[And he knows it's true. That doesn't mean he can't torture her by both insinuating that she was romantically flirting and doing so while pressing his lips against her shoulder.]
[Later, or another time when she wasn't being distracted by him kissing her collarbone, Alex would say that both could be true (and that both were true) but instead she just breathlessly said:]
[Okay, that little sigh is slightly more frustrated, and she bites her lip for a moment in order to try and come up with something more intellectually stimulating.]
There's... There's a difference between acting nice and being nice, anyway.
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Date: 2018-09-03 06:38 am (UTC)[He lays a kiss on her shoulder.]
You've admitted to wanting me to ravage you on my desk when we first met.
[She really should have expected that to come back again eventually.]
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Date: 2018-09-03 07:46 pm (UTC)Richard! I can't believe you brought that up!
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Date: 2018-09-06 01:40 am (UTC)[He's just going to plant a kiss on her shoulder.]
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Date: 2018-09-06 02:51 am (UTC)[Alex is just going to smirk at him over her shoulder.]
If I was you would have definitely been aware of it.
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Date: 2018-09-06 03:17 am (UTC)Would I have?
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Date: 2018-09-06 03:32 am (UTC)I don't know. You can be pretty blind as a bat at seeing what you don't want to.
[It's entirely teasing without a doubt.]
But then again, I do tend to go overboard on things so it counteracts that a bit.
[Like you know, showing up at your partner's office wearing a corset and stockings and a trenchcoat.]
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Date: 2018-09-06 03:43 am (UTC)[Now he's just being torturous, his words spoken into her skin.]
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Date: 2018-09-06 03:48 am (UTC)I will never deny I was probably too flirty back then, but I definitely was just shaking your hand!
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Date: 2018-09-06 04:11 am (UTC)[And he knows it's true. That doesn't mean he can't torture her by both insinuating that she was romantically flirting and doing so while pressing his lips against her shoulder.]
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Date: 2018-09-06 04:18 am (UTC)[She's just going to counter and let herself go limp and boneless against him.]
You were pretty flirty yourself, Richard Strand.
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Date: 2018-09-06 04:21 am (UTC)[He can do friendly when he wants. He just usually doesn't want to. Also, oh look! Better access to her collarbone.]
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Date: 2018-09-06 04:25 am (UTC)[Okay, that was definitely a sharper intake of breath.]
You were flirting, whether you want to admit it or not.
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Date: 2018-09-06 04:36 am (UTC)[There's a soft undertone of annoyance. Not for the conversation, but for Coralee and the things she'd done. He'll just keep going.]
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Date: 2018-09-06 09:00 pm (UTC)Still don't do nice, Richard.
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Date: 2018-09-07 02:56 am (UTC)[He does, truly enjoy these reactions, so he'll just keep doing what he's doing.]
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Date: 2018-09-07 03:12 am (UTC)[And Alex is just going to close her eyes and moan softly again, because god damn it, Richard.]
If they're under the age of like sixteen.
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Date: 2018-09-07 03:16 am (UTC)[Richard remains completely composed, choosing strategically where to attack next.]
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Date: 2018-09-07 03:19 am (UTC)[Okay, that laugh is way weaker than it would be, and she let out a tiny whimper.]
Besides, he had scotch.
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Date: 2018-09-07 03:21 am (UTC)[This is what you get for trying to argue with him with your shirt off, Alex.]
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Date: 2018-09-07 03:28 am (UTC)It wasn't [another whimper.] niceness. It was asshole comradery.
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Date: 2018-09-08 05:06 am (UTC)That seems more like splitting hairs.
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Date: 2018-09-08 05:12 am (UTC)[Yeah, that's it, that's all she can get out.]
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Date: 2018-09-08 05:21 am (UTC)[He's enjoying breaking her argument far too much.]
That's hardly an argument.
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Date: 2018-09-08 05:27 am (UTC)There's... There's a difference between acting nice and being nice, anyway.
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Date: 2018-09-10 04:50 am (UTC)[He'll just pay more attention to this spot right here.]
Everyone wants something based on how they're perceived. Being nice is just another way to gain what you want.
[He'll refrain from mentioning that Alex is the exception to that comment.]
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