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Alone* - [Sebastian Stan] - Part 1

Two bodies alone together in a once crowded room. Their hosts left them long ago to their own devices.

He sits in a soft arm chair, far from Her, on the other side of the room. He's pretending to look at his phone, the screen turned black long ago, only his reflection taking up the screen.

She's in the kitchen, leaning against the cool marble counter, trying to read a recipe for some fancy dessert, but she's unable to concentrate, her attention is elsewhere. She knows they are alone together, again.

He observes her from afar. Watching the way she leans her body into the work surface, one hand still on the pages of the thick book in front of her, eyes glazed over, not truly reading the words on the glossy paper. The other fiddling with the chain around her neck.

There has been a secret between them for a while now. Passing glances over ones shoulder when the other walked by, eyes briefly catching across the room. Both have failed to fully act on their infatuation, until now.

She hears him rise from his chair, no matter how quiet he was trying to be, she heard him, she always did, always knew when he had entered the room before she saw him.
She feels the air change around her as he slowly yet carefully approaches, static sizzles as he enters her personal space, sighing as he towers over her. His breath tickling her face as she turns slightly looking up through her long lashes.
"Eti." he says, his voice deep, its sprinkled with familiarity and meaning. Eti mutters something quietly, quickly becoming flustered. His eyes flick to her lips as she dampens them with a slight lick, briefly biting on the bottom.

Eti's eyes flutter closed as his nose grazes her own and their lips softly meet. Within seconds his hands find her hips, pulling her closer and lifting her onto the counter. Finally she whispers his name, "Seb" as he fits himself between her thighs, fingers caressing her soft skin.

Both have glassy, blown eyes as they hold each others gaze briefly, noses still touching. Again their lips find each other, this time diving right in, they are soon fighting for air as they share this passionate embrace. Finally they break away for air, their foreheads pressed tightly together, her hands messed into his hair, one of his still clinging to her thigh, the other on her neck, his thumb caressing her jaw. Small shy smiles play at the corner of their lips. He opens his mouth to speak when...

He jolts away immediately, as chatty voices soon fill the hall. Swiftly he makes his exit, without being seen and without a glance back towards Eti. He leaves her perched on the counter as their friends spill into the large kitchen dining space. Eti slides down from her spot on the counter, she places a hand to her swollen lips, which still tingled from Sebastian's touch. Tears prick her eyes and the butterflies that had been excitedly swarming in her stomach suddenly drop as dread or something else fills her.

*

The air was warm and humid. A storm was brewing, Eti could feel it, her head was starting to feel heavy as she sat by the pool of the big house she and all her friends, including Sebastian, were all staying at.

Many of her friends were mingling by the bar on the opposite side of the patio , music was pumping from the speakers, they had started doing shots, it wasn't her scene and it was far too early to be drinking. She could make out Sebastian amongst her closest, who unfortunately were also his. They hadn't spoken since the scene in the kitchen a few days ago, and she felt like he was avoiding her somehow. Separately they try to catch each others eye with quick glances, they fail.

Eti removes her feet from cool water, letting her skirt fall down to her ankles as she rises, she wipes her feet on a towel before sliding on her mule sandals. She sneaks away, taking a small glance towards the bar, Sebastian was nowhere to be seen. There was a maze garden to the side of the patios, which she follows. Pretty flowers and small intimate courtyards great her as she strolls through. It was peaceful and freeing, she thought, her fingers tickling the flora as she passed.

"Eti!" Sebastian calls her name. He'd seen her leave, seen the downcast look in her eyes, he had to follow her. She spins. "Hi." he says, catching up to her. "What are you doing here?" She's mad. They go to speak at the same time, their sentences becoming a blur. She stops and sighs, ushering him to speak first, needing to hear what he has to say before she lets lose on him.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry I just up and left you in the kitchen." He says exasperated and slightly out of breath, he was practically wringing his hands. "You didn't have to leave" She sighs. "Why?-Why did you leave?"

They calmly talk for a while. Sebastian remarked on how he likes to be private, but also that it wasn't an excuse. Eti somewhat understood, but wasn't a fan of secrecy. Although they shared the same friends, and had done for a couple of years, it was hard having a private personal life, even amongst those closest to you, and especially for him. And in Sebastian's mind, he didn't want to share her, not just yet.

"I really am sorry." She smiles slightly, with sympathy, inside still feeling conflicted and somewhat sad. She wishes she could air her true feelings, the ones she's been harbouring for the past year. She doesn't even know how it started, it just suddenly crept up her, on both of them.

Suddenly, and with out much warning, the sky grew dark and the heavens opened, pulling Eti and Sebastian away from their thoughts and pouring months worth of rain on top of them both. They make a quick run for it, the grass becoming slick and slippery underfoot. Sebastian takes hold of Eti's hand. They run towards the gardens sun house chuckling as they almost slipped on the sodden path and steps leading up to their shelter. Luckily for them, the doors been left unlocked. Sebastian fumbles with the handle as thunder rumbles overhead, his fingers slide over the wet metal for a second before finally making it inside.

Without haste they quickly search for some towels to dry off, and kick off their shoes. They find some towels and robes in a basket. A couple of soft blankets are conveniently stacked on the sofa nearby. Sebastian walks to turn on the small heater and starts to take off his sodden t-shirt, it clings to his hard abs. With her back to Sebastian, Eti wraps herself up into a plush white towel, draping it over her shoulders, and shivers slightly. Sebastian's hands are soon on her rubbing over the top of the towel. She turns to face him. "Take these off," he whispers, fingers toying with the tiny buttons on her top. "You'll warm up quicker." His eyes are nearly black instead of their bright sea blue, his voice slightly gravely at the sight before him, clearly she was not wearing anything under the thin, drenched fabric. They look at each other deeply for a few seconds, taking each other in. Eti gulps, her throat suddenly becoming dry. Another sharp clap of thunder and Sebastian turns away, allowing Eti to strip off her clothes, and further wrap herself up into one of the robes, tightly tying the belt into a knot. Sebastian takes off his soaked jeans, Eti secretly eyes the muscles of his back as he runs a towel through his hair.

Clothes are propped, laid and hung as close to the small heater as possible. They stand facing one another for a second but it feels longer. A chill runs through Eti again, and Sebastian notices. He steps closer, closing the gap between them. She's feeling brave, her fingers find the belt of his robe as one of his own hands finds her collarbone, slightly exposed, he strokes his thumb over her skin before cupping her jaw. Her eyes flutter. "Are you going to run away again?" She whispers, its almost inaudible. His other hand finds the belt of her robe, he begins to tug at it, his lips find hers, "No" he whispers softly into her mouth.