Lisa's and Cat's rooms
She was still holding Cat's limp hand as Lisa opened her bedroom door, the black haired mutant wondered why Cat was hugging Riley's coat so closely. She let go of Cat's hand, the small tanned palm fell limply back to Cat's side.
Lisa hurried to the edge of her bed and lifted up the holdall, staggering slightly under the weight she crossed back to Catherine. Hesitating slightly she held the bag out towards the new girl.
'Someone has my ticket.' She said, looking around her, 'Ang ... a girl Angela, Riley bought me a ticket. I have to go home.'
Lisa glanced across at her, trying to fathom what Catherine was saying, she was going to have to find Angela and talk to her.
'Catherine, I'm not sure where Angela is at the moment, but did you want to lie down in your .... I mean the room next door.' She didn't want to upset Cat further, the girl looked like if she went through much more she'd flip out. 'You could get changed as well.'
Catherine nodded and let Lisa lead her next door to a room, there was a double bed on the wall opposite a large window, in one corner was a desk, a bookcase sat next to this. The room also contained a wardrobe. Lisa smiled and left quickly, she didn't want to anger Cat further, guessing that the girl could do with some private time.
Once she was alone she let the bag fall from her hand onto the floor and realised for the first time that she was barefoot, where were her shoes she wondered.
She wanted to think through everything that had happened but her body was demanding sleep. She lay down upon the white covers on the bed and let her whole body relax, her mind seeking refuge from the turmoil of her thoughts for just a few minutes.
TBC - Lisa and Angela
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
It had only been just a few minutes ago that she sat down to study, but the young mutant, WarAngel, was now hurrying down the halls towards Lisa's rooms. The notes Riley had given her had more then scribbled maths problems, there was a message, and...a plan ticket, something about a girl.
Lisa's room was just down the hall from Angela's, so it wasn't too long before she saw the girl.
"Lisa!" The elemental absorbing mutant called out with a hint of worry on her voice.
"I need to talk with you, can I?" She asked politely as she glanced about not wanting to be over heard by any other noisy students.
"I think it's a privet matter...I'm not sure...it's...Riley gave me...can we go into your room?" Angela watched as some chatty girls turned the corner in the distance and moved towards them, she really didn't feel comfortable talking out in the open right now..
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Her face broke into a smile at the sight of Anglea, she had thought it would be harder to find her, and she actually didn't have Cody with her for once, which was good since Lisa wanted to talk with Anglea in private.
'Hi Angela, I was just looking for you.' She fell into step beside the other mutant, listening to her as she talked, nodding in agreement with what the other said.
Lisa swallowed hard at the mention of Riley, here was another of his friends she would have to inform that he had gone.
'Ummm Angela, Riley's gone, his fiance came earlier, she's taken him back to Iowa. I'm really sorry, he didn't look well, I'm sure he meant to find you before he went.' She finished trying to make excuses for Riley, it just wasn't like him to act that way, especially with his friends. As she talked they had reached her room, she glanced at the one that housed Cat, but the door was closed and there was no sound of movement from within.
She opened the door to her own room and ushered Anglea in, closing the wooden door firmly behind her to stop them being overheard by anyone.
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
Re: Lisa's and Cat's rooms"...What?" The look of disbelief in her face was evident as Lisa closed the door, the mutant staring bewildered at her friend.
"No, you have to mistaken Lisa, Riley said he doesn't have a girlfriend, you must have just jumped to the wrong conclusion." She offered a faint smile of assurance, because that didn't sound right...that wasn't right...there was no way what she had just said was the truth.
"He said so when we where going over dance partners for Dance Class, I said he should ask Dawn since she's the only one who doesn't currently have a partner." She spoke matter of factly before tightly hugging the folder Riley had given her earlier in her arms.
"You know Riley, all nervous, I asked him then if he had a girl and was nervous because he didn't want her to think he was cheating on her or something. I joked saying a dance wasn't something she's panic over, he denied that he had a girlfriend, and Riley wouldn't lie about that, so...so you must have been mistaken." She hoped Lisa was mistaken, because she didn't think Riley like the type of guy to hide that kind of thing. But she ignored the expression on Lisa's face as she asked in a more timid tone.
