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[hostage]

[Goodbye to the Jesse who was a clean and successful art student, hello again to the Jesse who looks like he spent the last three nights sleeping under a bridge.]

Been thinking about this the past couple days, trying to figure out how I really feel about it, but you know what? I still feel the same as I did before:

It was shitty.

It was shitty for you guys to change us back without asking if that's what we wanted. A lot of us were better off the way we were last week. The next time something like that happens, maybe ask how we fucking feel about it.

[He just had to get that off his chest.]

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[hostage]

[He's not sure what to say. He knows that's not true. Their lives were perfect. Everything was fucking perfect and someone took it all away from them.]

You can call me again, you know. If you wanna, um... talk.

["Talk."]

[morethan084]

[Daisy knew exactly what he meant, which is why she bites her lip in response. The other night was rather desperate and that feeling really hadn't gone away since then.]

I didn't want to bother you. Not when you're dealing with this too.

[hostage]

You're never bothering me, Daze.

[He may not be the world's greatest pillar of emotional strength but they both know he loves her.]

[morethan084]

[Really? Because sometimes she thinks she is.]

Okay. Well, if you um, want to talk whenever...

Not really doing much besides work.

[That could be taken a few ways, and she was okay with whichever way he took it.]

[hostage]

[He made that offer for her sake, not his own. But maybe she prefers it when he's the one making contact, given their shaky boundaries. He can understand that.]

Okay.

[morethan084]

[It certainly wouldn't hurt if he made the effort too.]

You can always drop by work too, if you want to. If you're nice I'll even give you some free drinks.

[Yes, she's trying to joke/flirt with him. Because, so far? Things seem to be going...better? They are talking and the other night happened.]

[hostage]

[Certainly better than regret and resentment.]

I might become a regular if you're not careful.

[morethan084]

I'd totally be okay with that. Compared to some of the other regulars we have there.

[She can handle creepy guys, it's just beyond annoying.]

You know you can just come over, right? You don't have to text me. If you need company.

[hostage]

Are you sure? I don't wanna, um... surprise you.

[Or does she never bring other guys home?]

[morethan084]

[Son. She's not sure why he's said that though.]

I mean, knock if you want?

[hostage]

Okay...

[But how is she not getting laid on the regular?]

[morethan084]

What?

[Because she has control. Except when it comes to him.]

[hostage]

Nothing.

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[morethan084]

[...Oh.

Oh.]

I'm not...

[They are on a public feed, which is why she switches it to private.]

I'm not seeing anyone. If that's what you mean. Thought it was pretty obvious.

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[hostage]

I didn't think you were seeing anybody. Just...

[Getting pounded once or twice a week? Lord, no wonder she's desperate to see him.]

[morethan084]

[SON.]

Just hooking up with people?

Yeah, because there's so many guys here that are ripe for the picking.

[hostage]

Um... Yeah? I'm definitely not choice meat around here. You could be doing a lot better than this. Easy.

[morethan084]

Well I don't want to.

[She still loves him, okay?]

[hostage]

Oh.

[morethan084]

So you don't have to announce when you're coming over or anything.

[hostage]

Okay. Cool. I guess it'll be the good kinda surprise.

[morethan084]

Hopefully the surprise happens soon?

[Hey, he's the one who realized she's desperate to see him.]

[hostage]

[He's going to have a busy night, at this rate.]

It might.

[morethan084]

[Shhh she doesn't know that.]

Good, because the other night was...

[Desperate and hot? Yep.]

[hostage]

[Well, he's glad she enjoyed herself.]

It was amazing, yeah.