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With a wadded up hand towel, Rhiannon wiped fog from the mirror in Cian’s bathroom and looked at herself. Her hair was wet from the shower, and there were raccoon circles under her eyes, remnants of yesterday’s makeup. She spun some toilet paper from the roll and used it to wipe away the mascara. As she tipped her face left and right, she saw the mark that Cian’s mouth left on her neck; it was somewhere between a bite and a bruise, but it was faint and wouldn’t last the day. There was a comb near the sink. She parted her hair and brushed the tangles out of the lengths.

It was after noon. Early in the morning, Cian had left the cabin to take a boat of passengers on a day cruise. Rhiannon just rolled over and went back to sleep, tucked safely in covers that smelled like the two of them and their lovemaking. When she woke up again, she was surprised to have been out so long, and she sat on the edge of the bed feeling disoriented by heavy slumber and a bad dream she couldn’t quite remember.

Rhiannon pulled on her sweater, jeans, and boots and rummaged through Cian’s cabinets until she found what she needed to brew a pot of coffee. She took a mug of it onto the front steps and sat down, blowing across the steaming surface.

The World is Tiny

on 2013-10-28 02:11 am (UTC)
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The cruise had finished a lot earlier than expected. Cian suspected it was the 'tea-totaller' organiser who had refused to allow the staff to partake of the bar that had been the main problem, and he had had to turn his head a few times when he saw Sylvia being begged to slip a little something into the tea of a few of the department heads he knew were always a good time on a trip like this. Normally they would have all been swimming and exploring the cove by this time, or simply sunning themselves on the top deck, after knocking back a few wines and rounding out the afternoon with cocktails on the return journey, making it into dock right on dusk.

But instead he was walking back up to his cabin by two o'clock, carrying a basket full of fresh baked bread, danishes, and muffins that were left over from the cruise. He was whistling lightly, and happily so. Especially as he'd spied that in the distance, Rhiannon's car was still out the front of the cabin, when he'd brought the boat back to the dock. He couldn't help but grin, his pace quickening a little. When he rounded the slight bend in the path that lead around the cabin he saw her sitting out on the front steps and his smile widened.

"Hey sleepyhead," he said, taking the steps to where she was sitting in a single stride and turning to sit down next to her. He leaned in, a finger under her chin and kissed her, the taste of coffee strong on her lips.

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He grinned at her words, then his head rocked from side to side a little as he answered. "It was interesting," he told her, explaining how it was a regular social club outing for the staff at the university, and how for some reason, the department that had organised this one, had made it alcohol-free. "Which is why I'm back so early, and have plenty of food!" he laughed, putting the basket on the deck behind them and lifting up the lid for her to take something. "The danish are pretty good," he added, helping himself to one with apple filling.

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At the mention of zealots abusing powers and no justice to keep them in line Cian scowled, his fingers tightening on the edge of the wooden step he was sitting on. Then hearing that those same people were able to do whatever they wanted to the Slayers, to Rhiannon, had him on his feet, eyes narrowing as his head turned left and right, as if seeking these individuals out.

"Help them?" he growled. He turned and looked at her, shaking his head as he held her arms lightly, rubbing his hands up and down. "There's nothin' can come between us, and none who'd wan' t' try."

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That brought him back from the edge of the dark world that had lurched up from long distant, and suppressed memories. Tamping it all back down into the recesses of his mind again he slowly smiled. Both at the idea of her doing that, and the thought of someone trying to cage him.

"Nice t' know," he said smiling. "Not real fond of 'em. Cages tha' is." He sighed, closing his eyes for a brief moment, then looking down at her. "This Duncan, what did he do?"

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The two names were already carved into his memory, the scent of the Julianna woman still able to be recalled, and stored with the name. Duncan would be another issue altogether.

He nodded once, acknowledging her veiled request for him to not think any more of it. Instead he drew her close, arms going around her shoulders as he held her against his chest. "Are there any others I should know about?"

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He studied her face for a long moment, feeling there was something more, but sensing it wasn't deceit holding her back.

He shook his head. "Only demons are th' ones in here," he told her, tapping the side of his head with a finger before returning his arm to holding her.

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With an economy of movement Cian poured two cups of coffee, put some of the pastries on a plate and grabbed a couple of pieces of fruit. Carrying it all he made his way back to the couch, putting the plate and fruit on the couch while he grabbed a small table from a nest of three that stood against the wall, putting the coffee mugs on it before relocating the plate and fruit.

"D' you want anythin' else?" he asked, his left hand rubbing briefly on the seat of his shorts.

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He hadn't even realised what he was doing, dropping his hand to his side when he saw her looking. With a brief flexing of his fingers he sat down, picking up his own cup and taking a sip. He stared at the lip of it as he held it in his hand, trying to figure out where to start.

"What d' y' want t' know?" he asked, looking across at her, unsure just how far back she meant when she had asked where he was from.

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He looked at her for a moment then shrugged a shoulder. "Th' one's I killed. They were men. Not demons, not devil's, or vampires. I'nt that against a Slayer code?"

on 2013-11-01 02:41 am (UTC)
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He'd never been considered slow but it did take him a moment to absorb what she'd just told him. And as he did a smile slowly crept across his face. "A fine pair we make," he chuckled, suddenly feeling like a huge weight had been lifted, and not completely sure why. "C'n see y' Council lovin' this."

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He huffed a laugh, looking over at her. "You know 'em better 'm me." He rested his arm along the back of the couch, fingers stroking her hair. "But somehow I can't see 'em being too thrilled with us."

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"Don't know, hope so," he replied. He reached up and took a hold of her hand, bringing it down to his mouth where he pressed a kiss to her palm.

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His hands slid to her hips as he deepened the kiss, tugging her over until she was on his lap. With everything they had shared, discovered, and learnt about each other it felt different, more intimate, and more intense. It had been longer than he could remember since he's wanted someone like he wanted her right now.

"Stay," he murmured as their mouths parted enough to allow air into demanding lungs.

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"He won't want t' be tryin' that," Cian told her, hands sliding up under the hem of her shirt, finding the soft skin, one hand turning to rub the back of his fingers up and down her belly.

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