"Why...did you assume that?" It was like she was almost afraid of the answer she was going to get.
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Their journey from the med bay had been a slow one, Dave was barely able to walk, his arm slung over Thompson’s shoulder to stop himself falling over. “Nearly there” Thompson grunted, on the way they had paused for him to remove the bullet from his hand, it was now crudely bandaged with the ribbon from round his swords handle.
“How do you know all that stuff” Dave’s voice was slow and tired, Thompson looked at him as they walked “I have telepathic abilities” he looked back to the direction they were walking he could sense the boys cousin down the hall, she was sleeping it seemed, either that or she was close to sleep. It wasn’t her he was looking for though, he had sensed the black haired girls concern for Dave and he also knew she had a car, which meant she would be better equipped for transporting the boy to a hospital there was no way he was going to allow him to be taken back to that medical facility, the people there were either strange or vampires and they seemed very busy at the moment.
He reached a door, he could sense the black haired girl inside with someone else. He reached out his hand to knock but stopped just short of the door, the thoughts coming from inside hinted at a private conversation. “Perhaps we’d better wait a minute” he sighed quietly to Dave, releasing his grip on the boys arm to allow him to slip to a sitting position against the wall on the opposite side of the corridor “how you holding up?” he asked.
Dave really didn’t know what was going on, his head was slumped downwards, he raised it till he could see the man “never better” he mumbled, a slight grin appearing for a second, since he had woken up the world was very blurry, he guessed he was concussed from his fall, he let his head droop again, looking at his shirt. It was crumpled when they left, now it was one big crease factory, only now it had a combination of dirt and blood on it and the less said about his jeans the better, at least his coat was still intact.
Re: Lisa's and Cat's rooms'No, you have to mistaken Lisa.' Lisa shook her head almost despairingly at Angela.
'I'm not mistaken Angela, I know what I heard and I know what I saw, she said she was his girlfriend ... his fiancé, I saw her holding him, kissing him and he kissed her back.' There was an almost hysterical note to her voice and she was wringing her hands.
She looked at the other girl with something close to despair, why had Riley acted that way, why had he almost brushed her off, why had he left without any of his things, it just made no sense. She regarded Angela from behind miserable eyes, she wanted a hug, but more than that she wanted a hug from Riley and she wanted him to tell her that everything was going to be alright ... but it wasn't because he was gone and she would never see him again.
She suddenly sat down hard on the end of her bed and covered her face with her hands, feeling sobs well up in her throat and her eyes.
'Why did he go? why? Why didn't he stay here.' She wasn't exactly the quietest crier in the world, she had the tendency to sob loudly
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
Re: Lisa's and Cat's rooms"She was kissing him?" The girl replied with dismay as she stared at her friend in shock, but, that didn't make sense, why would Riley lie to her about not having a girlfriend? Alright, so she was beyond a girlfriend...but still, he wasn't that thick to say no to having a girlfriend because she was infact his wife-to-be...
'Why did he go? why? Why didn't he stay here.' Well, that Angela couldn't help begin to answer, she took a seat beside Lisa on her bed, slowly opening her plastic folder and then pulling a sheet of paper from within.
"He left this in my notes....and this." After pulling out a note, she also pulled out a fresh new crisp plan ticket, one way to Washington. Placing both the ticket and the folder on her lap, she picked up the note and explained bits of it to Lisa.
"Basically it says he's sorry to leave in a hurry, but it also said that he wanted me to meet him later with you so we help take his stuff down to the entrance hall. He wanted a chance to say good-bye....guess I was late.." She tried to hide the tone that hinted she was hurt at not being able to say farewell to him, but quickly she continued on.
"Anyway, he wants me to reminded you to tell Dawn what he had asked for you to tell her, it's important, and he wants Cody and I to take someone called Catherine Hall down to the air port....I don't know a Catherine Hall.." A slight frown wrinkled her forehead as she thought over all the names of the new students, guessing she might have over looked one.
"Unless he means that Catherine who came the other day, did you see that girl in the hall while we had the team meetings?" A stab of guilt hit her for a moment as she remembered how sad Lisa was over not getting a position, but she quickly cleared her throat and added.
