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" who says i'm not ? " he offered her a grin, shaking his head at his own words. ace didn't usually do flirting. he focussed on himself, on his business, on keeping out of trouble and making a shit ton of money. " where would you be, then ? " resting his elbow on the back of the couch, he turned to face the girl more directly. " if you were doin' your own thing ? "

[gctawaygirl]

Wesley looked up, surprised by the statement but once he got over the surprise, he grinned, "Okay," he said, "Move in with me," he had been thinking about it. He couldn't spend too many nights away from home because of his child and she had a home of her own and couldn't always stay here but he wanted her here. He wanted to come home to each other and spend all their nights together, "A walk sounds good."

"Yeah? Maybe I should just move in." She shrugged. It was a joke, but one where she felt like if he had asked her to she'd say yes. Lexie looked down at the baby and smiled. "A relaxing weekend with my two favorite boys? I think that sounds good. Maybe we'll take the baby on a walk to the park."

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Ryder felt a rush of adrenaline at Olivia’s invitation, her smirk igniting a playful fire in him. He leaned closer, a teasing grin creeping onto his face. “Oh, I don’t know, Olivia. Are you sure you can handle the pressure of having me on your team?” He took a step forward, grabbing the other pong ball from her hand, his fingers brushing against hers, lingering just a moment longer. “But, hey, if you think you can keep up with my killer moves, I’m in. Let’s show these amateurs how it’s done.” With that, he tossed the ball into the air, catching it deftly before giving her a challenging wink. “Lead the way, partner. Let’s make this a game to remember.”

[scftdevil]

main (writers) & taken (faces)

@queenxfthedxmned ; bill skarsgård @rennisaturate ; taylor russell @ofbookshelves ; sophie skelton @wynterlanding ; penn badgley @barkskins ; ryan gosling @littlewrensx ; shannon woodward @dozenrozez ; becky g @ghostsxagain ; joseph quinn (specifically as eddie munson) @saudadexmses: burn gorman, dev patel, ewan mcgregor, mads mikkelsen @ofcrxwns @missmvrder @mysteryoflovc @vvhimsicals @diviinc @cxsmicwrites

mains will get preference when i am having off days or when doing a mega draft day (30+ drafts). taken faces will be added to the banned list as far as faces i will not write against due to prior connections with my longtime writing partners.

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" liv. " his voice was soft, a desperate plea for her to at least give him a chance. silas stepped in closer, fingers twitching at his side. he wanted to touch her, to pull her in, to show her how sorry he was through touch & touch alone. that came easier to him than talking, especially now, when there was nothing at all that he could say to make it better. " i'm so sorry. " his mouth is dry, guilt cinching his throat shut. " i-- wanted to help, liv, i really did. i just-- it would have made everything so much worse. "

[loveofcharacters]

Dallas wasn't really in the mood to talk. "It's fine," she resolved. "Wes, please, just stop, please." her voice was caught in the emotion that filled her throat. Looking down at for all tense and purposes was her daughter, she continued to gently play with the little girls hair as she slept soundly on her stomach. "I'm sorry I left." she knew it wasn't her brightest moment. "I'll never exclude her from my life, or you. Living apart from her has been... miserable, unbearable even. Hearing her wail over the phone..." she shook her head and sniffled before taking a break to try to compose herself just a little. "I feel like I'm failing her, I don't want her to be traumatized by our decision. I just-" She shook her head, wiping her cheeks. "I'm wondering if we made the right call?"

Wes had busied himself in the kitchen, trying to not just hang out outside of the bedroom. It was killing him that only the woman could soothe the toddler. Chloe calmed down when Dallas held her, her little cries ended up turning into soft snores as she finally fell asleep against her mother's chest. And that's what killed Wes. Because even if Dallas didn't want to be with Wes anymore, Chloe didn't understand that. After a while of cleaning and trying to give them space, he slowly walked back towards his daughter's bedroom. Leaning against the doorframe, he mustered up some sort of a half smile when she said hi. "Hey..." He started. "Look, Dallas. I didn't mean to sound mean on the phone. I just, you were asking what happened and I was just stressed out. I've never seen her this upset." He started apologizing. "Even if you're done with me, please don't be done with her. You're the only mother figure she's ever had. You can come and go as you please to see her. You are the only one besides my mom and sisters who'd I trust taking her."

[loveofcharacters]

This side of Olivia wasn't one he has ever seen before, he thought it was cute how outgoing she was, though he knew nothing could beat the quiet and thoughtful girl she was every day. Bradley scoffed a laugh, "Oh god, who are you?" He held her shifted her hand to his left, while his right palm lay on her lower back. He didn't know what kind of drunk she was, but he wanted to be ready in case he needed to do more than steady her.

