Once she and John had returned from Africa, Silver was thrown back into the thick of things. And she got cranky very quickly when she learned Lorna had brought Uncle Morty back on board in her absence. It also galled Silver that her father supported the move and questioned why Mortimer had been dismissed in the first place. Added onto this her time
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She had to take a mental pause to not automatically sarcastic with him. "Hello, John," she said evenly.
She crossed over to her desk. Smooth. Easy. Today was just a bad day. She could handle this.
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He waited until she was seated at her desk before he reached across and placed the file of reports in front of her. There were hard copies and a disk of the actual files. He knew she liked backups of everything.
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"I trust you handled everything in an exemplary fashion and have nothing but success to report."
She wanted to stab the formality, but it was there to keep her from becoming a total wreck. It was not John's fault or the vacation's fault she was this way. It was just about everything else's fault.
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Though that was pushed to the back of her mind as she quietly took in what had been left out of his personnel file. Why could one man be so frustrating and endearing at the same time?
"Oh." She said. It felt paltry next to all of his explanation. If it came to a choice of pushing John or keeping him, Silver would choose the latter. "I... apologize. I didn't mean to make you so uncomfortable."
Considering her annoyance had been minor in comparison.
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"I didn't say any of this to make you feel bad or shut you up or whatever you may be thinking." Because, at this point, he had no idea. "I want you to understand why I don't know what to do to keep a relationship alive. That is what scares me. Not you or anything you have or haven't done. When I have held back in a relationship, it made problems. When I have laid myself bare, the relationships ended."
"Will that happen with us? I hope with everything that I am that it doesn't. And I would do anything to make sure of that. But, I don't know what to do. I'm open to suggestion..." He spread his hands wide in a helpless gesture.
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"I don't want this relationship to end. I want to be with you, John. And I need you to be the man I know you are. Not the one you think was dumped by one lover. Or the man dumped by the other lover. I want you to trust that I won't be disgusted by the man I love. Since you are the one person I trust more than any other."
Some days, Silver hated words, too. Because she wasn't sure if she was saying anything right.
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"Much better," he murmured and then finally opened his eyes. He smiled when she stretched out on top of him. That was nice and relaxing, too. Having her close was always comforting. "Thank you."
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"Good," she purred. "You're welcome."
She brushed her hands up and down his sides.
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"Mmmmm..." Her hands were still on him and that was a very nice sensation. "As soon as I can move again, I'll repay the kind favor."
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"No rush," she murmured. "I can stay on top of you for awhile."
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He wiggled against her. "You sure?"
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"Positive," she breathed.
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"Mine," she declared with a grin as she pulled him back down.
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