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Post by Caroline Sweet on Feb 4, 2007 21:50:39 GMT -5
Caroline looked between the two of them. Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut. Wonderful. I don't wanna ruin Dwayne's love life...just fix it a bit. But I suppose that's not really my job at all. She bit her lip and then sighed. "I should...I should probably head home. I gotta go cook dinner and somehow finish my squash drawing."
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Post by Dwayne Mitchells on Feb 4, 2007 21:52:30 GMT -5
Dwayne snapped out of it, taking a deep breath. "Lilly, would you excuse us for a moment?" Stupid, stupid, stupid!
He walked toward Caroline. "Look...you know I appreciate you trying to help, right? Actually, I'm glad you're here. This is just another fiasco waiting to happen. I should just listen to you...." He looked down with a sigh.
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Post by Lilly Cohen on Feb 4, 2007 21:55:34 GMT -5
"Sure," Lilly whispered, concentrating on her bag clip. Damn! She'd already embarrassed herself more than she'd wanted to, gotten herself in too far. Every little piece of her that would usually be defending her dropped her like a rock- just because of those damned brown eyes.
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Post by Caroline Sweet on Feb 4, 2007 22:04:42 GMT -5
Caroline followed Dwayne confused. What was going on now? If he wanted to keep Lilly going, then he would have to keep talking to. "Dwayne what are you doing?" Caroline said him quietly. "I actually do have to go home...I wasn't lying about that part. Not that I was lying about anything."
Caroline blinked a few times. "Yeah, I know. But...Dwayne. What do you want me to? Follow you around and sit on your lap whispering in your ear?" She asked him with a frown. "I don't mean to be...unfriendly I'm just saying...you should be able to control yourself....and find me a girlfriend." She said with a grin.
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Post by Dwayne Mitchells on Feb 5, 2007 6:23:19 GMT -5
"I know, I know, but I didn't want you walking away thinking I was mad at you for intervening" Dwayne explained, smiling weakly.
He couldn't help but laugh at her suggestion. "And while that may work for a while, it'd probably feel too weird for the both of us. And yeah, I know I should be able to..."
He smirked lightly at her comment about finding her a girlfriend. "Hey, don't think I haven't tried. Although all the girls seem to be straight or taken. You realize how weird it is when it's that way? Most girls say all the guys are gay or taken." He shook his head at the irony.
"So...we're good?"
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Post by Caroline Sweet on Feb 5, 2007 13:56:08 GMT -5
"No, Dwayne. I wasn't mad at you. I understand you...in some weird cosmic way, I understand," Caroline said quietly. "Don't worry about it. Just try not to break her heart....or let her break yours in the process. I'd be there to pick up the pieces either way...but you know. The less work, the better," She stood up on her tip toes and kissed his cheek.
"We're good. And don't I know the irony. But I'm always trying to find the stray that I could pounce on. And all of a sudden I'm making metaphors about me being a lion and mauling an antelope," Caroline snorted at herself. "No wonder I'm single. Take care honey." She patted his shoulder and waved to Lilly.
"Behave," She winked at Dwayne and walked off.
[out-cafeteria]
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Post by Dwayne Mitchells on Feb 5, 2007 16:04:17 GMT -5
Dwayne let out a slight chuckle. "Definite on all points" he responded. "See you Caroline." He then walked back toward Lilly, shrugging a bit. "Sorry for making you wait. I kind of wanted to clear the air on something" he explained as he sat down. He hugged his knees as he glanced over toward her.
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Post by Lilly Cohen on Feb 5, 2007 16:07:18 GMT -5
"No, no, it's- it's all right. " Lilly looked up from her bag and gave him a small smile, glad to have somebody to talk to again. She bit her lip slightly, again feeling like she shouldn't be falling so hard. "So..."
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Post by Dwayne Mitchells on Feb 5, 2007 16:26:41 GMT -5
Dwayne raised an eyebrow. Was it just him or did she seem kind of awkward? There was no possible way he was that charming. Actually, he never really thought he was that charming; he only knew that from other people's opinions.
"You okay? You seem a bit...I don't know. Anxious?"
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Post by Lilly Cohen on Feb 5, 2007 16:31:04 GMT -5
"No, I'm..." Lilly stopped talking for a moment, trying to figure out how exactly she was. She laughed at what came into her mind. "No, my brain's just...sort of...occupied, at the moment." With what, she wouldn't say. But she thought it was a good answer anyhow.
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Post by Dwayne Mitchells on Feb 5, 2007 16:33:02 GMT -5
Dwayne nodded slowly, his eyes narrowed with mild concern. "Anyway I could help?" Usually, he would have said "About what?" but for some reason, he could see that it would just cause issues with her. He wasn't exactly one to enjoy getting problems with a person he just met. That was the whole point of him always having trust in people until they broke it; giving people the benefit of the doubt was one of the main ways he made friends.
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Post by Lilly Cohen on Feb 5, 2007 16:36:56 GMT -5
Lilly seemed to consider this. "How would you like to help?" she asked, looking up at him with a raised eyebrow. This was fun, to her, to see how many ways she could discover what bothered him. So far, she had figured out that she could ask Caroline...or just make him uncomfortable to the point of him telling her flat-out.
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Post by Dwayne Mitchells on Feb 5, 2007 16:39:19 GMT -5
Dwayne winced slightly. And here was where he felt that he was in a corner from this girl. "Well...you could tell me what's wrong and I could advise you accordingly?" he suggested, smiling weakly. "But it's just a suggestion of course. You don't have to listen to me." He was certain that it was quite obvious that his eloquence was going down the drain.
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Post by Lilly Cohen on Feb 5, 2007 16:41:21 GMT -5
He squirmed like a squirrel being chased by a three-year-old. "Well, I could tell you, or I could just wait for you to figure it out. You seem pretty quick." Lilly giggled quietly at his discomfort, but enjoyed being in his company all the same.
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Post by Dwayne Mitchells on Feb 5, 2007 16:47:03 GMT -5
Dwayne groaned slightly. "Thanks for that wonderful explanation" he responded, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "And I suppose I might be able to figure it out in a while. But I don't like waiting..." He thought for a moment, pursing his lips with consideration. "Well, I guess it's worth the wait."
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