Olivia danced a little as she stood by her man. She honestly wasn't sure what she was doing. Usually she was shy, a little reserved. But when she was this drunk she was outgoing, wanting to be loved on. Giggling as he asked her to go home, she shrugged. "You want to take me home to do dirty things to me, don't you?" She grinned, taking his hand. "You may need to help me take my clothes off. But I know you love doing that."

[gctawaygirl]

"like i'd let you go anywhere when i could keep you all to myself," wes replied, planting a kiss on her cheek, "or rather, we could keep you all to ourselves," he added with a chuckle, nodding toward his son in her arms, "i reckon a relaxing weekend in is what you need. with all the movies and snacks you could want."

Lexie let out a sigh and nodded. It was intense, because no matter what someone would be getting fired. Whether it was the one accusing people or if she found out it was true the people doing it. "Oh? Am I staying all weekend?" She teased a little. It was a silly question, because more often than not she was spending her weekends off with her boyfriend and his son.

[gctawaygirl]

"i love you too," wesley replied with a warm smile. he frowned a little hearing about her day, "sounds intense," he made a mental note to make her weekend as easy as possible. he would do whatever it takes to make her happy, he was just lucky to be with her in the first place. he never thought he'd get so lucky, "you sit back and relax then, i'll look after you this weekend."

"And this is why I love you." A man after her own heart, always wanting to cook for her. Lexie leaned against the counter, making faces at his son to try and get him to smile. Letting out a sigh as he asked her how her day was.. "We have this new investigation going on. One of the employees saying they're being discriminated against. I've had to interview twenty employees today and I have a whole list of them to interview on Monday." Thank God it was the weekend.

[loveofcharacters]

Samuel hated seeing her cry, him being the reason for it just made him feel like absolute shit. He watched her leave, and the man felt depleted. He sat on the couch with his head in his hands, thinking about his timeline, his time and how he could shift and manipulate it to be a good dad for Eli while having another child. He was being responsible, that's how he saw it. Hearing the door open again, he looked up, smiled gently. "Okay," he spoke. He gently grabbed her hand when she'd placed the food between them. "Lex, talk to me. Please." He started. "What are you thinking?"

She looked at him when he turned her head. Tears flooded her eyes as he told her they weren't breaking up. It was a complicated conversation. She was starting to feel overwhelmed the more they even talked about it. To know that her whole future was mapped out. That it had to be two or three or five years. There was no just taking day by day and seeing how things go. "I-I'm going to go outside for a second. I need some fresh air." She finally spoke, taking his hands from her face so she could stand up. "I'll be right back." Lexie went out to his front porch, trying to take deep breaths to calm down the panic inside of her. After a few minutes she went back inside, holding a bag in her hand. "The delivery guy came while I was out there." She mumbled softly, coming back over and setting the bag on the coffee table.

[loveofcharacters]

"I know, baby." he whispered, leaning in a little further gently placing both hands on her cheeks and had her look in his eyes. He could see the worry and the sadness hidden behind them. "Lexie, hear me. We're not breaking up." He spoke with confidence, because they wouldn't. He would talk to Vera and they would come together to find a new way to support. "My timeline isn't cement or concrete. I was just voicing my thoughts and concerns out loud. We can come to a compromise. You said two or three years right?" He nodded, "Well, in three year he'll be turning four. I'll talk to Vera, suggest we find a Junior Kindergarten or Early Education. There's no harm in him learning early." He was just wanting her to see the likely of there being a positive. "The latest, is maybe waiting an extra six months until he's in Kindergarten. You know I don't mean until we start trying right? I'm talking about our baby's birthday, or birth month."

Her mind was running all over the place. Was this the end? Should she even spend the night now? Or should she go home? Looking at him as he told her to stop thinking. It was definitely easier said than done. At least he didn’t want to break up. But yet there was still that hint of finality in what he said. That they’d be going by her timeline if there wasn’t Eli. But because Eli was here, they were going to go by Sam’s. There was no meeting in the middle. Swallowing thickly, she nodded her head. “I would never let him feel like he’s second.” She mumbled. No, she loved Eli and would love to be his step mom someday.

[loveofcharacters]

He could see her thinking, her disappointment and a hint of sadness evident from her thoughts, he sat closer to her. "Lex," grabbing her hands. "Stop thinking." He said, nodding, "I agree, but we're not breaking up. We'll make it work." He said, hoping the soft smile on his lips would translate that there's hope. "I want you to know. We'd be living life on your timeline if was just us. I'm just trying to be a good father for Eli and a responsible co-parent to Vera. The first few years are hard, but they get easier when day-care and school are introduced." He wasn't sure if his explaining would make her feel better or worse. "I would never be unhappy with you Lex, if we had a baby tomorrow I wouldn't be unhappy. I worry Eli will feel like he's left behind. I don't want my son to feel like he's second."

