Baby O'Brien

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In Sickness ¦ Date

Dexter’s hand froze as Kate let out her statement, completely caught off guard. Those were the last words he was expecting her to say, and he didn’t have an answer for what it felt like forever. Dex unwrapped his arm away from Kate, sitting down and running his fingers through his hair. Of course Addison would’ve told her. She was her best friend. But there was no way in hell he’d expected her to bring it up.

“That was…” he took a deep breath. “That was definitely something else. Okay? I was young, younger than you. And Niomi, god… she was so hard to deal with.” Dexter knew he was sounding like a jerk trying to make excuses for the shit he did in the past. He sighed again, rubbing his hands on his face and unable to look at Kate. “I’m not trying to say it was okay what I did. I still feel bad about it. I wish I could talk to Niomi and apolo-…” Dex was rambling and he knew it. Instead of keep trying to find the words, he just decided to say the ones he was sure he meant: “Niomi was no you.”

Kate didn’t follow him when he sat up. She just lay there, looking at his back, watching him physically withdraw from her. Her face was expressionless, her mind felt numb to it all. She didn’ know how she would feel about this if she were sober; whatever she felt, she’d probably keep it all hidden from him anyway.

She believed his last statement. Believed he was young and stupid. Kate was young and stupid now, though, and she wasn’t about to run away from him. Maybe she should. Without speaking, she rolled over onto her other side, away from him, tucked her chin and pulled his t-shirt up to her nose.

“Goodnight, Dex,” She said, her voice monotone with exhaustion and defeat. Niomi was no you. Now she felt more confused than ever. Luckily, she doubted she’d remember any of this in the morning.

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{ @k8-obrien } and { @dexavery } before it got too cold.

- taken by Dex’s tripod and fantastic timing.

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In Sickness ¦ Date

Dexter stayed where he was for a couple of seconds, still lost in a silent confusion. He snapped out of it when Kate reached him, climbing next to her but sitting down instead of lying, his arm around her waist.

He opened his mouth to reply her. He would stay, of course he would stay. But why couldn’t he shake the feeling that he shouldn’t? Dex finally lied down, letting out a sigh and allowing himself to get his body closer to hers. “I’m not going anywhere.” he finally said, his fingers going up and down on her back.

His words triggered a memory in Kate’s mind, and she turned to face him, her face inches from his, just looking at him for a long moment. Her eyes kept unfocusing, partly because of the alcohol in her system and partly because she could feel sleep creeping in on her. She reached her hand up to trace his jawline with her finger.

“You left Niomi.” It was a statement, her mind having conjured up a memory of what Addison had told her a few nights ago. Her wide, grey-green eyes flitted from where her finger traced his jawline up to his.There was no emotion in her voice when she spoke, she wasn’t complaining or accusing. The thoughts that traipsed their way across her mind simply found their way out of her mouth, quiet, monotonous and matter-of-fact. “You’ll leave me, too.”

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Did a little yoga sesh with @addiebutler today. JK we day drank and decided to have a handstand competition. Spoiler alert: I won.

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@addiebutler: bitch you didn’t win STOP TELLING PEOPLE YOU DID it was practically a tie.

@k8-obrien: I mean we can rematch if you want. But you'll lose. Again.

#i love itt #addie #ill fix the format on monday

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#kate #tattoo #oliver

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Did a little yoga sesh with @addiebutler today. JK we day drank and decided to have a handstand competition. Spoiler alert: I won.

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#instagram #harpinsta

In Sickness ¦ Date

He sighed as Kate stopped trying to leave, letting off some of the pressure in his hands but not letting her arms go yet. Something about her words got him even more confused than he already was. Didn’t he want to be with her as well? Wasn’t he practically begging Kate to come soon just a few hours ago? Then why, for fuck’s sakes, was it so confusing to hear her admitting the exact same thing?

Dex looked down, hoping she hadn’t noticed his hesitation. “I’m just glad you’re okay.” He said after all, trying to ignore the sudden weight on his shoulders. Dexter had promised himself he wouldn’t do it again. He couldn’t… The man cleaned his throat, looking up at her. “Do you want to lie down for a bit? You still look dizzy.”

Kate was too drunk to notice Dex’s hesitation. she could feel herself swaying where she stood. His support, his hands on her arms, were the only things keeping her upright.

“M’okay,” She nodded, confirming it, and nodded once more when he asked if she wanted to lie down. She walked, unsteadily, back over to the bed and climbed onto it, crawling towards the pillows and collapsing onto the mattress with a sigh. She reached for Dex’s hand, pulling his arm around her waist and holding his hand.

“Stay,” She muttered, forgetting that they were in his trailer, just wanting him near her.

In Sickness ¦ Date

“What?” he asked, surprised by the anger in her voice. “Did you even hear a word I said? Kate, Kate, stop!” Dex got up, holding her. “That is not what I meant! Don’t be ridiculous, you’re not going anywhere in that state. Hey, hey!” he turned her around to face him, holding both of her shoulders.

“I didn’t mean it like that. I was just being worried… you walking around completely drunk…” a sickening thought hit him, Kate walking alone, finding someone with anything but good intentions. He shook his head. She was fine. “I’m glad you’re here, okay? Please stop.”

Kate wasn’t the kind of girl who needed a guy to chase her. She wasn’t playing games, playing hot and cold with him, trying to make him say things he wasn’t ready to say. But she didn’t want to be there if he didn’t want her there. So hearing him insist was the only thing to convince her. She nodded, then closed her eyes against the dizziness that followed on quickly.

The worry in his voice was obvious, and she felt guilty for stressing him out. “M’sorry,” She said, for the third time this evening, her voice just above a whisper, her eyes on the floor like a chastised child, “I just wanted to be with you.”

