the way he responds; with indifference -- & if she's not mistaken; a hint of disdain. it's just as cold now as things used to be between them; & it's enough to make her fingers twitch against the rests on the chair with the violent stab of pain that races through her veins, chilling her to the very core. fingers press against the rests, & she uncrosses her legs -- pushing herself to her feet; she knows the betrayal he feels, she had made a choice to join the flash & his friends; she'd chosen to be good.
& it's when she heads over to gather up her bag & pull it over her shoulder -- that she spins on her heel, turning quickly to face him.
❛ i never-- i didn't intend to hurt you, len.. i promise you that. but i've been in this life.. our life since i can remember; it's all i've known & i wanted to be good for once. i wanted to be better than what i have been for most of my life. but-- ❜
confessions die on her tongue as anger extinguishes the fire of admission; she wants to voice how much she's missed him. how she could never deny the pull of their life, the pull to come home to him -- to come back to the home that he had given her. but she notices; with an attentive gaze -- the mark just against the line of his collar; & the chill settles in her heart. her powers cause a soft f l i c k e r; the lamp shutting off for just a moment before coming back on.
❛ there was part of me that came to apologize to you, to tell you i was sorry for hurting you. for betraying you. but i can see you're doing just fine without me. the hickey on your neck says that plainly. but you know something? --- ❜ hands press to a familiar chest, & she presses up onto her toes; full lips brushing the shell of his ear. ❛ you're not the only one who found someone else. ever heard of sleeping with the enemy? well, lets just say i'm sleeping with yours. he's not too bad either. ❜ delicate digits tap against his chest, as if pressing imaginary buttons. in all honesty, that's all this is. this is her, pressing his buttons.
lips drift against his jawline, dragging along the skin to stop at his lips, where they hover for just a moment. ❛ i can admit, he's no you.. doesn't have the long, skilled fingers to pick me apart in seconds.. or the voice that makes me weak in the knees.. -- can you admit that whoever you've been with, is less than me? if you can tell me, right now -- that they don't make you feel like i do.. i'll come home.. right now. right this second. i'll be nothing but yours again. ❜