"Riley wanted me to tell Sean that he's handing over X-Force Leadership to him, Zachary Winston was meant to be 2nd in charge, only he was transferred out of the school. I hear he was offered a place in X-Corp!" X-Corp was one of the more businesses like foundations Xavier ran, but what the Cowboy would be doing there was a curious thought for Angela.
"Anyway, that leaves 2 free positions open for X-Force, Riley has asked for you to be a member, he says you don't have to, but he wanted to know his group was well looked after. Makes me feel like you're the mother hen of the group..." She offered a faint smile, Lisa was often referred to as a 'Mother Hen' due to her natural mothering abilities, always worrying over others.
"He really didn't think you'd want to be in a group Lisa, it's why he didn't ask, but it sounded as if he was waiting for when you seemed ready." It was as if Angela was trying to cover for Riley as well, but she had talked with him about possible members for his team, Lisa's name was one of the names that where mentioned.
"But don't think about it now, first decide what you really want, we have training in the danger room, we have missions, we have extra hours taken away from study time that we have to catch up on..." She offered a quick smile, showing Lisa that the idea of being team mates was more appealing to her then she was letting it sound.
"But we also get to miss some classes, and...do some good in the world, who can ask for a better adventure then that?" But her smile faded as she looked down at the plan ticket, her slender fingers slowly picking it up.
"I can't believe he went back to Iowa..." Another frown wrinkled her forehead, why was going back to Iowa meaning they could never see him again, what about holidays, letters, chat via the internet?
"You know...I could have Cody search for him, maybe we could write him a letter, I honestly don't think Iowa means we're never going to see him again. They have mail....uh....don't they? I mean, they must, so if Cody can find an address, we can send him a letter." A rather stubborn, yet determined look appeared in her eyes as she stared down at the ticket. She didn't like the idea of losing members of the only family she has left, especially when they where this important to her.
"We could do it I think.." Her eyes drifted over to Lisa to see if she approved of this obsessive sounding idea or if she thought it ridiculous.
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Lisa sniffed into her hands at Angela’s words about teams, she couldn’t deny that she wanted to be on one … a lot, and she couldn’t help feeling a rush of friendly affection for Riley because he had wanted her on his team. It helped sooth over her ruffled dented pride that she hadn’t been offered a place on another team. She reached over and tipped the contents of her bag over her bed for the second time that day, her hands searching for a tissue. She found the small packet she always carried around with her, opening it she blew her nose with one and used another to dab at her eyes, knowing her mascar must be running.
‘I don’t mind working hard.’ She said still to her hands, using her palm’s to wipe away the tears on her cheeks. ‘Your … Your in X-force aren’t you?’ She said then paused for another second, double checking this was what she wanted. ‘I think I’d like to be part of the team.’ She gave Angela a rather watery smile.
‘Catherine, yes that was her.’ Lisa’s voice dropped slightly, as if she was afraid of being overheard by the girl who might or might not be asleep in the other room. ‘She’s not very nice, I don’t think I like her, but I’m probably just being judgemental, she seems really afraid of everything and everyone.’ She stared at the wall Catherine was behind, wondering how the girl must be feeling, she’d been dumped here, Lisa knew herself what it was like to be rejected, her own father had wanted nothing to do with her.
‘I’d like to write to him if we can, maybe we could go see him, if he’s not too busy. I don’t think he took his things, he didn’t even have his coat, Catherine has it.’ Fresh tears were running down her face now as she thought about Riley again. ‘Why didn’t he stay?’
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
Re: Lisa's and Cat's rooms"Lisa, I really don't think he wanted to leave, he didn't sound too keen, and he looked upset in the Rec Room when you where hugging him." The absorption mutant offered quickly with an assured look, Riley had been planning his whole school study year out, so before yesterday he defiantly wasn't planning on leaving.
"It was all so sudden, for everyone, even Riley, I'll get Cody onto searching for him now, Cody can track down all the planes heading into Iowa, surely there can't be too many people heading there today." Her words where spoken with a matter-of-fact tone, she was determined to find their missing friend.
"I think he'd love to get a letter from us." She added with a grin, the certainty in her eyes showing easily, why he had said they'd never see him again still left her slightly confused.