I have always loved this look….

#kate #piercing #style #muse

In Sickness ¦ Date

She was right. It wasn’t his job to look after her. And yet, he worried, and he wanted to. Why? Because she’s your friend, he told himself, quickly noticing how dumb that statement sounded even in his head. If it wasn’t that, then what was it? Dexter felt that was a dangerous area to go in, so he shook it off.

“So you thought wondering off in the middle of the night, drunk as hell, was a better option? You should’ve called” he insisted, surprised by the concern in his voice. “Or…” Dex sighed, trying to fix it. “I don’t know, Kate, should’ve stayed at Addison’s? Do you have any idea of how… okay, no. I won’t lecture you, that’s bloody stupid.” he closed his eyes for a second and opened them again, reaching his arm to her face. He knew that was too, a dangerous move, but it wasn’t like Kate would remember it the next morning. “I want to look after you. You might not be used to that but goddamn it, let me.”

Kate didn’t hear anything after ‘should’ve stayed at Addison’s’ and she frowned, not at him, but past him. Swinging her legs off his lap and pushing his hand away from her face, she got unsteadily to her feet.

“Fine,” She slurred, a pang of anger in her voice, “I’ll go back to Addison's’” She started looking around for her clothes, since she somehow knew she couldn’t walk back to Addie’s dressed as she was, in nothing but a t-shirt, “Where are my clothes?”

In Sickness ¦ Date

“You’re not going anywhere. Don’t even think about it.” he scowled, sitting her on the bed and reaching her legs up his lap. “God, Kate, look at your legs. I’m surprised you got here in one piece.” Dex shook his head, once again mad at himself for not picking her up from Addison’s.

He laughed lightly at her statement, running his thumb across her knee. “Hey, don’t you blame this on me. It’s not my fault if beer is all I can afford.” he joked, shrugging. His face turned into a more serious expression as he looked at her face. “Have you guys been drinking since that last time you texted me? Kate… why didn’t you call me?”

“I didn’t want to wake you,” She said, pushing her hair out of her face, looking at the bruises on her legs, “S’not your job to look after me.”

Even as drunk as she was, Kate had some conception of the agreement they had made, and she didn’t feel like friends with benefits included the benefit of him picking her up whenever she wanted. The occasion when she had been arrested was a different story, one that didn’t even cross her mind in her current state.

“I’m my own problem, not yours.”

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Addison rolled her eyes. Of couse she would bring Alec to the equation. “You are ridiculous. He’s one of my best friends, I don’t need to keep saying this.” she gave her the tongue and laughed. “Do you want to spend the time at mine’s, by the way? I feel like if I left you, you’d ended up at Dexter’s and honestly? It shouldn’t go down tonight. You have some thinking to do before anything else.”

“I don’t need a babysitter, mum,” Kate teased, rolling her eyes, but she was honestly grateful for the offer, because Addison was right. The only thing she wanted to do right now, while she was feeling vulnerable and confused, was go and be with Dex. And that was the last thing she needed. So she nodded. “Sure, why not. Lets have a real girls night; movies and popcorn? Something soppy so that if I end up crying, I can blame it on the film.”

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“Bitch then you must hate me all the time, cause I’m always right.” she teased, smiling back at her.

Addie listened to her and frowned, feigning a mad expression. “Yeah, but then you’d have never met me, and, let’s face, your life would suck without me.” she winked and shook her up. “And don’t you even dare to fucking think about leaving because of a dude, okay? I’d hunt you down, girl, I mean it.”

“Hey, I’m not going anywhere, I promise,” Kate said, holding her hands up, defensively. “As if I’d ever leave you. I get to sit back now and watch this Alec situation blow up in your face; your fallout is gonna be worse than mine and when that happens you can come stay with me in Lillie’s old room and we can just spend our days getting drunk and talking about how much we hate men.”

In Sickness ¦ Date

Dexter laughed lightly as she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him close and getting him even more wet than he’d gotten whilst helping her in the shower. “Hey, what are you doing?” he laughed, not really complaining about it but finding her affectionate attitude funny.

“This is by far the drunkest I’ve ever seen you.” the man chuckled, running his hands up and down her back and kissing her shoulder. “You almost gave me a goddamn heart attack too.”

“M’sorry,” She said, again, sitting back from him, her speech slurring, “Do you want me to go home? I can go, if you want.”

She shook her head, then immediately regretted the action because her head began to spin. “S’your fault. Used to be able to handle alcohol...before you. Now I only drink beer. S’Vodka I can’t handle now.”

#dex #this post is a dispicable length i know #judge me

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Addison waited, wondering how she’d react to the whole thing. She sighed as Kate did, shaking her head and shrugging. “I don’t know. Fuck, I don’t know. Maybe it was something with Niomi, maybe he already wanted to leave even before starting things with her. Maybe it’s different with you. But that’s all I can offer you, Kate. The ‘maybe’. I needed to tell you because, like I said, I think you need to think this through”

Addie laughed lightly along with Kate, wrapping one arm around her shoulder. “Luckily we’re right next to a bar, ta-da.” she pointed at the bar with a lack of entusiasm, but hoping it would make her smile even if for a second.

It did make her smile, just for that one second. “You know that I hate when you’re right, don’t you?” Kate said to her, giving her friend a warm, yet unenthusiastic smile.

“I’m not this weepy, soppy girl,” She shook her head, looking around, “This isn’t me. It’s this goddamn place. None of this would have happened if I’d just stayed in Ireland. I’d be screwing the same old boring guys who I never had any real interest in, they’d be loading me with drink and I’d be smashed off my face right now, instead of pouring my heart out in the middle of the street.”

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