" ─── i'm good, but─ wait... none of the food is to your liking? you should've come to me earlier... " her tone is nothing short of conspiratorial as she reaches out for the small handbag she's been carrying around all evening. the way she's looking around to make sure no one is looking their way would make it seem like she's about to show him something spectacular and, in a way, maybe she is. " i'm always prepared for this kind of thing; even if half the time i can barely take a bite but... here, " carefully she slides the half - open purse towards him, the bright colors of different mini - sized candy bars packages is the only thing in sight. her emergency stash, so to speak. " pick whatever you like. they're not very filling but good to keep up the energy, you know? "
santos had never been to heaven . didn't plan on going anytime soon , but he was sure the sound of the pearly gates sounded a lot like malika unzipping her purse . the chips , immediately forgotten with the small plop of them hitting the table . “ mali . . . kiki . . . lika . . . mal . . . lili . . . ” nicknames he'd never spewed before falling from his subconscious as he stared into the shining bag of goodies with a smile . “ i would call you by your real name but you need something fitting of a goddess . an alias though so that no one can find you in the way i have found you . ” the nonsense kept coming , but he didn't care . shortly after , he'd selected two bars and quickly ripped them open and shoving them in his mouth . a relieved exhale slipping past his nose as he devoured the sweet treats . “ i could kiss you . ” he spoke around bites of candy , taking another candy bar into his mouth . “ i won't , because i respect your boundaries . but just know i could . i'm that grateful . ”














