[ Charles lets out a low rumbling sound of pleasure as her fingers dig into the back of his neck, kneading out whatever's left of the tension that sex wasn't enough to dissolve. His eyes drift shut again, lulled by the sensation and by the memories, and the satisfaction of knowing that they're devoted to each other now.
But then he opens his eyes again, focusing on nothing in particular. ]
Did she.
[ It doesn't surprise him, but it does needle at something within him, even this long after the fact, knowing how deeply Eleanor would betray him and to what lengths. Of course she tried to smuggle Daphne off the island. ]
She knew you'd be trouble, tigress. [ Then he slowly smirks again, with another glance back toward her. ] Lucky for me that you're not so easy to discourage.
not me like OH BITCH???
But then he opens his eyes again, focusing on nothing in particular. ]
Did she.
[ It doesn't surprise him, but it does needle at something within him, even this long after the fact, knowing how deeply Eleanor would betray him and to what lengths. Of course she tried to smuggle Daphne off the island. ]
She knew you'd be trouble, tigress. [ Then he slowly smirks again, with another glance back toward her. ] Lucky for me that you're not so easy to discourage.