she smelled of daisies

Psychiatrist. Lover of all things aesthetically pleasing. Reader of romance novels.

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tonycalhoun‌:

“You can always pour some out to me. Use fake names like Bob Skywalker and… Remember that teacher we had in high school, Price? Who called everyone Lisa? Just replace all the names for Lisa and I’ll listen to you for hours.“ Tony said, smiling over at her. “If you want to, of course.” Laughing with her, he pushed his hair back and shrugged slightly. “Look. Let me rephrase: I’m always getting older but the soccer team is always the same age, it makes me feel weird. Sometimes I think my daughter’s gonna be there, and I’m gonna be so old, and it’s gonna be weird. Or maybe it won’t.” He made a face at her and covered his mouth with his hands for a second. “Sorry. Rambling.“

“I could never do that. Not just because of confidentiality purpose and my moral duty to keep my patients privacy. But even listening to me vent about them and their problems over time would take such a toll on you. I wouldn’t do that to you.” She sighed a little and then smiled, shaking her head at his rambles. “Feel free to ramble at any time. I like listening to you talk. You have a nice voice. But I do understand what you’re saying. Aging is strange and no one talks about it enough.” 

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tonycalhoun‌:

“Listening to people’s problems all day is really that bad?“ He teased, bumping his shoulder against hers. “It’s kinda weird at school too. I keep getting older but my girls are always the same age.“

“It’s not the listening to their problems, it’s the fact that there’s people out there going through such awful things. I don’t know how to not let it weigh on me, you know?” She laughed softly and shook her head. “That’s such a creepy line.”

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tonycalhoun‌:

“How come?“ Tony asked, glancing over at her.

She shrugged and looked away. “I feel like my job is ageing me at a rapid rate.” 

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"I've forgotten what it's like to feel young."

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She watches Tony as he attempts the hammer game and uses the Teddy bear to cheer for him lol. When he comes back with a tiny bear, she gives him a sympathetic smile. “If it makes you feel any better, I think this is the perfect size of teddy bear, so.”

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nate-novak‌:

He listened to her carefully, grabbing a few napkins to clean up his face. “Why would she cheat, them? Really… Cause I just don’t understand” He said, running a hand through his hair. Looking up at her again, he thought about her words. Did he want to make it work with Lydia? Most of his brain said yes, but a tiny part, and weirdly enough, the part who was being louder right now, wanted him to think a little more before making any kinds of decisions… “What, cheat? No. Lydia… She has a complicated background, sure” Nate went on, thinking about her father for a moment. “But she never, never did anything like this. I mean– Unless she did something while she was away studying and she didn’t tell me about it.” 

“The reasons to cheat aren’t always as one dimensional as they seem. Sure, there are people who do it just because they’re selfish and only care about their happiness. But if Lydia doesn’t have a history of infidelity then it’s high unlikely that she’s one of those people.” She explained. His mention of Lydia’s complicated background  caught her atteniton almost immediately and she couldn’t help but pry. “What’s complicated about her background, exactly? I know it’s personal to share but it might give us some sort of insight on why she did what she did.”

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nate-novak‌:

Until that moment, Nate hadn’t considered the possibility there could be other reasons for Lydia’s cheating, other than the money. Now, with Dahlia’s words, he found himself thinking all the possible worst things, and he covered his face again, going back to crying. “But– I mean– If the problem was, I don’t know, our relationship–” He was interrupted by his own sobbing. “Couldn’t she have… Just ended things?” Nate asked, finally looking up at his friends, his eyes red. 

Dahlia reached across the table and took Nate’s hands firmly in hers. “Infidelity doesn’t necessarily mean she wanted to end things. People are unfaithful for lots of reasons, Nate. And they aren’t always as sinister as they seem.” She sighed softly, not being able to handle how sad her friend looked. “If you want to make it work with Lydia, even after this, it’s still possible. Don’t lose all hope because of one shitty situation.. Has she ever done anything like this before?”

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nate-novak‌:

Nate couldn’t help but roll his eyes at her when she started talking - thankfully, as he was looking down again, it would be a really hard to tell. Dahlia was one of his closest friends, and he knew she was trying, but she sounded exactly like his own therapist. Shaking his head again, he made a face. “I just don’t know how to work through it. I mean, of course I don’t wanna break up, God– Like I need another reason to want to die, but” He sighed, closing his eyes and throwing his head back, in frustration, tears streaming down his face. “Ok but how is cheating for money supposed to help her get through her own thing, whatever it is?”

“Have you ever thought that maybe it wasn’t about the money?” She asked, raising an eyebrow. Dahlia wasn’t quite buying the money reasoning. It seemed like an excuse to her and as someone who has counselled unfaithful spouses before, she had heard lots of them. “You said so yourself, you would’ve paid for her student loans, so why would she still feel the need to do something so.. extreme? I don’t know, Nate. I don’t want to say she’s lying but things aren’t necessarily adding up..”

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nate-novak‌:

At the same time he struggled to stop crying, he attemped to organize his thoughts so he could tell Dahlia whas was going on. His mind went back to the conversation with Lydia the previous night, and as much as it pained him, he recalled everything she’d told him, before taking a really deep breath to try and calm down. He squeezed Dahlia’s hand back when he finally looked up at her. “She cheated on me.” He blurted out. “She said she did it because he offered her money, and she needed to pay her student loans, but since day one– Since day one, Dahlia, I’ve always told her I’d pay it all, I would. Cause it’s not a money I’d miss you know? And she always said no. And…” He started crying again. “Now that.”