"And as for this Catherine girl, perhaps she just needs time to settle down, maybe she's nervous about being a mutant, or whatever. We can just avoid using powers around her to make her feel better until she get's to know us more...of course, that's easier said then done for some of us.." Her voice trailed off slightly as she thought over all the times she accidentally set her powers off without thinking.
"Let's just hope I don't sneeze around her.." With a faint smile she placed Riley's note away as well as the plane ticket.
"But, that means we're all on the same team if you join X-Force! Riley said she was on it, so that's...you, her, Sean and me I think. So...let's hope we all get along ok.." Angela rarely talked with Sean, he was always so distant and those glasses he wore made her feel as if he wasn't really paying attention to them when they talked..
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Faint noises could be heard through the door from inside the room, Dave looked up slowly at the door, wondering who was inside and what he was doing here, nothing seemed to make sense anymore the whole world seemed wrong now. He looked at the man who had brought him here, he was standing like a zombie looking out of a window nearby. “ugh, I don’t feel too good” he raised his hand and pressed it against one side of his forehead in an attempt to stop the dull pain in his head, his dizziness was slowly growing.
The agent moved his head to look at Dave, he could sense pain and the boy didn’t seem to be holding up too well against it. “They could probably do with a minute or two longer” sometimes he wished he didn’t hear other peoples thoughts it only complicated things, now was a prime example, if he didn’t know they were having a private conversation he would have just gone right ahead and knocked earlier. Sighing quietly he looked at the closed door, then at Dave, the boy seemed to have slipped into a dreamlike state again, he looked back at the door. “Ok, times up” he muttered quietly to himself, they couldn’t wait any longer he just hoped the girls had finished most of what they were talking about.
The Boy had seemed to get heavier as he lifted him so he was propping him up again, he virtually dragged him to the door. Reaching out his gloved hand he lightly knocked
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She made a sniffing sound and dabbed at her eyes again, knowing Angela was doing all she could, if anyone could find Riley Cody could and people didn't just vanish into thin air. Lisa tired to smile at Angela’s attempt at a joke to cheer her up.
'Let's just hope I don't sneeze around her...' Like Catherine Riley had been the first person to speak to her, welcome her to Xavier’s even though she had reacted totally different ... Infect she had tripped on one of the steps and gone hurling into his arms, knocking him backwards too, sending them both into a tangled heap on the front steps. She smiled again at the memory, it was hard to say who'd been more embarrassed, not that Lisa had minded, discovering that Riley had a very muscular chest.
'Hmmm.' She said coming back from her thoughts and looking at Angela, she'd forgotten the girl was there for a moment.
'I'm sure we'll all get along great.' She was slightly in awe of Sean, he had such amazing powers even if they had only just been tapped. But he always seemed so distant and even she found him difficult to talk to.
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
Before Angela could reply, there was a tapping at the door, her hands quickly grasping the folder closely to her chest as if worried someone had come to take it away from her.
"Lisa, you got visitors, did you want me to leave..?" She asked politely not wanting to intrude on any privet or personal matters that didn't concern the young absorption powered mutant.
Angela didn't make an effort to move just yet, her eyes staring towards the door as she waited for Lisa reply. Angela was always the curious one, but she knew where curiosity ended and rudeness began.
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She didn't answer Angela straight away but got up to investigate the knocking. She stretched out one hand and closed it around the door handle, turning and pulling the door open.
'Dave!' She half gasped, seeing him slumped hardly conscious against a strange looking man with a bandaged hand. Her first thought was one of concern, why wasn't he in the medical bay? She looked across at the man supporting him.
'Oh! How irresponsible, honestly, taking him out of the medical bay in this state, are you trying to kill him.' Mother goose was back with reinforcements. She glared at the man as she reprimanded him, rather like a hen when you try to collect the eggs from under her.
'Come bring him here ... what's wrong with him? ...' She looked him over, he didn't seemed physically injured. 'Hmmm over used his powers.' She sighed, he wasn't the first and he wouldn't be the last who did that, especially if he was new to them. She could remember more than two occasions when Dean had been in the medical bay after he exhausted himself in the danger room. He been alright after except his ear drums had received rather a beating from Lisa when she found out what he had over ridden the safety restrictions.