Lexie wasn’t sure what to do now. She loved Samuel, had fallen in love with him since day one. But now hearing they want different things, or maybe just different timings, it did make her question if there was a future. Because she wouldn’t want him to force himself to be ready to give her a baby in a couple years. But she also wasn’t sure if getting married and then having to wait half a decade to have a baby would make her unhappy or not. “It honestly makes me feel like we both have to think about this. Because I don’t want us to get in too deep to find out one of us will end up unhappy.”

[loveofcharacters]

Samuel didn't want to let Lexie go, he didn't want her to be unsure about him or their future. He hated the hurt that spread across her facial features, he was the cause of it. He did the math, in relation to how old his son would be, in his mind. Samuel nodded, "Two or three years." He looked at his son, bouncing happily. "That's a fair timeline." He couldn't agree with it, not yet, he knew he had to give Vera the courtesy of a heads up, a voice in conversation. "Eli would be in Kintergarden." he spoke before looking back at Lexie. "I'm sorry I brought this up. I didn't want to upset or surprise you with my timeline later, I thought if we spoke now it would be smoother. I'm an idiot regardless. I don't want this to ruin our night."

She hated that the conversation was almost heading towards breakup territory. But this was an important conversation to have. Because if she wasn’t willing to wait and he wasn’t willing to budge on his idea of waiting for Eli to be in school, she knew there would only be conflict. “Um, I’m not sure.” She spoke honestly. “If we got married in let’s say a year, I’d probably want a baby a year after that or even half a year. So I guess I’m thinking two or three years.”

[loveofcharacters]

He looked down at his hands, wanting to hide the hurt he felt. He wasn't sure what outcome he'd expected when starting this conversation, though he'd hoped it would be positive. He's learning he was foolish for thinking it to begin with. The idea of losing Lexie broke him. He looked back up at her, why did it feel like they, no, he cracked their foundation. How does he get it back? "No, it doesn't have to be that black and white. I-" He shook his head, "What would your timeline be? If it was just you and me, no Eli or Vera."

Lexie knew him bringing up the ex was inevitable. And she had actually met Vera before she met Eli. She felt it was only fair. And his ex was super nice, they seemed to have a decent coparenting relationship going on. So that really didn’t bother her. What did bother her was that she would have to be okay with waiting until Eli was in school to have her own baby. Now she was confused, because she wasn’t sure if she was willing to wait that long. “I don’t know if I can wait that long.” She said honestly. “So basically if I’m not willing to wait we have to end it?”

[loveofcharacters]

Samuel sighed, this was the reaction he'd expected from this conversation, but he coudln't avoid it. "That isn't the final number, but I'm thinking around then. I'm just- Here's my thinking. Whichever child I parent, I want to be there, I want to be present. Eli's about to turn one, I want to be present in his life for as long as I can and I want to be there to help Vera," He didn't enjoy bringing his ex into the conversation, though she was an important piece to his life. "Five years from now, Eli will be in 1st grade, he'll be at school all day, then he can learn to be a big brother on weekends." He was hoping she can understand his rationale. "Lex, I love you. I want that future you're dreaming of, I do. My timeline just might be a little more delayed. Maybe not the married piece, but the rest of it."

"Oh, phew." It kind of scared her that he was maybe having second thoughts. All this talk about their future she was worried she had freaked him out enough to back away. "Okay..." She looked at him as he told her he didn't want another baby for a few years. Her heart sank a little, her eyes moving down to the couch and not on him anymore. "Five years?" That was a long time, and while no she wasn't ready to have a baby right now, she'd at least one after they potentially got married. "Not even after we were to get married or something?" Looking over at his baby, Eli did give her baby fever so it did hurt to hear it probably wasn't happening anytime soon.

[loveofcharacters]

Samuel began shaking his head almost instantly. "No, Lex, I'm not breaking up with you." He turned his body to face her, "I just wanted to talk about our future. I want to be honest and open with you, so you can then make your decision before you really jump into the deep end with me and Eli." He let out a sigh, "I'm sorry, I don't mean to make you scared or panicked, I just want to-" Sam shook his head, choosing to drop it and just get to the point. "Anyway, you said we would have a kid one day and I would love nothing more, but I want you to know, I don't think I can be a father again for a few years. I mean, like five years. Maybe less, but that's my thinking." He looked at her, wondering if he'll see her deplete or be disappointed. "What do you think about that?"

"What? No, no I don't mean that. I just meant, never mind." She would never think of Eli as just her practice. If they were to ever have a future and have kids of their own she'd obviously think of Eli as her kid as well. But the look on Samuel's face just showed her that he was kidding. Nodding as he told her what to do, she sat down on the couch and just watched Eli while he bounced. Lexie was happy that he trusted her to leave her alone with him. Turning the tv on a Disney movie for him, she looked up as Samuel came back in the room. "He's still alive." She smiled. But when he said they should discuss their future her brows furrowed. "Are you about to break up with me?"