“Believe me, if anyone knows that Morals can be pesky it’s me. I come from one of the most moral towns in America, hard for a gay girl to grow up there.” She smirked, the bitter memories had long since faded, replaced with only bittersweet memories. She had loved her parents, but even they had been a problem for her growing up.
“Someone as…strong.” The brunette was careful to pick her words carefully, and she sauntered over to the woman before taking another sip of her wine for courage, “Someone as strong and beautiful as you; who has a moral compass she follows, even if doesn’t always seem easy.”
She was barely whispering now, her eyes locking with the woman’s for a moment before she took a step back, realizing that maybe she had gotten a little too close. “You’re special Emily, if no one’s ever told you that before.”
“I can imagine,” she replied, remembering how long she’d struggled with coming out. her parents hadn’t cared. she could still recall how they sighed with relief that she wasn’t telling them one of their stashes were flushed. most of her friends were long gone, living exciting lives elsewhere by then. It was Jack she’d been worried about...and the world in general. she already so much in life to set her apart, she didn’t need one more thing. but she was grateful her problems weren’t as intense as what they could have been.
Emily felt her heart beat pick up as Rebekah drew closer, encroaching on her personal space, if only a bit. She wished she hadn’t already set her wine down. She needed to hold on to some semblance of reality. “It certainly doesn’t now,” she murmured, looking into deep brown eyes.
It was a line if she’d ever heard one and her mind screamed at her to back out. Where was her sense of structure? Of dignity? Had Rebekah been some skeevy balding pe teacher, she might’ve laughed and left before he’d finished the sentence. But Rebekah was beautiful, enchanting almost, and she knew they were on somewhat equal footing. They could help each other...and in turn help Eli. “You hardly know anything about me,” she replied, pushing off her perch on the arm of the chair to close the small gap between them, “but you’re right. I am and it never hurts to hear,” because despite knowing it, she rarely heard it and the flush on her skin was sure to give it away. If Rebekah were to touch her, she was sure to feel how hot it was and for a moment she wondered what it’d be like to have those delicate looking fingers graze her skin. “how closely do you follow your moral compass?” she asked quietly.