'He just needs to rest, he can lye down here for a while. 'He'll be as right as rain soon.' She scattered several overstuffed cushions from her bed and stuffed the contents of her bag back into it's dark depths.
'Oh Angela feel free to stay.' She said looking at the girl who was still wavering uncertainly in the room. Lisa wouldn't have felt too comfortable left alone with the pair of them, the strange man was quite intimidating.
She turned to the man still in the door and beckoned for him to bring Dave inside. Dumping a stuffed fox toy called Reginald, on the floor to make room for Dave on her bed.
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
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The agent dragged Dave through the door upon Lisa’s command “I would not have left him in there if it was the last hospital on earth” he dumped Dave rather roughly on the bed before looking towards her again “it had the wrong atmosphere” his explanation was short, he was not used to having to explain his actions, nor was he accustomed to being bossed around.
He started for the door “I apologize for the inconvenience, if you need me to go for any medical supplies or food I will be just outside” he walked out of the door and closed it behind himself, the other agent had now got to the corridor and was standing a little way away. Thompson nodded to his partner, Johnson came up to the door and stood to one side of it, and Thompson on the other. The last order they had was to protect Dave, and being as they always carried out orders they stood motionless by the door ready to stop any hostile visitors.
At this point Dave had almost totally lost it, he really did not know where he was or what day of the week it was, his vision was blurred and he didn’t recognize a thing around him. All he knew was that he was no longer in the med bay, this bed was far softer than those ones, he did however recognize one of the girls in the room. He could not remember her name though and it was too painful to think but he remembered having several conversations with her before he left then it came to him “Lisa, that’s it” he didn’t mean to say this out loud, but he just couldn’t help it, he didn’t realy know what he was doing and his voice came out very drunkenly “you’re Lisa, and I lick, er like you” his mistake brought him back to his senses a bit.
Embarrassment kicking in, his face turned slightly red “look at the state of me” he quickly and non-subtly changed the subject, noticing that he was laden with dirt and dust from falling on his head he tried to get off the bed and stand
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Her pale skin flushed slightly pink at the declaration, this boy must have knocked his head harder than it looked
'No you don't.' She said stepping towards the bed and pushing him back down into a lying position. 'You need rest, I'm not having you collapsing on me ok.' She looked down at the state of him, inwardly crinding, he was getting her clean bed dirty, there was mess in her room, while outwardly she tried to smile comfortingly. 'You can wash off later.' She mentally reminded herself that her bedspread would wash ... but it was cream ... what if the mud didn't come out, she mentally slepped herself.
She blushed slightly more as she realised her hands were still on his shoulders from pushing him backwards, she hurriedly corrected the mistake and stepped away from the bed, turning her attention to Anglea.
'Why didn't he take his things ... Anglea it just doesn't add up, it's not right ... and that girl ... Joan ... his fiance she wasn't his type.' That last part really didn't need to have been added but she felt it did, how could someone like Riley be attracted to something like her.
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
Re: Lisa's and Cat's rooms'I can't help you' She could hear his voice near her, but it was too dark for her to see him ... where was she? outside? she must be, she could hear the sound of a light breeze rustling through the leaves and branches of nearby trees. Was she in a wood? she was afraid of the dark, she was scared to be by herself, she didn't want to be alone.
'Riley? Where are you? I carn't see you.' Her voice was slightly panicked
'I gave up everything and I still can't help you.....I'm...I'm so sorry Catherine...I can't help you..' Why? Why did everyone always say that?
'I just wanted to help, look what you did to me, I just wanted to help you, why couldn't you just let me help.' His voice sounded upset, angry, and it was moving away, she couldn't hear his footsteps but he was leaving, going, abandoning her.
'Riley don't go, I'm scared.' She looked around her and plunged off into depths of the forest, trying to follow the sound of his voice. Brambles were snagging her hands and arms, branches seemed to reach out and fasten themselves into her hair.
'Stay with me, please, don't leave, don't you leave too...' His voice echoed through the trees, but she wasn't the one leaving, he was.
'Please dont' leave me.' She was half sobbing now. she could have coped with the hard of the streets, tower blocks, being lost in a city was nothing, but in a wood, far from anyone and with the growing feeling that your being followed.
'Please don't leave me...I gave up everything.' He said
There was a long pause, broken only by the sound of her own heavy breathing as she struggled through the undergrowth in the direction she had last heard his voice.
