Re: The Bush (NZ)

by **feathertail** Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:41 am

"Gray," Alex sighed, but didn't continue.

by **Sofie Berry** Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:56 am

“You do it,” he said. “She likes you better.”

by **feathertail** Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:57 am

"I'm not the one she had sex with," Alex raised an eyebrow.

by **Sofie Berry** Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:01 pm

“Exactly. She likes you better. You didn’t knock her up,” he said.

by **feathertail** Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:04 pm

"You think she resents you for that? Gray, despite all the cliches that go with it, you created a little miracle with her."

by **Sofie Berry** Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:12 pm

“A miracle she didn’t want. I had to practically blackmail her into not getting an abortion,” he said.

by **feathertail** Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:16 pm

"Of course she doesn't think she wants it, she's terrified, for Christ's sake."

by **Sofie Berry** Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:23 pm

“Don’t you see how this is confusing for me?” Gray demanded.

by **feathertail** Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:26 pm

"Of course I do, it's why I'm trying to spell it out for you. You just need to slow down and think before doing impulsive shit like proposing to her!"

by **Sofie Berry** Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:47 pm

Gray clenched his jaw and pushed past his brother as he walked away from him.

by **feathertail** Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:49 pm

Alex grabbed at him. "Hey. Slow down. Think."

by **Sofie Berry** Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:53 pm

Gray turned around and shoved Alex off of him. “You think. You have no f****** clue what was going through my head when I proposed. You have no idea what my intentions were,” he said.

by **feathertail** Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:57 pm

Alex caught his wrists. "I'm not saying that. I'm just saying it's a bit of a dumb move to go from best friends to f*** buddies to best friends to fiances!"

by **Sofie Berry** Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:05 pm

Gray pulled his wrists back and swung at Alex with a closed fist.

by **feathertail** Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:10 pm

Alex, unsuspecting, didn't have time to dodge, and toppled backwards and sprawled, whacking his head on the ground.

by **Sofie Berry** Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:16 pm

Gray froze, he hadn't meant to actually hit him. He thought he'd dodge or something. "Alex? Alex!" he said and crouched beside him. "Wake up."

by **feathertail** Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:20 pm

Alex blinked hard, staring up at the sky. He sighed softly. "I get your point, Gray. I'll leave you be. Let you f*** up her life as well as yours." His tone wasn't confrontational. It was quiet resignation.

by **Sofie Berry** Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:25 pm

“You always think I’m going to fuck everything up. You don’t trust me to do anything!” Gray said, standing up. “I bet you don’t even trust me to father my own child. You know what? F*** this. If you think I’m going to be so bad at it, you be the father.” He stormed off, done with the way he was being treated.

by **feathertail** Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:32 pm

Alex wearily lifted his head, feeling the back, and groaned a little when his fingers came away wet. He let it fall back with a long sigh.

by **Sofie Berry** Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:57 pm

Gray went off on his own.

by **feathertail** Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:59 pm

After a while, Alex got up and returned to the motel room, getting an ice pack for his head.

by **Sofie Berry** Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:05 pm

Gray heads back to the hotel, looking around for Liss.

by **feathertail** Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:07 pm

Liss could be found, if you knew what you were looking for, in a patch of dappled sunlight she was using to weave an illusion of her not being there. She plaited grass quietly, a simple, slightly bloody scratch across one cheek.

by **Sofie Berry** Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:16 pm

Gray leaned against the truck, thinking for a moment before he went off to find her. He went to a park and looked around. It was calming, Liss would like it. But, then, something caught his eye. Turning his head, he went towards the sparkle of light and smirked. “Found you,” he said softly.

by **feathertail** Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:34 pm

Liss glanced up from her most recent braided string of grass, and shifted a little to the side to allow space for Gray to join her in her mini dome of bent light.

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