jet lag will effect him. he can only chuckle. “i will come to la whenever you ask me to. how about that as a compromise? you ask, i hop on the flight and spend a few weeks there. i wanna get used to la too so, that’ll help. you’d be helping me.” his dimpled grin makes an appearance as they make eye contact. he wants the friendship to last, but he really wants to kiss her again. “i’d say yes, but i just really wanna kiss you. i don’t think you should be too scared. it’s risky, but i respect our new friendship and i respect you. if we kissed i’d still feel the same respect and i only will kiss you if you want.” the kiss on his cheeks again is unexpected, but he isn’t complaining. “personally, i like the gloss and lipstick.”