Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Aug 3, 2009 10:17:32 GMT 10
Today was one of those rare days on the island, where the sun stayed out for more than a few minutes at a time and the sky was one of the most remarkable shades of blue. Almost like her eyes. Elsie sat on the edge of one of the many old wooden docks, her bare toes idly skimming the surface of the cool water as her pig tails swayed with the light breeze. She wore one of the new outfits that Alice had bought for her, a new pair of crisp jeans and a flowery looking top that seemed so odd for her to be wearing. Jasper’s jacket was still wrapped snuggly around her small frame. She hardly ever took it off.
He would be coming for her soon. That thought alone brought back the contented smile onto her young face. She hadn’t spoken to him since the day that he had caught her stealing and brought her home to his remarkable wife, she had watched him but never worked up enough courage to go up to him. It wasn’t safe for her to be developing any sort of relationship with this man but oh how she already loved him something fierce. If only she didn’t have to tell him no.
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Aug 4, 2009 6:24:12 GMT 10
A grimace twisted Jasper's face when he looked outside. Why did today have to be sunny. Of course he knew humans were happy. He could feel the happiness in the air. They liked the sun. Jasper didn't. He couldn't stand it for too long.
He turned his head and looked at his partner. Aidan had come to the office when it was still dark and Jasper knew he wouldn't be leaving it till late evening. A very wise decision. Currently Aidan was busy with spreading photos and files on the table and putting them together but Jasper had something else to do.
He put on his jacket and took a black fedora hat from his desk. That would protect him from the sun. Especially his eyes. "I'll be back later" He said and left the office heading straight to the docks. Alice told him he'd find Elsie there today
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Aug 4, 2009 7:05:13 GMT 10
"Good afternoon Major Swift. It's a beautiful day isn't it?" Elsie spoke softly without turning around to watch his approach. She had known that he would be coming for her today. She reached into her pack for a shiny red apple, biting into it as her toes kicked at the water. Distorting the reflection of the beautiful man standing behind. She was trying her hardest to keep her emotions at bay, not wanting to show just how excited she really was at seeing him. Her grin betrayed her. "I see that you figured out what your wife desires most, I'm proud of you. She's at the school library researching methods of conception this very moment."
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Aug 4, 2009 7:15:37 GMT 10
Jasper chuckled and sat down beside her. "Beautiful...yes...too beautiful" He grimaced glancing up and quickly hiding his face in the shade of his hat. "I have figured it out though I have no idea how you know about it. Or that she's at the library. " He said raising one eyebrow. "But that's not what I want to talk to you about today. I suppose you know that too" He said with a wicked smile. "You seem very cheerful by the way. What made you so happy?"
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Aug 4, 2009 7:38:17 GMT 10
Elsie took another bite of her apple, ignoring his suspicious eyebrow raise. She wasn't going to tell him about her gift but if he was smart he would figure it out on his own that she held something very in common with his lovely wife. "I know but I'll give you the chance to ask it yourself before I let you down." She replied, tilting her head ever so slightly to the side to peer up at him with her piercing blue eyes. "Nothing sir. It must be the nice weather that has lifted my mood."
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Aug 4, 2009 19:41:50 GMT 10
"Oh no, my dear. You will not let me down." Jasper said shaking his head. She knew but he was going to ask her anyway, changing his mind quickly about the way he'd form his idea. "Since you know what I'm going to discuss with you I'll tell you why it would be a good idea." He started turning to face her. "Yes, I really mean it. I don't know how and why your parents allow you to stay away from home but I know that sometimes you have nowhere to go. I'm not going to seek your parents to find out why but I don't like this situation. I care for you too much. And I really want you to have a place to go to. I want you to have a room in our apartment. Your own room. And your key. You could come there whenever you wanted. Without a curfew. Just a place to go to."
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Aug 4, 2009 23:05:35 GMT 10
Elsie's good mood was slowly starting to waver and turn into anxiety. Jasper's offer was too good to pass up but she knew that she had to. For a moment she couldn't understand why she had been so excited to see him again, it only hurt her more. She tossed the rest of her apple into the water and with a shake of her head she tugged his jacket tighter around her small frame, despite the warmth of the afternoon. "You don't know me so you shouldn't care."
