16 Howls

[coyote_walking]

Got up in the wee hours of the morning to sneak into the kitchen and do a little cooking since I just can't seem to sleep lately. But everything had... changed, so I didn't dare touch it. So I went to Plan B.

I've never had a bedroom this clean. I'm not sure I'd be able to sleep in here even if I could sleep.

I'm afraid of what I'd find if I went to the garage, so I think I'm going to go sit out under a tree somewhere and read a bad historical romance if anyone is looking for me.

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[winewomenand]

Still not sitting up, he reaches into the basket and snags a branch off of the bunch of grapes, surveying it before popping one into his mouth, giving himself time to think. Not long, of course-- he is never at a loss for words.

"I suggest that you stop feeling guilty, if that is the case. Pick one or the other-- submit to what you believe would make it up to him or if you are not willing, do not be willing, but also do not feel guilty for making that choice. It is not worth it otherwise."

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

"I'm not submitting to anyone. I don't even do that for the Alphas - not for something I don't agree with."

She takes another drink of the tea and sighs. "But Kyle's very good at the guilt. And he has plans for the ultimate in guilting."

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[winewomenand]

"Well if you want him to stop, stop acting like you deserve it."

He gives her a small shrug before folding his arms under his head and settling back into the sunny patch as well as possible with a yawn.

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

"So easy to say."

She watches him quietly for a few minutes as she finishes off half of the sandwich. "Are you sure you're not part cat?"

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[winewomenand]

"Only if you are the sort of person who agonizes over a decision before and after making it. I am not."

He picks at the small branch of grapes for a few seconds more before continuing, talking with his mouth full.

"And I was alive long before cats existed. So it would be more accurate to suggest that a cat is part Robin if you see a resemblance."

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

"I've thought my decision over a lot. Because of me, not Kyle. And I'm comfortable with what I've chosen. I just wish Kyle could trust me a little."

Mercy shrugs. "But he's Kyle and he has to be who he is."

She settles back against the tree comfortably, eyes closed. "I like thinking of it the other way round."

"You're good company, Robin."

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[winewomenand]

"One or the other, believe me. His total trust or your total freedom. You can't have both at the same time."

Finally sitting up, he grabs for the bottle of white wine, not bothering with a glass. He didn't bring any to begin with.

"I try to be good company. Being me, I nearly always succeed."

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

"I have to be who I am," Mercy said simply.

She frowned at him. "No glass? You could use the top of the thermos."