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Post by Specs on Aug 14, 2011 2:25:16 GMT -5
'Cause it's you...
'Cause you matter to me...?
Specs mentally kicked himself in the head. This was the worst idea ever. "J-just checking, that's all," he finally said.
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 14, 2011 2:32:32 GMT -5
Tag sat there for a while, playing with a strand of her hair. She had no idea what to say now.
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Post by Specs on Aug 14, 2011 2:33:40 GMT -5
"Tag, I'm so sorry... I, uh... that was very insensitive of me," said Specs finally, wanting nothing more than to hide under the blanket and pretend as if the past couple minutes didn't happen at all.
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 14, 2011 2:39:34 GMT -5
Tag shook her head, her eyes fixed on the ground.
"No, it wasn't. I just don't understand why you asked me, that's all."
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Post by Specs on Aug 14, 2011 2:42:35 GMT -5
"I just don't like seeing you upset..." said Specs hesitantly. "It seems as if almost everything I do is a bad turn. I, uh... just want you to be happy."
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 14, 2011 2:46:49 GMT -5
"I am happy, Specs." Tag assured him as she finally looked up, though not directly at him. "You don't have to worry about me."
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Post by Specs on Aug 14, 2011 2:51:35 GMT -5
Specs nodded, keeping quiet. He figured he'd say nothing more, too scared to make matters worse. He placed Lizzie on Tag's lap, hoping it'd cheer her up.
"I think she misses you. She's getting tired of me."
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 14, 2011 2:53:19 GMT -5
Tag began to scratch under Lizzie's chin.
"Oh, that's not true." She said, smiling at her cat. "We could never get tired of Specs, could we?"
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Post by Specs on Aug 14, 2011 2:58:50 GMT -5
Specs smiled, relieved that it worked. "I hope not," he chuckled. "Or else I wouldn't know who to look for when I want to run off to the library."
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 14, 2011 3:04:35 GMT -5
Tag smiled back as Lizzie lazily walked off her lap and onto an empty space of blanket to curl up and fall asleep.
"I'm sure Racetrack would enjoy going with you. Or Mush. He loves the library!"
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Post by Specs on Aug 14, 2011 3:08:26 GMT -5
He chuckled softly, shaking his head. "Liar. Racetrack would get in trouble the minute he walks in that place," he said, imagining Race trying to smoke in the library. "And Mush would just sleep!"
Specs actually didn't mind going alone to the library. It was time to himself that he couldn't find at the lodging house, away from all the drama and noise. If he was at the library with Tag, at least she'd understand.
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 14, 2011 3:11:17 GMT -5
"Of course, what was I thinking?" Tag replied, smiling slyly. "Mush would ask where all the food was."
A thought popped into Tag's head. She imagined herself and Specs in her secret library room, her reading aloud to him with his head in her lap. She shook her head, not sure what to think about that. She hadn't daydreamed about a real person in ages...
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Post by Specs on Aug 14, 2011 3:13:19 GMT -5
"See?" said Specs, smirking at her. "You're the only one smart and sane enough to accompany me to the library."
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 14, 2011 3:16:09 GMT -5
Tag laughed, shaking her head.
"Well, it's good to know you don't think I'm insane."
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Post by Specs on Aug 14, 2011 3:21:42 GMT -5
"There's a lot of those running around these days," said Specs half jokingly. Specs noticed that the sun was setting and the breeze was getting colder. He frowned, disappointed that it was about to turn dark soon.
"So, uh, we'll do this everyday? I mean, reading aloud and stuff?"
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