Aberration

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"Take a deep breathe, my darling", he whispered.

It felt wrong, we weren't supposed to be involved like this.

"And what if that doesn't help?" I muttered back.

"Then I know something else that can."

With a devilish grin he'd tug me by the arm to lead me off somewhere, to where I wasn't certain, but it could never be good if he was smiling like how he was then.

"C'mon baby, I know how to calm ya down."

"But I promised George-"

"Enough about him, hon. For tonight, you're with me."

"What about tomorrow? What happens then?"

"Tomorrow we'll run away together."

"Really?"

His eyes would soften. He'd pull me to his chest and bring his one hand up to cup my cheek, stroking the skin just under my eye. He'd glance down to my lips, and then back up again as if I were the only girl that he had ever lusted over. He'd rest his forehead on mine, closing his eyes to savor the moment, breathing a sigh through his nose. Then he'd pull away completely, a smirk playing on his lips like he'd just won the lottery.

"Nah!"

And he'd laugh, bent over and slapping his knee like it was the most hilarious thing he'd ever heard.

Tom Buchanan always had a sick sense of humor like that.

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