[ it's her fatal flaw. brooke prides herself on being the perfect politician's daughter, and using the knowledge she's gained in that role to her own advantage, but the walls she builds to protect herself are faulty at best and certain people, whether she likes it or not, chip away at them just a bit too easily. ]
i only give what i feel like. what they deserve is completely irrelevant. you're very concerned about me all of a sudden. my question is, is it genuine, or are you just hurt that you aren't the one in my bed?
( he doesn't know her well enough to understand exactly what it is behind the scenes that's crafting the facade she struts about the halls with, or where she gets that sharp flare and confidence that—even if built from wounded grounds—held an allure even he couldn't deny.
thing is, it's never been about the physical for theo, it's more a mental attraction. her petite little frame, bright pearled teeth and the way she bats those lashes is all just a means of spoiling him. she's gotten her way to the top without him, what he's interested in is how much further she can rise with him building her up. )
my interest has been here for awhile. since some of the first few days i came to lakewood, actually. you've seen me look, unless you want to play coy and make your position here superior. maybe you're the one that's just now paying attention, baby girl.
( but he damn well knows better. )
would i mind being in that bed? no, and i know i can give you a far better time than the scrawny, pathetic pickings of that school, but i don't beg.
( he isn't subtle, and he doesn't try to be. if there's any difference between him and the rest of the males at that school it's that he doesn't pretty up some date just to get into a girl's sheets. if that's where he wants to be, he'll let it be known.
as it stands, he has far more interest in brooke maddox than merely how she'd sound with his head between her legs. )
i think we both know i'm capable of it, maybe a little too much. but that's what you've been missing, isn't it?
( allow him to fill that void, angel. )
you want the truth? there's nothing i get out of false concern. if i just wanted to fuck you, i'd make sure you knew and make sure you didn't forget. i'm not worried about winning you over with cheap lines and stowed away hotel rooms. there's a lot of shit going on in this town and while you've made it clear you can handle yourself just fine, maybe you could use someone looking over your shoulder.
[ the mention of motel rooms makes her bristle. she may be complex, but he knows more about her than she's comfortable with. not that her mom's "retreat" has ever been lakewood's best kept secret, but... ]
in my experience, trust is nothing more than a campaign promise. so what am i going to gain from you having my back?
[ it sounds more challenging than it's meant to maybe, but the list of people she genuinely trusts can be counted on one hand with fingers to spare. ] ]
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i only give what i feel like. what they deserve is completely irrelevant.
you're very concerned about me all of a sudden.
my question is, is it genuine, or are you just hurt that you aren't the one in my bed?
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thing is, it's never been about the physical for theo, it's more a mental attraction. her petite little frame, bright pearled teeth and the way she bats those lashes is all just a means of spoiling him. she's gotten her way to the top without him, what he's interested in is how much further she can rise with him building her up. )
my interest has been here for awhile. since some of the first few days i came to lakewood, actually. you've seen me look, unless you want to play coy and make your position here superior. maybe you're the one that's just now paying attention, baby girl.
( but he damn well knows better. )
would i mind being in that bed? no, and i know i can give you a far better time than the scrawny, pathetic pickings of that school, but i don't beg.
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[ on the contrary, his gaze borders on predatory and it stokes something in her that's equal parts pleasure, anger and need. ]
who said anything about begging, though?
[ okay so really, nothing would make her happier. ]
maybe i just want the truth. you're capable of it, right? or have you completely lost yourself to the game?
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as it stands, he has far more interest in brooke maddox than merely how she'd sound with his head between her legs. )
i think we both know i'm capable of it, maybe a little too much.
but that's what you've been missing, isn't it?
( allow him to fill that void, angel. )
you want the truth? there's nothing i get out of false concern.
if i just wanted to fuck you, i'd make sure you knew and make sure you didn't forget. i'm not worried about winning you over with cheap lines and stowed away hotel rooms. there's a lot of shit going on in this town and while you've made it clear you can handle yourself just fine, maybe you could use someone looking over your shoulder.
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in my experience, trust is nothing more than a campaign promise. so what am i going to gain from you having my back?
[ it sounds more challenging than it's meant to maybe, but the list of people she genuinely trusts can be counted on one hand with fingers to spare. ]
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