She hears the slow, sad strings begin at the start of the track as she reaches the top of the hill and looks down on the lights of the town below her ...– Lana Del Ray-Born To Die – it seems appropriate somehow, this will be the death of what they had together.The lyrics trigger images in her head as she drives too fast down the steep hill; how when they first started talking she thought he was just an annoyance, complaining that he was bored incessantly, she's unsure at which point she started. I’ve got nothing to offer you besides some amazing shower sex, a great salary and some kickass benefits.”Reina smiled, seeing as how he was trying to lighten the mood a bit here. So, she did her best to answer back in a light-hearted voice, “The benefits really are kickass! But I think I like the shower sex bonuses the best so far.”Chad turned and smiled weakly, “How do you do that, Reina? How do you manage to be so sweet and kind to me when I’ve been nothing but a complete dick to you?”Seeing. I grinned, slowly as he continued to speak. “You think that you’ve gotten close to escaping, don’t you? You just need to beat me, then turn this ship around, then do whatever the hell you want?” He chuckled, then stomped one of his feet. “No, Brash the Dragon. You’re here so that I can use you. I’d have preferred to have you brought to the bridge in chains. But if you simply need to be slashed into unconsciousness ... then so be it.”Lord Darkeye lifted one cybernetic arm.He dropped it.And then. He said he had enjoyed talking to me. Why not bring some beer by his place later instead? We'd just hang out for a bit. I took a second, then thought, fuck it, yeah why not? It had been ages since I had spoken so much to someone.I was at his apartment later that night. We drank some beer, we laughed. A few drinks in I went for another round, and felt him behind me as I dug into the fridge. He has his hands on my waist as I stood up. I had almost forgotten that part of it all. But, I found.
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