Dahlia was shocked by his words, but tried not to let it show all over her face. She'd been a therapist for almost ten years now and had learned to keep a poker face, but when it came to someone she personally knew things were a little more complicated. She knew he didn't want her to be clinical with him, but that was her first instinct. "Infidelity happens, Nate. More than you know and couples work through it." She attempted to reassure him. Dahlia found the details kind of disturbing. Lydia cheated for money? Dahlia knew Nate and his family had plenty of that so the reason didn't add up. "She's young, Nate. Maybe she's going through her own thing right now."

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nate-novak‌:

“Sorry about that…“ He said, grabbing the menu and looking acorss it, without really reading it. “But it is important. I think.“ Nate said, avoiding her eyes. Dropping the menu, he crossed his arms, and then uncrossed them, clearly nervous. “I’m just gonna go straight to the point, ok? I… It’s about Lydia. I… She…“ He trailed off, as he felt the water in his eyes. Covering his face, Nate started to cry, trying to be as quiet as he could. 

Her mind went to death first when Nate called. With how emotional he seemed, she assumed maybe one of his grandparents or even parents had passed away. Her second thought was that his band broke up, but it never crossed her mind that something would be happening with Lydia, they were always so happy. Leaning across the table, she took one of his hands in hers and gave it a squeeze. “It’s okay, tell me. It’s good to get it out.”

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“Thanks for meeting me here, and in such short notice“ Nate said, taking a seat  across from her in the diner’s booth. “I hope you didn’t have to ditch any of your patients.“ He said half joking, before running a hand through his hair. Nate looked terrible, like he hadn’t gotten any sleep, despite the fact that had been all he’d done for most of the day. He wasn’t sure of what he’d tell Dahlia, but he just needed to get out of his apartment and talk to someone different than Lydia, just for a change. And well, the fact he wasn’t sure if he could look into his girlfriend’s eyes anymore was a bit of an issue too.” First I need youto promisse you won’t go all shrink-y on me.“

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"I had the afternoon free and besides, you sounded pretty... frantic on the phone I figured it was important." She reassured the male, giving him a sympathetic look as she took in his appearance. He looked completely unlike his usual self and that worried Dahlia. "The therapist is in my blood, it's not something I can just turn off. But I'll try to be less clinical, okay? Now tell me what’s going on. You’re freaking me out."

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tonycalhoun‌:

As his lips reached the collar of her shirt and her fingertips were on his pants, he seemed to realize they were doing that so… in public. Without saying anything, he took her hand and led to the more isolated place where his car had been parked and pushed her against it, kissing her again.

Tony breaking the kiss brought Dahlia out of her daze. She didn’t look up as he led her to his car, she didn’t want to see the reactions from the other party go-ers. Just as she was about to say something, he cut her off as he kissed her again. Deepening the kiss, she ran her hands through the back of his hair, giving it a gentle tug.

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tonycalhoun‌:

“Desperately” He said, moving closer to her.

“What are you waiting for, then?” She asked, her drunked bravery taking over.

[tonycalhoun]

Placing his hands on her waist, he kissed her, as passionately as he could, pushing her against the nearest tree, eager to be closer.

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His sudden forcefulness surprised her almost as much as it turned her on. She wrapped one of her legs around his waist as he pushed her against the tree. 

[tonycalhoun]

Tony let out a moan as she wrapped her leg around him, pushing himself against her. One of his hands moved to her ass, and the other to her hair, just as he bit down on her lower lip, exactly how he did when they were teenagers.

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He knew exactly how to kiss her in a way that drove her crazy. Dahlia let out a low moan as he bit her lip, her hands roaming down his chest and toward his waist band.

[tonycalhoun]

Making out furiously with Dahlia in the middle of the woods, Tony really could’ve been dreaming. The hand on her ass moved up her shirt and into her bra, as he broke the kiss and moved his lips to her neck.

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She should’ve been more concerned by the fact that she was a grown woman making out in the middle of a party. Something that might’ve been acceptable when they were teenagers. But all she could think about was the kisses he was placing on her neck. Her hand made its way down to the front of his pants, she ran her fingertips teasingly across him.

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tonycalhoun‌:

“Desperately” He said, moving closer to her.

“What are you waiting for, then?” She asked, her drunked bravery taking over.

[tonycalhoun]

Placing his hands on her waist, he kissed her, as passionately as he could, pushing her against the nearest tree, eager to be closer.

[dahliarroberts]

His sudden forcefulness surprised her almost as much as it turned her on. She wrapped one of her legs around his waist as he pushed her against the tree. 

[tonycalhoun]

Tony let out a moan as she wrapped her leg around him, pushing himself against her. One of his hands moved to her ass, and the other to her hair, just as he bit down on her lower lip, exactly how he did when they were teenagers.

[dahliarroberts]

He knew exactly how to kiss her in a way that drove her crazy. Dahlia let out a low moan as he bit her lip, her hands roaming down his chest and toward his waist band.

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tonycalhoun‌:

“Desperately” He said, moving closer to her.

“What are you waiting for, then?” She asked, her drunked bravery taking over.

[tonycalhoun]

Placing his hands on her waist, he kissed her, as passionately as he could, pushing her against the nearest tree, eager to be closer.

[dahliarroberts]

His sudden forcefulness surprised her almost as much as it turned her on. She wrapped one of her legs around his waist as he pushed her against the tree. 

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tonycalhoun‌:

“Desperately” He said, moving closer to her.

“What are you waiting for, then?” She asked, her drunked bravery taking over.

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tonycalhoun‌:

“That I want to kiss you all the time”

“Even right now?”