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Post by Cres on Jan 26, 2006 6:39:11 GMT -5
Chip felt quite warmer for Ace's words. It certainly solidified his decision. When Ace moved closer and grabbed his arm, however, he had hard time trying to stifle his reflex to move away - they were too much in public for his liking. But he couldn't do that to Ace, especially after hearing what he said. He turned to look at the blond, glanced at Dan and then back to Ace, and pulled him wordlessly with him, starting to walk away, making sure to make a decent circle so they wouldn't run straight into Teddy and Sweets.
"I'm sure they can sort it out best without us," he said as he led Ace away. "We'll wait at the boat."
He still didn't want to just leave Dan, in case he still wanted to come with them.
Dan, for his part, didn't even notice Chip and Ace vanishing from behind him. He still didn't notice Bp until the girl spoke, and at that point he jumped a little. His attention was drawn from the two lovebirds for a moment when Bp's sad expression and apologetic voice registered. He opened his mouth, first about to say something...
Farther off, Sweetheart had also jolted at Dan's shout. She pressed herself tighter against Teddy and her eyes were rather anxious as she glanced toward her brother. Teddy's question made her senses return, however. As much as she was intimidated by her brother, she also knew that this time, they had not done anything wrong. She looked at him with a slight smile.
"I don't know," she said. "But don't worry, I won't let him hurt you." She winked. She just had to say it; it was too amusing. After all, he was by all logic the one to protect her, and not the other way round. She then grew more serious and looked at Dan again. She took a breath, biting her lip a little, then sighed and grabbed Teddy's hand. "Come on, we'd better go tell him. Otherwise he'll blow a fuse or two." She started walking toward Dan, dragging Teddy with her.
Dan was still staring at Bp, not having managed a sound. Realising he was probably looking idiotic that way he turned his head away and closed his mouth. He saw Teddy and Sweetheart again, and recalled his anger. He scowled at the approaching couple.
This certainly wasn't his night.
[[giving a chance for Bp and Teddy to do or say something... not sure if they are going to, but *shrug*]]
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Post by Kat on Jan 26, 2006 9:26:14 GMT -5
Ace felt relieved when Chip mentioned just heading for the boat and waiting. He'd been worried that Chip may have wanted to get involved and play peace-maker. They tried to stay as far from sight as possible while heading for the docks, but it was pretty hard to do while walking on an empty beach. He just hoped they'd be too involved with each other to look around and notice he and Chip. "Chip, what do you think Dan would do if he found out how I treated Sweetheart earlier? Is his temper anything like Vinnie's?" Ace felt like he should have just kept his mouth shut and avoided the topic, but he couldn't help it. He usually never talked about whatever it was that he's worrying about, but things with Chip are different. It was as though he'd spent so long keeping everything in and now that he had an outlet to talk to, he couldn't stop rambling on. He looked up at Chip, worry plastered over his features. "I just really don't want to come between you. I've torn enough people apart in my life already." It was true, his manipulative ways had destroyed a few friendships. But they never damaged his relationship with the people he meddled with, he always managed to come out looking like he'd done everyone a favour. But this time it was more personal and he was starting to feel a build-up of remorse for all of the crappy things he'd done to people in his life. (Holy crap, Ace is being such an emo bitch tonight!
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Post by Sharise on Jan 26, 2006 15:01:27 GMT -5
[You're so thoughtful. :P]
Teddy chuckled at Sweetheart's response. His amusement quickly faded as the girl grabbed him by the hand and dragged him toward Dan. "Just one or two, eh? He must be warming up to me." Despite his uncertainty, Teddy couldn't help but to try and lighten the situation. It was in his nature.
Bp stared at Dan, unsure of what to say. She had never been in this situation before, and she never thought she would be. She had actually developed feelings for some one she barely knew. It was crazy.
"Dan, I'm sorry." The words came flying out of the girl's mouth. "You didn't deserve that, and I'd understand if you can't forgive me. But I am sorry... I just wanted to tell you that." Bp sighed. She was exhausted and wary.... she just wanted everything to smooth over.