'Please Catherine, can you hear me? Tell me you hear me...' There was something despairing in the sound of his voice, she wanted to find him, she didn't want to be alone ... out here ... in the dark ... but she could feel that’s he wasn't alone, something was coming, something quiet. She couldn't hear it, but she could feel it.
'Don't go...please respond.' He was begging her, but she was afraid to call out too loud now, she was afraid to move, she knew as soon as his voice stopped altogether "it" would be here.
'Riley.'
'I'm sorry Catherine...' And as his voice trailed off the darkness closed in ...complete, but she knew that when she turned around she would be able to see what was there ... but she didn't want to, she just wouldn't turn around.
But it was like something was pulling her head around, an invisible string, and she saw it, her whole body convulsed at the sight that met her eyes, scream rose in her throat ...
She woke with a start ... what had it been ... she couldn't remember. But she could feel her body drenched in sweat, that was wrong ... why hadn't she had the same nightmare she always did, about the cars smashing into the ground. She could feel her heart pounding loudly in her chest ... what had she seen.
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
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Watching quickly, and extremely curious over what had happened to him, throwing those 'agent' like men nervous glances. It was obvious she was uncomfortable about then, her eyes where peering down at her feet as Lisa talked, frowning as she glared at the soles of her now partially wooden shoes as her powers had unwillingly activated.
'Why didn't he take his things ... Angela it just doesn't add up, it's not right ... and that girl ... Joan ... his fiancé she wasn't his type.' Lifting her left foot off the ground as she looked up at Lisa with another more stubborn frown over her usually sweet face.
"Joan? ..I never heard of a Joan...He would have mentioned that, he talked about his farm an' stuff, he would have said something, wouldn't have he?" She grumbled suspiciously as the shoe on her left foot lost its wooden form that it had began to absorb from the wooden floorboard that she stood upon.
"Lisa...it's a very weird two days you know...and why are there two agent-like guys standing outside your door? They're making me nervous...and...what happened to Dave...?" She kept her voice quiet hoping the 'agents' outside couldn't hear her.
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accepting that he was not going to be allowed to get off her bed dave just lay looking at the ceiling "perhaps you would at least allow me to remove my boots" he still looked at the ceiling but pointed towards his feet with one hand
"oh and i would appreciate it if i could be permitted to take off my jacket, leather is just a bit too warm for this country" he glanced at the girls, able to see a little better "i love the shoes" his remark was directed sarcastically at angela, guessing that she must be using ther powers.
"they can hear you by the way, they are psychic or something, and i fell on my head.....wel there was some other stuff leading to that but its complex" he was now looking at the ceiling again, it was quite an interesting ceiling, he hoped he would be seeing it again some time....
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'Um yeah sure you can take your clothes off ... ummm errr I mean your jacket.' She turned a deeper shade of red as she corrected herself, not looking at either of them.
'Oh and you can take your boots off too if you want...' She finnished kind of trailing off at the end, and kicking with the toe of one boot at the floor,s till not looking at her, really wanting to kick herself ... why was she acting so stupid, why did she keep saying stupid things like that?
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
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he smiled and sat up "well if you insist" he started unbuttoning his shirt wanting to see what her reaction would be. streching his legs a bit his boots slid off onto the floor, he threw his jacket with them and returned to the removal of his shirt.
"its a pity i havent got anything to change into isn't it?" he was lauging internally, returning to his normal cheeky self he threw his shirt onto the floor revealing for the first time in several days his muscular chest "shall i continue?"
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Lisa watched as Dave slid his shirt from his chest, looking with more than a little apreciation at his chest, broad shoulders and six pack. And she forgot that Anglea was in the room as well, however she recovered herself in a moment, remembering that Anglea was here and Dave probably wasn't going to remove all his clothes, the British wern't that realxed around their bodies. She smiled, still feeling herself blush.
'Okay then Dave, I'm sure you haven't got anything I haven't seen before.' She raised an eyebrow at the boy and put a hand on her hip, adopting that "go on I dare you." look, if he was going to remove layers of his clothing she wasn't about to stop him, it would be fun to see if his nerve broke first or hers did.
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile