@AgnateIntegrity hug, skimming a thumb along the side of her face once we pulled away from it] It's like they fixed her.. whatever the problem was. You can try again tomorrow.
You're mine today though, il mio amore.
@AgnateIntegrity @TactileTell Don't you dare put yourself in the middle of that.
[In the back of my mind I could hear myself shouting that I didn't need her falling out of the masters' good graces considering how close I was to doing so. But I don't say that aloud, simply easing her into another crushing (c)
so I smoothed it over with a flashy grin and tight embrace, my next words more reassuring than the last] I've faith in you. You'll get it right...
(@AgnateIntegrity)
until we were alone again, privacy preferred over all else after I'd spent so much time away from Italy with #Felix and Alec.]
Think you'll have better luck with it next time?
I wonder why it didn't work when you first tried...
[Probably not the best conversation opener; (c)