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Post by Cres on Jan 29, 2006 11:15:25 GMT -5
Chip looked at Ace as they approached the boat, smiling a bit of a lopsided smile. He glanced around, saw no one was looking, and leaned over to give him a light kiss on the cheek. "Don't worry about it, Ace," he said. "I can handle Dan. He might look like a big bad grizzly but he's really a cuddly teddy bear inside." He winked. "Once I tell him exactly what's going on between us he'll understand." He was sounding a little more confident than what he felt like. Though he couldn't believe Dan would turn his back on him because of Ace. The blond hadn't really done anything, after all. Elsewhere, Dan's attention was turned from his approaching sister and her boyfriend to Bp when she spoke to her again. He looked at her. His first instinct was to tell her to just stick her apology, but when he saw the expression on her face and realised that her words were actually genuine, his heart made a sudden jump upward in his chest. He smiled just a little, rather wearily. "It's okay," he said. Well, the main thing was she had changed her mind, yes? I'm turning into such a puss.He might have said more, but it was at that point that Sweetheart, who was grinning a bit to Teddy's joke, reached them. She stopped a few steps away - just in case - and wrapped her hands around Teddy's arm. She smiled to her brother, not realising there was something going on between him and Bp. "Dan... may I introduce you to my boyfriend," she said matter-of-factly, knowing that such an announcement would certainly smooth Dan over a little. Dan snapped his attention back to his sister. What had she just said? Boyfriend? His eyes darted to Teddy, deep and penetrating. He was evaluating the boy now like never before. "Since when?" Sweetheart stepped instinctively a little closer to Teddy, a little annoyed that Dan wasn't melting into a smile. "Since today," she said, quite defensively. Dan looked at Teddy now, furrowing his brows a little. Then he glanced at Bp. She was her friend. Sweetheart was so obviously in love with him. Their parents liked him. Oh shucks.He smiled just a little and looked at Teddy. "I guess I should welcome you to the family, then," he said a bit gruffly. [[edit for the persistent "him" and "her" mix-ups.... *sigh* I so shouldn't write these things when I'm that tired... ]]
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Post by Kat on Jan 29, 2006 11:28:57 GMT -5
Ace smiled to Chip after he was kissed, feeling a little better for Chip's words. He really needed to get the hang of this whole leaving others to sort out their own probles bit. He'd always made a habit of getting involved in the problems of everyone he cared about, usually always able to smoothe things over for them. But he knew if he interfered this time, it would only make things worse.
The made it to the docks and Ace led Chip to Jan's boat. It wasn't very big and had no cabin, the boat was purely for speeding across the water and only sat four people. But once they were sitting inside the boat, they wouldn't be seen from the beach and Ace couldn't wait to have a moment out of sight again. He really just wanted to melt into Chip's arms for a minute or two. He stopped in front of the boat and looked at Chip. "Well here we are. It's not huge, but it is the fastest boat available on the market. Jan's a bit of a speed freak, he owns two Japanese motorcycles too, he keeps trying to convince me to let him buy me one as well. While they look exciting, I'd rather not chance having my leg torn apart if I crash, you know?" Ace looked up at Chip and smiled.
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Post by Sharise on Jan 29, 2006 23:02:51 GMT -5
A small smile spread across the girl's lips, and quickly turned into a big, bright grin. If it hadn't been for the arrival of Sweetheart and Teddy, Bp would have jumped Dan right then and there. So instead, she took her place by the man's side. She was shocked by what she heard, but didn't let it show. And while she was experiencing her own kind of joy, there was an sharp pang in her heart that couldn't be explained.
Pushing all thoughts aside, Bp smiled at the two love birds. "Congratulations, you two. It's about time."
Teddy smiled wide. Not only to Bp's comment, but also to Dan's gruff approval. "I've been waiting forver to hear those words. " Yep, it was obvious that he was feeling quite well.
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Post by Cres on Jan 30, 2006 10:01:16 GMT -5
Chip looked at the boat with an approving smile. Oh, yes, this was exactly his kind of a boat. He was actually itching to get to use the wheel. He had been planning to get himself a boat like this, but so far he hadn't made it to the big league yet with the Rosacci business affairs, and his father was determined not to get him too much stuff so he wouldn't get spoiled. Chip had to scoff at that. As if he weren't spoiled already. Although, he mused, that should be corrected soon enough. There was a big deal coming, and he played a fairly crucial part. It was time to show what he could really do, so to speak. It would be an online job, too, so he should be getting a good pay for it.
He didn't linger in any of these thoughts for a long time, and when Ace talked to him about Jan, he smirked a bit and rolled his eyes dramatically.
"Yes, I do know," he said with a bit of an exasperated voice, thinking about Dan. "You know I've been trying to get that through to Dan but oh he is so in love with his bike. Sometimes I think he loves that bike more than me." He made a face and then shook his head. "It wouldn't be half as bad if he'd get something a bit more... well, modern. That old heap he's driving I'm afraid he'll crack his neck one day."
He looked at the boat again, a bit of a gleam in his eyes.
"Shall we get in? We might as well make ourselves comfortable while we wait for Dan. Assuming he's coming."
[[which, I'm not sure if he is. Sharise, what will we do with the lovebirds? Shall Bp and Dan go back to mainland with Ace and Chip, or will they all be staying here, or what?]]
Dan was beginning to feel a little better, as Bp came closer to him and seemed so happy. He reminded himself that he didn't want to be like Vinnie, after all. He wrapped an unconscious arm around Bp's shoulders. Dan rather disliked any long talks. If it was okay between them then it was. He didn't like talking about feelings, not with Chip and not with anyone.
Sweetheart beamed at the congratulations and Dan's final approval. Even though she was willing to stand up for herself and Teddy against him, she felt much better at getting his approval. She hugged Teddy tight with a happy smile.
Dan gave the lovebirds a lopsided smile at Teddy's words.
"Yeah," he said. "Just take care of her. If I'll catch you fucking this up, I'll..."
"Dan!" Sweetheart huffed, and Dan stopped in midsentence. The brother and sister stared at one another for a few moments, then finally Dan shrugged and looked away. Sweetheart smiled happily and hung her arms around Teddy's neck. She wanted to be as close to him as she could right then.
"So, Bp..." Dan looked at the girl again, with a bit of a smile, wanting to change the subject. "Are we gonna stay here after all or what?"
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Post by Kat on Jan 30, 2006 11:59:05 GMT -5
"No kidding, I've seen his bike. It's definitely a classic." Ace laughed. "Luckily Jan is not like that at all, that man is Mister Upgrade. In fact in the past few years about the only thing he hasn't kept upgrading every year for a newer model is mom and I." Ace smiled and stepped down into the boat, sitting down in one of the two seats directly behind the wheel, glancing up at Chip and waiting for him to take a seat. "Hurry up and make yourself comfortable, damn it. I need a hug before Dan gets here." Ace grinned and patted the seat next to him. He was a little curious as to what was going on with the others, but he preferred to stay out of sight. He didn't think any of them would really be all that happy to see him at the moment and maybe on their own, he was hoping they'd smooth things over. Right now he would be content to sit on the boat, bobbing on the water in the darkness, and cuddle for a moment.
Back inside, Moki smiled at Em before grabbing her hand and pulling in front of the others. "Hello all, I'm back, you can cease and desist all counts of missing me dearly. I did go out to look for my brother, but I brought back something much lovelier if I may say so." She looked at Em and grinned. "This is my friend Emmaline, she also lives on the island. She decided to come by and visit me tonight, and I thought it would only be polite to introduce you all to her. She's a lovely girl and you'll all get on marvellously, correct?" Moki put her hands on her hips, looking authoritative but ruining it with an amused grin.
Sparky looked over the new girl and gave an appreciative nod. "I like her already." She figured Emmaline must be the girl Moki had told her about, the one who lived on the other side of the island whom Moki had found one day while surfing. If she'd had any idea the girl wore so little clothing though, she would have been better prepared to greet her properly. Instead she just eyed her for a moment, appreciating her beauty.
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Post by Sharise on Jan 30, 2006 13:06:37 GMT -5
Bp and Teddy both smirked at Dan's threat as he was interrupted by Sweetheart. Teddy looked down at his girlfriend and smiled softly, wrapping his arms around her in an embrace.
"I love you." His words words were whispered, so as not to disgust Dan and Bp.
Bp, on the other hand, had no problem with freaking other people out. "Well, we could stay here, or we could go back to your place." She smirked. "I've worked up quite the appetite." It was obvious by the girl's voice and body language what she was hungry for.
