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Post by Cavalier on Nov 24, 2011 0:30:59 GMT -5
Ben licked his lips, brows knitted. "Fine. We'll just pretend none of this ever happened." He didn't move from the railing. "Clara's inside."
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Post by Goblin on Nov 24, 2011 0:40:44 GMT -5
He bit his lip, not really knowing what to say. 'Thanks' didn't exactly seem appropriate. So he just nodded, went inside, and headed for the stairs, calling his sister. "Clara? Emma? You up there?"
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 24, 2011 0:43:59 GMT -5
Ben stayed on the porch, grumbling to himself.
They had been in Emma's room, watching a movie, and they stopped it to troop downstairs. Emma had in fact curled Clara's hair into soft waves and done her makeup -- pretty well, actually.
"Hey, where's Ben?"
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Post by Goblin on Nov 24, 2011 0:51:52 GMT -5
"Out on the porch," Sebastian said, smiling at her, and managed not to add, Sulking. Instead, he grinned at his sister. "Look at you! You're all colorful!"
"Shut up," Clara muttered, rolling her eyes at him. She might be shy, but not with Sebastian. Besides, she kind of liked her hair and face like this. She smiled at Emma, shaking her head in silent commiseration over their ridiculous big brothers.
"So Ben wanted to know if you two would be up for a sleepover," Sebastian said. "I mean, since it's Friday night and all."
Clara's eyes widened. She looked from Emma to Sebastian uncertainly. "Are you staying over too?"
"No, Clary, I'm going home."
"But can't you..."
He shook his head, giving her a look. "No, I really can't. But you should stay, have some fun."
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 24, 2011 0:54:18 GMT -5
Emma clapped, throwing her arms around Clara, because silly things like boundaries didn't exist in her world. Then she pouted at Sebastian. "Oh, don't be lame. Ben never has any friends over, and it's stupid for you to drive home now, only to drive back and pick Clara up in the morning. You're staying." She nodded her head, as though that were the final word.
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Post by Goblin on Nov 24, 2011 1:13:04 GMT -5
Sebastian hated trying to make decisions like this. If he went home now, he could probably be in bed by the time Rick got home. But that wasn't a guarantee of being left alone, especially since Rick always came home drunk on Friday nights. If he went home tomorrow morning, Rick might still be sleeping it off. But then he'd have to deal with the fact that he'd spent the night elsewhere. Rick might even know where. Sebastian had no idea how he ever found out things like that, but he did.
Plus, it would take the awkwardness with Ben to a whole new level.
He saw Clara's pleading gaze and sighed. "Fine, just let me call Mom." And then he had no choice but to go back out on the porch. "So, uh...your sister says I'm staying over. She seems really determined."
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 24, 2011 1:14:48 GMT -5
He'd taken out another cigarette by this point, smoking it lazily. "Well, that's Emma for you." He eyed him. "You gonna call home?"
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Post by Goblin on Nov 24, 2011 1:21:27 GMT -5
"Yeah..." He pulled out his phone and turned it back on, going into his contacts and staring at the word "Mom" for a couple seconds, then changed his mind and sent her a text.
Staying at a friend's house tonight. Clara's here too. We'll be home early. No undoing it now. He never should have offered Ben a ride home.
((Bedtime!))
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 24, 2011 1:23:52 GMT -5
((Night!))
Ben frowned a minute, then sighed, turning away, to lean his elbows against the porch rail. "You don't have to look so damn sour about it. I'm not gonna fuckin' jump you in the middle of the night."
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Post by Goblin on Nov 24, 2011 12:57:16 GMT -5
"I hope not. That would be really alarming," he said, not responding to the first part of the comment. "You ever coming inside?"
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 24, 2011 13:38:51 GMT -5
Ben glanced over at him. "You ever gonna stop looking like I'm kidnapping and torturing you into being here?"
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Post by Goblin on Nov 25, 2011 9:39:06 GMT -5
"Um...I can try?" He smirked. "If it helps, it's better than being at that party."
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 25, 2011 13:29:41 GMT -5
Ben smirked, flicking his cigarette over the rail and into the yard. "Well, at least I've got that." He sighed, and stood up, stretching his arms up over his head.
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Post by Goblin on Nov 25, 2011 13:43:38 GMT -5
Sebastian tried not to stare, turning away to open the door again. At this point, he had to keep going over the list of reasons why relationships were a bad idea. He was going to have to avoid Ben after this. Which was really quite a depressing idea.
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 25, 2011 13:48:40 GMT -5
Ben followed him in. By this time, Emma had already dragged Clara back into her room. "I got a sleeping bag in my room you can use." He led him upstairs, opening the door to his bedroom.
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