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inwardly he winced at her tone. it wasn’t everyday he kept her waiting. matter of fact Atticus rarely ever did. which was probably why there was an expectation of him, oh well you know, staying on schedule. maybe he should have been a disappointment more often? pushing the thought away he focused on her stone expression and crossed arms.
“really,” he countered with a shift to his facial expression, one of actual remorse. a rare thing for him indeed. he wasn’t going to play any games with her. she deserved better. “i didn’t plan on losing track of time and while i know that’s no excuse,” his words paused for a second as he nibbled on his lip in search of what to say next. “i can’t change it. all i can do is apologize.” Atticus let his words hang there for a moment before shrugging once more.
“i am sorry but i didn’t bring a heart to prove it,” he finally continued, echoing a conversation that they had so long ago. honestly the old vampire hoped he could sate her anger so they could still have somewhat of an evening but if she needed a better apology he would find her ten hearts. what was a few more dead bodies.
The fact that he felt it was important to apologize made her upset soften a bit. She knew the man in front of her didn’t say he was sorry often. If ever really. So it sooth a bit of her annoyance. If she would have known what he was doing. She probably wouldn’t even be that mad. There was no real control to Atticus when he was in the moment. It was part of what she liked so much about it. Also, she didn’t want to spend the rest of the night angry.
His statement about a heart made her lips curl just slightly. It had been one random conversation forever ago. And it still made its way into their life from time to time. Shifting in her place her narrowed her eyes for a moment in thought. “A heart would have made it better..” she breathed lightly as she shifted to stand up. “But I guess I can moderately forgive you for making me wait forever.”
Lifting her hand she tucked her hair bind her ears as she got closer. Her eyes shifting to look him over. “You’re such a mess.” she scrunched her nose a bit. It was definitely going to be a little bit before he was snuggle-able. “Shower.. then you can make up for being a jerk.” she huffed a little.