Inside the resort, Emmaline found herself in an entirely new situation. She had never been introduced to anyone before, so to her, this sort of thing was great fun.
"Moki, you're so kind." Em beamed as the island native spoke such sweet things about her, and she smiled even more as Sparky spoke. "Hello!" Without much thought, she bounded over to the other girl and sat beside her. She stretched out her hand in greeting. "I'm Em." Just then, Sparky's drawings caught her eye. "Wow.... You're really good."
[Man, I love Em. So totally unaware of the fact that she's being checked out. lol]
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Post by Cres on Jan 31, 2006 2:18:24 GMT -5
Chip chuckled a bit when Ace hurried him to get on the boat. "Oh, I wouldn't worry about Dan," he said as he climbed on the boat after Ace. "He makes a lot of noise but he's not really dangerous." Nevertheless, he wanted a hug as bad as Ace did, so he made himself comfortable on the seat and wrapped his arm round Ace. It felt good to get the boy's warmth against him - he had dipped into the ocean with his clothes on, and was getting really rather cold. He pulled Ace into his arms comfortably, leaning his back against the backrest. Much better. Sweetheart's heart still skipped a beat every time she heard those words, though Teddy had told them to her already a few times. She looked up with a warm smile and tilted her head back and reached up for a short kiss. "I love you too," she whispered back. Dan's eyes caught on an interested gleam when Bp spoke. He was happy to find she had not lost her interest in him after all. He pulled her closer by the waist and looked at her with a smirk of his own. "Oh, really?" he said with a chuckle. "Why, then what are we still doing here? A girl's hunger must always be tended to." Sweetheart, though quite delirious with happiness, was not quite delirious enough for the exchange between her brother and Bp to escape her. She looked back over her shoulder to the two of them, the tiniest frown on her face. She had always been bothered by Dan's openly sexual behaviour, perhaps because he was her brother - but also because she was not totally comfortable with such display yet. Then she remembered what she was wearing, and how she had behaved earlier, and a faint blush rose to her white cheeks. She felt confused within. She had found a new kind of wants and needs inside her, and had developed a desire to explore a world she had never even dared look at. Now she had a boyfriend - and not just any boyfriend, but the very one she had always dreamed of. The thought suddenly scared her a little and she pressed herself against Teddy and rested her head on his shoulder, for comfort. Where were they going? Where was she going? [[Hehe my lil' Catholic girl has some soul searching to do once we're done here and I'll get to write her journal... ]] Cara and Brit turned both to meet the new girl as Moki brought her in. Cara smiled a friendly sort of smile - feeling just the tiniest bit of jealousy when she saw Sparky was looking her over. It was soon enough stifled, however. For God's sake, Sparky had a girlfriend! Get yourself together, girl, she told herself. This, and her slightly anti-social traits, rendered her silent and only waving her hello to the new girl. Brit, however, could not have been more pleased for the gathering company. The more the merrier, was her motto, and the new girl seemed... interesting. She looked her over with a wide grin. "Oh hi!" she greeted her and then eyed her costume with a raised brow. "Trying to start a new trend?" she asked with a bit of a giggle, but not in any way nastily. "I've never seen anything quite like that... but I'll bet it gets the boys going though." She winked. She meant no harm with her comment.
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Post by Kat on Jan 31, 2006 10:11:48 GMT -5
Ace settled himself comfortably against Chip, pulling his feet up to rest on the arm of the seat. There was nothing in between the two seats, so he was able to lie across them and lean back against Chip. He closed his eyes as Chip's arms wrapped around him, a smile settling over his face. He wondered how long they would be waiting for Dan to show up; if he was even going to show up. Ace wanted to get back home soon where they could be alone with no fear of anyone seeing them. Even here on the boat, there was always the chance that someone would walk by and see them. He tried not to think about it though, intent to enjoy the moment. He looked up at Chip and smiled, hoping he was right about Dan. He just couldn't help but be nervous though, big guys tended to freak him out even when they weren't mad at him. But even so he felt safe enough with Chip there, trusting him to take care of anything that came up. He'd never felt quite so safe around anyone else with the exception of Chase. But even though he cuddled with Chase the same way he did with Chip, the feelings were very different when romantic love was involved. It was also different in the sense that Chip understood everything he was protecting Ace from, while Chase still had no idea about his past. If he was going to be honest with himself, the fact that Chip had found out before Chase really bothered him. He had always pictured Chase being the one to prod him enough to talk, in fact he'd wanted to tell Chase on many occasions. But it hadn't happened and now he felt a twinge of remorse for not confiding in his best friend first.
