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Originally Posted by
Mad Eye Touz
"He knows about you. Not everything," clearly there were some private things between Neptune and Jim. In fact, too many private things, "but he knows. He definitely knows now...," Neptune trailed off. Kellen had sort of been the only thing keeping Neptune from writing home for retrieval.
None like her, huh? After listening to the names, one after the other, some Neptune knew, others not.... Neptune figured that none of them WERE like her. None were stupid enough to believe... like she had. "I didn't add anyone after you. Kellen was a friend before you. And I haven't even snogged him since last Christmas." So.... yeah. Neptune's tears started to subside. Hard to tell why though. It certainly wasn't a decline in upset, if anything she was spiking since hearing of Hayley. And Hailey. And Mia. And Sadie. And Brody. And of course, Marie.
She was more of a shell of herself. A soppy, blotchy, empty shell.
"I don't know. Not right this moment, no. I want to hit you right now. I don't understand you AT ALL, Jim."
But she did understand one thing: no more reservations. SnogSpree of '73.
"Maybe someone like him, that does everything you want, the way you want it when you want it, makes more sense for you. Jimmy mused, crossing his arms over his chest again. He could feel the damp patches where here tears had falling, not quite dry yet. The arm crossing thing was totally necessary because once she'd moved away, he'd felt empty and exposed.
... last Christmas? Okay. Sure. That was a over a year ago but.... that had been when they'd been, you know, together or whatever that whole thing had been. Lessons. And stuff. It felt a bit hypocritical but Jimmy didn't say anything. He didn't really like seeing Neptune so upset.
"Its.... complicated, you know it is." She DID know. SHE was complicated. "Its not my fault if a girl throws herself at
me." Granted, it was totally his fault if he flirted with them enough that they couldn't stand it any more and snogged him completely senseless. "They're... nice girls.... not... its not like they're my girls. Not like..." He trailed off a bit helplessly. Not like he was admitting to himself he'd wanted Neptune to be? Like he had wanted her to want to be? "I'll tell you anything you want to know, about anyone." He would. He couldn't make generalisations about all of them after all. They were all so different.
"You... you can do that. If it helps." He pointed at his cheek, turning his head slightly and closing his eyes. Waiting for impact?