He sighed softly. "Then sleep. I'll wake you up when I get home." he replied, eating his eggs. He watched her for a moment, a few strands of his black hair falling into his face.
“I can’t love you...” Reposting this here (O/O|Romance|Closed|)
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The grumpy female shook her head childishly and whined again as she shoveled eggs into her mouth. “Sleep all day…” she complained, looking up at him and tilting her head. “What? Why are you watching me?”
He shook his head, looking away. "You're just acting differently than usual, that's all." he replied with a soft smile, nearly finished with his eggs. He grabbed a glass of water, drinking about half of it in one go.
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“I’m tirreeed.” She retorted, flashing him a small smile. “I’m grumpy when tired.” She leaned back and finished up, watching him through narrowed eyes.
"Water?" He offered, gesturing to an empty cup. He put his plate in the dishwasher, and finished his own water, putting that in the dishwasher as well.
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“Oh, sure… water would be nice.” She leaned back and closed her eyes, sighing softly. Maybe she was a little more angry about having to pretend with him than she let on. She just hated the idea.
He nodded, and gave her some water. "I'm going to get ready to go." He said slowly, standing up straight. "I'll see you later." He left the kitchen.
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She waved him goodbye and laid back to sip on her water with a grumpy sigh.
This wasn’t fair, was it? His mother knew they didn’t love each other, shouldn’t she have told their business partners? Well, maybe not if they blabbed to the news networks…
Asher got ready to go, and left the house. She wasn't very happy today…but that's okay. She doesn't have to be happy all the time.
(Do we want to timeskip to when he comes home?)
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Arabella slid around the house, cleaning what she could and trying to distract herself from her moodiness. It wasn’t working too well.
(Yeah lets do thT)
(alright)
A few hours later…
Asher arrived at the house, closing the door as he came in. He set his keys in his pocket, and headed up to the bedroom. He changed out of the suit into more semi-casual clothes; a button up shirt, and slacks, then went to look for Arabella. "Arabella?" He called.
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Arabella was currently looking around her new art room, a paintbrush covered in black paint in hand. She was staring up at the ceiling, which was halfway painted black. A ladder was set up in the corner, along with all of her art supplies. “Yes?” She called back, frowning.
Asher knocked on the door. "May I come in?" He asked. "I have a phone for you, if you want it." He offered. He was holding it in his hand. It was brand new. He hadn't done anything to it except charge it, and he would let her set it up however she wanted.
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“Come right in,” She murmured, pulling the ladder over and climbing it to paint a spot that wasn’t quite there. “Oh a phone?” She smiled and scurried back down the ladder. Her face was splotched with different colors of paint and the clothes she wore were in a similar condition.
Asher smiled slightly, and came in. "Wow. Looks good already." He said with a small smile. He walked over to her, and handed her the phone. "I haven't set it up yet. So. You'll need to attach it to your email account, if you have one. Or if you would rather, you can attach it to mine. It's up to you."
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“How do I set up an email that isn’t for business?” She asked him softly, tilting her head as she set her brush down and took the phone from him. She was in a better mood, but still a little frustrated with their current situation.
He smiled lightly. "I'll show you, if you want." He replied, letting go of the phone and looking at her carefully. He was happy that she was enjoying the room, and that she had at least something to entertain her and make her happy.
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“Yes please. Let’s go somewhere more comfortable… I don’t have any seats or chairs in here.” She murmured, looking down at herself. “Let me change before too. I don’t want to ruin your furniture.”
He nodded. "Alright. I'll meet you in the living room, then." He said with a small smile, heading out of the room. I'll help her set up an email, and her phone. Anything else she wants, she can get.
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Arabella groaned lightly as she grabbed her brush and paints and began to clean up. She washed her brush out before setting it down and moving to the room, where she scrubbed her body of paint and changed, sighing softly as she looked herself up and down. She was skinny… nearly sickly. It was alarming. She had stressed a lot…
Asher waited for her in the living room. He pulled out his own phone, scanning through pictures and such. He lingered on a few from months ago, with Peri, but otherwise moved through them all at the same speed.
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Ignoring the grim thoughts that plagued her mind, Arabella walked out into the living room, having left her hair tied up. She looked to him and smiled weakly:
Asher looked up as she came in, putting the phone away. "Alright. Ready to set your phone up?" He gave her a small smile. "I promise you that I'm not going to regulate, monitor, or otherwise mess with it. All I'm going to be doing is paying for it's service, and helping you out if you need it."
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She blinked at him and smiled softly, sitting down next to him and turning her phone on. “Thank you, Asher… you are a wonderful man.” She murmured, looking up at him.
Asher shrugged. "You're welcome." He replied softly. He pulled out his laptop, and did the passcode for it. "It's easiest to set up an Email account on the computer." He explained. "Now, I'm not going to save your passcode, so make sure it's something you'll remember." He signed out of his own account, then clicked "create new", and handed her the laptop. "Name it whatever you want."
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Arabella took the laptop gingerly, staring at the screen. She began to type up different things and fill in the blanks of the information section. She sighed softly when she finished, looking up at him. “Alright…”
He took the laptop back, signing her out. "Okay. Turn the phone on." He instructed. "It'll tell you to sign in. Use your email account that you just created." He said, putting the laptop away.
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She nodded and did as told. Soon she had a working, set up phone that he had helped her create and put together. She sighed softly, smiling. “Thank you for that.”
He nodded. "Of course. If you want apps or games, its all in the app store right there." He pointed. "If you want to set a passcode, I can show you that." He smiled slightly, and pulled out his own phone. "I already have your number in mine…" He trailed off, sending her a simple "hello :)".
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She giggled at his message and sent a simple: ”Hello!” back. She was livid. Her own phone and there would be no restrictions to it. She felt so excited.