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2024-10-29 19:42:56Sometimes when you care about someone, you tend to do things that are completely out of character for you. You say things, act a certain way, go a little extra - you know, put your best foot forward. Do all sorts of things to impress the person you care about simply because you want them to see you. Really, really see you. If they want soft, you give them soft. If they want to feel protected, you make sure to protect them. However, some people can’t go against their nature like that. As hard as they try, they are stuck in their ways and there’s not much you can do to sway them.
Maya was the oxymoron that contained both these attributes. After having thought long and hard about her place in the Dawson family’s war, she wanted to be their protector, their savior and most importantly their freedom fighter. That being said, in true Maya fashion, she wanted to do i
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“At this very moment” Reid breathes out, dropping his head into the crook where her neck and shoulder met. His voice dropped an octave as well, heavily trying to soak in the moment. The colossal hands that were sitting on either side of Maya were now gripped to the edges of the sturdy wooden table that she was now leaning on. Gliding his nose along the curve of her neck Reid couldn’t help investigate the little scents that danced on her skin creating her overall signature smell and setting her skin a blaze while doing so. The stubble of his growing beard feathered along Maya’s skin and she couldn’t help let out a little giggle and pull back, placing her hands on his strong and firm chest. This forced Reid to lean back as well and really study her face. Maya’s shoulder instinctively rose to her ear and she pressed her head on it as if to try and get the ticklish feeling off of her skin. W
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