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Aug 5, 2009 6:47:11 GMT 10
"Maybe. Maybe you're right. Maybe I shouldn't care" Jasper said shrugging, his eyes focused on the sinking apple. "But that's how people become friends. They meet each other, find something that attracts them to each other, something they can't define, but something that makes them want to spend time with each other's company. Something that makes them care. They get to know each other better. That's why. I don't know you but I do care. I feel there's more in it. more than an eye can see. I see our friendship has a potential"
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Aug 5, 2009 8:00:36 GMT 10
Elsie looked away as well, chewing on her bottom lip as she allowed him to make his speech on friendship. She really wished that he would be like a normal adult and stopping caring. "It's a crime, you know? To develop a relationship with a child. They'll lock you away for a good long time. Your poor wife would be devastated." She stated with just a hint of a smile. It disappeared almost as quickly as it had came. "Don't worry about me Sir, I have a home."
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Aug 5, 2009 23:29:31 GMT 10
"No, that would be a crime if it became physical" Jasper said. He knew the law. It was a part of his profession. "And there's nothing stated about caring." He said sticking his tongue out at her. "Elsie, I know you have a home but sometimes you don't want to be there. I understand that. And that's why I'm giving you this oportunity. It's absolutely normal not to sleep at home sometimes. And one more thing. Stop calling me Sir"
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Aug 6, 2009 0:14:46 GMT 10
"But it is physical. We already slept together while your wife was waiting in the next room." Elsie stated with heavy sarcasm in her voice. "If you give Alice what she wants then soon enough you'll have plenty of other things to care about. Don't waste it on me." She picked at a loose thread on her jacket. "I don't want you to care."
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Aug 6, 2009 6:40:30 GMT 10
"Not that kind of physical" Jasper rolled his eyes. "Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about" He said nudging her playfully. "You're smarter than an average bear. And don't worry about the time. I have plenty of it and that means there's room for both you and a baby in my life. You have no choice. I do care whether you like it or not. And I don't think it's a waste. A waste would be not caring. A waste of a good person with many hidden talents" he finished seriously
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Aug 6, 2009 6:53:04 GMT 10
If only he would stop talking like a concerned parent, it made her chest hurt fiercely. Sighing in defeat Elsie held out her hand towards him for the key, her head turned in the opposite direction so that she wouldn't have to face him. She wasn't going to use the key but maybe he would leave her alone for awhile if she took it. She was so stupid for wanting to see him so badly in the first place.
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Aug 6, 2009 7:56:56 GMT 10
"Elsie" Jasper said sternly putting the key in her hand. He could feel she was doing this to get rigd of him. She didn't feel happy, rather resigned. He couldn't understand why. He really wanted her to stay with them whenever she wanted to. He could feel she enjoyed their company and wanted that but a part of her tried to stop herself from getting too close to their family. "I mean it. Don't do it just to shut me up. You're supposed to use this key"
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Aug 6, 2009 8:04:47 GMT 10
Elsie's small fingers curled around the cool key as he set it down in her palm, gripping it tightly in her fist for a moment before dropping it into one of the front pockets of the book bag she carried around with her every where. Everything she owned was crammed inside. "As you wish Sir.." She mumbled under her breath.
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Aug 6, 2009 18:08:10 GMT 10
"Why do I get the feeling that you're saying that just to keep me calm?" Jasper asked raising one eyebrow. "And why do you keep calling me Sir even though I asked you so many times not to do it? Is it to keep the distance between us? Seriously, you're being a little too careful and stubborn. None of us is going to hurt you"
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Aug 6, 2009 18:58:09 GMT 10
He was wrong, Elsie was already hurting because of him. Her chest ached something fierce. Today had started off being a good day, she was angry with herself for waiting on him and for wanting so much to see this man again. "I'm not sure what you are talking about Sir.." She murmured. "I'm not being anything other than myself."
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Aug 6, 2009 19:04:53 GMT 10
"Yes you are" Jasper said confidently testing her emotions. She was angry. and sufferng. Jasper couldn't understand why and that angered him too. There had to be a way to reach this girl and convince her not to be so stubborn. Only he didn't know what way that was. He sighed and tightened his jacket around him. "You know perfectly well what I'm talking about but I don't know why you're acting the way you do"
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Aug 6, 2009 19:13:00 GMT 10
"No I am not! I don't know!" Elsie insisted, her voice raising several octaves in hopes that she would get her point across. To almost everyone else she was a mute and here she was nearly yelling at the man that she wrongly loved. Her chest heaved as she tried to control her rapid breathing. "I'm not acting like anything. What do you want from me?"
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Aug 7, 2009 0:45:51 GMT 10
Jasper stiffened when she yelled at him but anger was a positive reaction from her. She could hide her feelings well and now she was allowing them to take over. "I want you let yourself do what you want to do. I know you like us. I can feel that. But you squash this feeling inside you trying to kill it. As if you were afraid we'd disappear one day or pushed you away. I don't know who hurt you but we won't do that Elsie. Even if Aidan finds a girlfriend or Alice and I have a child there'll still be enough room for you in our home and hearts"
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