He decided to distract himself from that line of thought by thinking more about the present instead of dwelling on things that couldn't be changed. Curling his fingers around Chip's hand, Ace decided to see if Chip had any ideas for the rest of their night. "So what do you want to do when we get back? I was thinking maybe we could just hang out around my place, maybe spend some time in the jacuzzi, you need to warm up anyway, right?" He hoped Chip would be up for just staying tonight, he didn't really feel like going out anywhere after today.
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Post by Sharise on Jan 31, 2006 15:06:58 GMT -5
Bp raised a brow and purred. "You really are a charmer, you know that?" She was happy to have things back to normal. Guilt and sadness were not emotions that she felt very often, and she had had her fill of them for the night. Even if they only lasted for a few minutes.
Teddy smiled as Sweetheart kissed him, and he happily returned the gesture. However, his joy was tainted by a small amount of jealousy as he watched the exchange between Bp and Dan. This confused him. If he was so in love with Sweetheart, then why did his heart still hurt at the thought of losing Bp for good? It was a thought he didn't care to think about, so he pushed it from his mind. It had been an emotional night, after all.
The feeling of Sweetheart's head on his shoulder jolted Teddy back into reality. He looked down at the girl and smiled. Just the sight of her reminded him of what really mattered. They did. And that was it.
Over in the resort, Em smiled to both Cara and Brit from her spot beside Sparky. Brit's comment confused her, however. "Trend?" She didn't understand what that meant. What was a trend? And how did you start one?
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Post by Kat on Jan 31, 2006 18:07:09 GMT -5
Moki had been taken aback a bit at Brit's comment, realizing that of course, everyone might think Em a bit strange given her appearance. Not to mention, having next to no social interaction Em was bound to run into some issues when it came to understanding what the others meant.
Being at a loss for how to explain the situation, she looked to Sparky for help. After all, she had mentioned Em a few times to her friend, maybe she'd realize the predicament.
Sparky had indeed realized that Em didn't have a clue what Brit had meant. She nudged the other girl lightly in the arm, a smile on her face. "She just likes your clothes, that's all. You don't really see anything like it on the mainland and this is Brit's first time out here, right Brit?" Sparky glanced at Brit, trying her best to convey to the other girl to just agree.
Besides, looking back at Brit was much easier than looking beside her at Em. It was a good thing she had her sketchbook and pencil in hand, otherwise she'd have a much harder time keeping her hands to herself. Emmaline was gorgeous and the fact that she was so near naked was driving the girl quite mad. It just reminded her that it had been entirely too long since she and Jules had engaged in any activity.
But the more she thought about it, the more she rather liked the look of Em's clothes. Maybe she'd scrap her current designs for the Halloween outfits and make them more similar to what Em was wearing. Maybe she'd even get Em to pose for her. Maybe she'd even be able to convince her to join Moki and model for her design portfolio.
*Oh man, Sparky sooo wants to grope Em, haha!*
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Post by Cres on Feb 1, 2006 3:06:45 GMT -5
Chip mind was drifting as well while they waited for Dan. He suspected that his friend might not come with them after all, considering that Bp had looked like she might like to patch up with the big guy. Not that it bothered him. And in some ways it did. It always bothered him to see Dan with someone else. Just like it always seemed to bother Dan to see him with a guy. He had so far had little choice than to blame it on Dan's ultimate problem with his "choice" of life. Not that it really was a choice - Chip could choose to be with guys rather than girls no more than Dan could choose to be with girls. No... and yet, Chip had the distinct feeling that Dan, at the back of his mind somewhere, still thought that it was a choice. He tried not to think about it. Dan would just never understand. He had to accept it. There were a lot of beautiful things between the two of them, but there was one thing that there could never be.
