3 days (Tag Faith)

[veritas_left]

Title: 3 days
Characters: Connor MacManus and Faith Lehane
Setting: The Brownstone
Privacy- private
Rated: R(Saints have a potty mouth)

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[rogueofaslayer]

Faith knew she shouldn't have gotten tangled with Connor. Hell, she even remembered telling Xan as much. It was in joke of course but still.

It was just that Connor was hurting so much and she knew what it felt like. She wanted to make him forget. Be there for him.Which of course make all of this worse. If it had been a one night deal and they went back to whatever joking around the next day, that would be one thing. But he had her thinking about doing it again. and again.

Damn.

So she did what she did best and avoided him. Kinda easy actually. Most of the time they didn't patrol the same night and when they were stuck in the house, Faith knew how to keep in her room. She knew Murphy wanted to say something but didn't, choosing to let them hash it out. Fine by her.

That evening she came in and started to make dinner when Connor came in and grabbed a beer and talked to her. She nodded her head but didn't stop what she was doing. Still she felt his eyes on her once in a while and after a while it got to her. Setting what she was doing down on the counter, She went to the doorway of the kitchen and leaned on the frame.

"Hey."

[veritas_left]

"Aye, she speaks." *He gave her a wary look.*

"Lissen', I wanted ta tell ya, my offer, all it was was tha', an offer. Two people, enjoyin' each others company. Hell, it could mean juss' beaten the snot outta one another. Problem is, this whole avoidance game. Ya act like I asked ya ta marry me or fer us ta buy a fuckin' puppy. It's annoyin'! Yer Faith, I'm Connor and we are friends. I told ya it was in yer hands, ya make the shots an' I meant it. What I won't have is ya ruinin' a good friendship ov'a a night of very fucking fantastic sex. All right?" *He stated a bit peeved. He felt if he didn't get it all out at once and done it may never get out and it was pissing him off. She was as well and God did her hair look good like that.... stop it! He mentally berated himself. He grumbled and went back to reading his paper.*

[rogueofaslayer]

"Of course the sex was fantastic, it was me." Faith threw out automatically. It was the easiest thing to start with. Of course that left where to go from there and if she knew how to approach that

She had never been more grateful for a distraction than when the water started to boil. Going inside to turn it down, Faith considered what Connor said. The first time that he said it, it reminded her to much of Robin and his "let's see where this takes us" theory, so she bolted. She opened herself and in the end Robin had hurt her, proved himself to be like the rest, thinking with his dick.

But to be honest that wasn't what scared her the most. She never started anything, fucking or otherwise, with a friend. Xander was B's friend, not hers, so it was easy to lump him with the rest. Their friendship came much later, after she changed. So Connor was offering her change. But it was one she'd be in control.

Faith returned to Connor. "I'm going to bolt." She held up her hand when he started to speak. "You laid your cards on the table, let me lay mine." Or some of them at least, she thought. "I don't do the whole dealing with someone the next day thing well, so if we get into anything I'm going to bolt alot in the beginning. You can deal with that how you want. It's not gonna have anything thing to do with you and feel free to call me on my shit because I'd do it if the situation was reversed." She leaned off the frame and crossed her arms.

"But I don't want to lose you. Or ruin this...whatever it is. I don't have alot of people who get me. Close to none actually. So this is new." Faith shrugged. " I guess it comes down to if you're up for a challenge."

[veritas_left]

*He looked at her, his eyes on fire." *Then He smiled.* "Aye, ya were fantastic. Sometimes, juss' sometimes it's nice ta give up control. I'm not so bad meself. I'm not!" *He stood, stance and attitude as if seriously challenged and a bit indignant.*

"Me, Me?" *He pointed to himself.* "I am always up fer a challenge, me!" *Pointing at his chest again.* " Ya want me ta call ya on yer shit, fine, I will! And..and, well, if anything does happen next time. I'm in charge, an' I will fight ya for it." * He let out and breath he hadn't thought he was holding and made a gentle snorting noise..* " Aye, Me, a challenge..."

[rogueofaslayer]

Faith smirked. "What's the saying about protesting too much?"

"I never said you were bad though," she tilted her head," I'll be the first to let you get a chance to show me your best stuff. Doesn't mean you'll top but you can still try to impress me."

She turned around to drain the pasta, but she couldn't resist throwing one more comment over her shoulder. "And you think I'd let anyone call me out? Only give that chance to the best baby."

[veritas_left]

"Hey, I am not protestin' too much! How can ya say I am?" *Then he shut up and turned away because he realized he was, indeed, protesting too much.*

"Well, ya damn right I ain't bad. " *He said softly, snorting.* "So, are ya sayin' ya like the top, heh! Interestin'. Looks like it will be more a fight of the wills." *Finally, he turned to look at her.*

*He was staring at her back, blinking wildly.* "Uh, Um... aye. I am gunna go watch some football or summat." *Clearing his throat.*