he knows there’s no other way that peg could possibly react to him coming to her like this, tail between his legs. her response is forgiving, yet nonchalant. maybe even a tad off-hand. and it’s perfectly fitting — they’re not serious enough in their involvement for her shrugging off their grievances to become a cliche, oscar-worthy reunion in which she falls head-over-heels into his arms, nor is that peg’s style. and on the other hand, it’s that same casualness between them that makes her so unbothered, he thinks. sure, he probably oversteps the boundaries and should learn not to test her patience even if she’s just a fuckbuddy. but it’s good that she ( mostly ) seems not to care about what he does after a while. maybe this is what makes her appealing in a way that lady darling isn’t. she never expects anything more from him than what he already does. she knows he’s a tramp, a scoundrel — something that lady seems to have missed behind the view of her rose-tinted glasses.
“desperate? not really. i would’ve picked it up for you even if i wasn’t in the doghouse,” he laughs. “but i guess i’m out of it now.”
he follows her inside and closes the door behind them with a ‘click’. “…what if i’m trying harder not to fuck up?” he asks, sincerity lacing his words. it’s true that he came here to get himself back on good terms with her, but that’s not the only reason. after all the thinking he’s been doing while situated right in the pit of rock bottom, he’s here to talk about where their relationship is going to go — whether or not she’s still happy in what they’re doing, et cetera. but with his next words, he skips ahead to that part, way too soon. “y’know — clean my act up or whatever. i think it’s about time. stop running off, get a new apartment, clear my debts… maybe you’d feel better about being my girlfriend, then.”
❝ might as well make it a penthouse , given how much time you spend in it . let’s see how long you stay out this time , ❞ the blonde laughed , not really expecting a change in the man’s behavior --- if anything , she just found it funny how he continuously found new was of pissing her off , but never to the point where it became unforgivable . thank god it was never unforgivable , otherwise peg would lose the closest thing she had to a family . meeting tramp’s brother , while a good thing , just reminded her of how even the person she thought understood her had someone looking for them . besides tramp , who else did she have ? sure , maybe a small handful of people , but that was it . she never needed anyone , she still didn’t , but it was nice food for thought .
when he started speaking , the blonde raised her eyebrows . she wasn’t expecting more than an apology and maybe a movie session that would end up in tramp staying for the night , but apparently there was more to the man’s visit . of course , she couldn’t help but feel curious about it ; what did he mean by ‘ trying harder not to fuck up ’ ? brushing a curl behind her ear , she continued to listen to the vagabond . there was a certain determination in his tone , one she wasn’t used to seeing but found intriguing . at tramp’s last remark , her eyes widened a little , just before her gaze shifted down to the woman’s toes . speechless didn’t even begin to cover it .
❝ i uh ... ❞ a chuckle , ❝ i didn’t see that one comin’ . ❞ pausing , she let out a heavy sigh before looking up at his face , head lightly tilting to the side . ❝ you sure ? if this is because of what happened , i swear i’m all good ... ❞
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