He closed his eyes for a moment. When would he be able to get those feelings away from his heart? Every time he thought they were gone... that he had finally found someone else to take Dan's place in his heart, he found himself feeling jealous over Dan, or something else as ridiculous as that. He could never have him. And besides, right now... there was Ace. And he truly loved Ace.
Could a heart truly be so wide that it could retain two loves of equal passion and yet not make a choice between them? He had often pondered this, especially when he had joined in threesomes. Perhaps it was possible.
He still felt uncomfortable with these thoughts, and was grateful for the interruption when Ace spoke. Chip opened his eyes and looked at the blond, his fingers trailing along Ace's skull, wrapped deep into his hair.
"Oh, yes," he answered him. The thought of a warm bath made him feel like he might have melted into a puddle. "Jacuzzi sounds great. I'm not really feeling like going out partying, anyway, I'm glad you don't want to." He paused for a moment and gave a laugh. "Christ, that's got to be the first time ever that I say I'm not feeling up to partying. Maybe I conked my head worse than I thought." His tone was light, however, he wasn't really worried. Of course, the reasonable thing to do would have been to go check it out - he had lost consciousness, after all, but he simply didn't want to. He could go the next day. Or Monday. Besides, it couldn't have been very bad since he didn't get any symptoms of concussion or anything. "Oh, I hope you've got some spare clothes I can borrow, or we'll have to swing by my place, because man, these are still dripping."
Dan grinned. He, too, was happy to erase the quarrel and concentrate on the good stuff instead.
"Okay, let's go then," he said. "I've got a ride ready, Ace promised to take me and Chip back to mainland."
He was still unaware that mention of Ace around Teddy might not have been such a good idea.
A smile came over Sweetheart's lips as well as Teddy smiled. Everything was all right, she reminded herself. They were together now. That was all she had ever hoped for. She reached up and kissed him on the cheek. She heard what Dan said about Ace and winced just a little, more for fear Teddy might not have taken well to hearing Ace's name again so soon. Which was the main reason she asked: "What say we take the ferry back to mainland, Teddy? I haven't been on the ferry for a long time, and it might be romantic."
[[mainly because I don't want Lancer and Bee be interrupted, and Lancer's boat is the only ride they have besides Ace's, yes?]]
Brit was confused when Em didn't seem to understand what she was talking about. She was just about to open her mouth to say something, when Sparky spoke out. She looked at Em and then at Sparky with a raised brow, still not quite realising that Em was not quite as familiar with the world as the rest of them. She did get Sparky's meaning from her look, however, and though she still was rather puzzled, she nodded slowly.
"Er, yea," she said. Well, this was amusing. Was this girl for real? She seemed like she had just crawled out of the wild, being raised by monkeys or something. Looking at Em again she realised that that just might be the case, or very close anyway.
Cara was a lot more quick-witted than Brit, and realised that Em was not especially confident. Wearing things like that and not being confident clashed, however, and this tipped her in that Em probably did not dress that way to attract attention but rather it was the way she was used to dressing. This got her curious, but moreover she decided to chip in to the conversation to make sure Brit made no further blunders.
"It's a really nice outfit though," she said. "Did you make it yourself?"
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Post by Kat on Feb 1, 2006 10:44:28 GMT -5
Ace smiled when Chip spoke, happy he didn't feel like going out. He couldn't wait to get home, put some music on, and relax in the jacuzzi. Maybe they'd have some wine too, and the combination of heat and alcohol would make him a little more able to concentrate fully on Chip and not on anything else that might pop up in his mind. When Chip mentioned borrowing clothes, Ace laughed. "Um, I don't know, actually. Just about everything I own is tailored to fit me perfectly, so it might be a little small on you. But we'll see. At the very least, we do have a dryer and by the time we're done in the jacuzzi, I'm sure your clothes will be fine. Or you could always borrow something of Jan's, you and he are the same size. I don't think he'd mind." Ace smiled a bit wider at the mental picture of Chip going through Jan's closet, with his mother and Jan observing. That would make for quite the story to explain and he was quite certain the two would tease Chip mercilessly about it. The amused smile still on his face, Ace shifted his position slightly so he could tilt his head up and kiss him on the neck, before resting his against Chip's chest.
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