Damian staggered up the driveway, nearly losing his balance a couple of times. He made it to the front door, pulled his keys out of his pocket, went to put the key in the lock, but the door ran away from him. He was beyond confused. In the door's place was a person. He looked up this person's body and saw their face. It was his wife, Destiny. He studdied her expression. Knitted eyebrows, pursed lips, slightly scrunched up nose, and red eyes. Red eyes?
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"Have your eyes always been that color?" He leaned in real close, trying to get a closer look at her eyes.
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Destiny could smell the whiskey on his breath. She stepped away from him and into the shadows of the house. Only her piercing bloodstained eyes could be seen in the hallowing darkness.
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"Where have you been?" Her voice hissed out like a serpent. It sounded unlike her.
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"With your mother." He snickered at his unsavory joke.
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"Where have you been?" She repeated, unamused with him.
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He swayed as he walked into the house and clumsily searched for the light switch.
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"Leave it off." She demanded.
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"But I can't see you. I wanna see your beautiful face." He continued to feel the wall for the switch.
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"Damian. Where have you been?" She grabbed his wrist and held him tightly.
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He gritted his teeth at her harsh clamy touch.
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"Ow, Hercules, that hurts."
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He tried to get her to loosen her grip so he could wriggle free, but the more he resisted, the tighter she held him.
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"Are you seriously joking right now? Do you know what time it is?"
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"You were gone for four days and you didn't bat an eye, but I'm gone for seven hours and it's the end of the world?" Damian continued to try and free his arm.
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"Who were you with?" She pulls him closer to her.
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He can feel heat imminating from her body like a crackling flame. Her touch was starting to feel like touching a burning log.
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"A friend from work." He put his drunken humor and games aside, giving her the answers she wanted so she'd let him go, "I was feeling a little tense after work, so... he offered to buy me a drink."
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He didn't want to say he'd been out with Daniella because he knew that was a rough topic with Destiny. They didn't exactly like each other all that much. If he told her it was Daniella he'd been out with, she'd snap him like a kit kat bar. After hearing about how Daniella and Damian had some sort of flirtatious relationship when they were younger, Destiny hadn't been too sure about the woman; but after Daniella got drunk and tried to kiss Damian at the office New Year's party, Destiny definitely didn't like her. So her finding out that they'd gotten drunk together was definitely out of the question.
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He watched her eyes in the darkness as she stared into him for a moment then released him. He could feel that his skin had been burnt. He felt the wall some more and found the switch, flipping the lights on. He turned to Destiny, but she was gone. She had retreated to their bedroom. Damian looked at his wrist to see that an imprint of her hand had been left on his skin. It was red and throbbing. She hadn't mentioned sweltering hot touch when she told him what she could do. What was happening to her?
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Their little altercation had sobered him up a bit. He looked around the living room to see it was still in a state of disarray. He'd fix it in the morning. Damian walked to their room and tried opening the door to find it locked. He sighed, resting his head on the door. He didn't think she was going to open the door even if he pleaded, so he didn't bother. He went back to the living room and figured he would fix it up now so that he could sleep on the couch.
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Damian had a pretty restless sleep. When he woke, he had a pain in his head that felt like lightening in his skull, shooting through his brain and setting it on fire. He groaned. He rose slowly, the light peering in through the windows blinding him and making the burning sensation in his head worse. He looked at the clock on the wall that read ten o'clock. He was late for work. He groaned again. He went to their room to get dressed, and was pleased to find the door was open, but Destiny wasn't inside. He looked around for her, but she wasn't in the house. He looked to see if she was outside. No sign of her. Why did she keep disappearing and where did she keep going? He put it out of his mind and got ready for work. He grabbed his car keys and walked outside to see an empty driveway, remembering his car was still at the bar.
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"Fuck."
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He called a taxi to go and get his car, knowing he was going to be even more late. He got his car then drove to the office, arriving at about twelve fourteen, five hours and fourteen minutes late. When he walked into the building, his eyes looked to Daniella's office door. He didn't remember much from last night, but he remembered what they'd done, or almost did, in the taxi. He figured he should probably avoid her until things calmed down between him and Destiny.
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He went into his office, setting his bag on his desk then jolted back when his chair swiveled around to reveal that Daniella was sitting in it. She pointed at the clock on his desk which showed the time in big red numbers.
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"You're really late, Mr. Warner." Daniella said, a hint of sarcasm in her tone.
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"I know. Someone made me drink like a goddamn sailor last night and I couldn't wake up." He held his head.
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Though she was still her playful self, Damian could sense the switch in her demeanor. She was in professional mode right now. She stood up to let him sit at his desk, sliding a cup over to him. He sat down and picked it up, bringing it to his nose and taking a whiff. It smelled so bad that his gag reflex reacted when the scent hit the back of his throat.
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"What is this? You trying to kill me now?" He sat it back down and pushed it away from him.
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"Drink it. It'll make you feel better." She pushed it back towards him.
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He looked at her with a glance that read, 'Do I have to?' and she returned his expression with one that said, 'Yes you do'. He picked up the glass and sighed, bringing it to his lips and taking a sip. His it tasted buds shriveled up when the sour drink hit his tongue, and his brain refused to let him swallow the putrid drink. He held his nose and gulped it down. Daniella watched him drink it with a smile.
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"See? It wasn't that bad." She said, knowing it was that bad and worse," Come have lunch with me."
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Damian didn't answer her. He had to keep his mouth closed to ensure the drink wouldn't make its way back up. He let out a burp, hoping that meant his stomach accepted the revolting drink.
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"I just got here, and I'm not hungry." He said as he began to look through the stack of papers that had accumulated on his desk that morning.
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Damian knew it would be difficult for him to distance himself from Daniella since she was so persistent. He honestly did want to hang out with her, but he didn't want to enrage his wife or lie to her about who he was with. Daniella didn't seem to take the hint, and she continued to insist.
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"Fine then. You sit and I'll eat."
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"I have to get some work done."
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Daniella huffed, walking out of his office. He thought that would be the end of it, but she soon returned moments later with a plate of food.
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"You work, I'll eat, you listen, sound good?" She sat in one of the chairs in front of his desk before he could shoot her down again.
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Damin sighed, figuring if he paid no mind to her, she'd leave on her own. She did not. She talked his ear off about whatever she felt like, and even though he did not engage in the conversation, that didn't stop her from talking. Damian took off his suit jacket and rolled up his sleeves. Daniella fell silent. This surprised him, so he looked up to see what she was doing. She was looking towards him with a look that concerned him. He couldn't decipher what her expression was conveying.
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"What?" He inquired.
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She reached across the desk and grabbed his hand, bringing it towards her. He looked to see what she was staring at, seeing the red handprint that Destiny had left after touching him. He pulled his arm away and rolled his sleeves down. She continued to look at him with a concerned expression.
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"How did that happen?" She asked.
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"I dunno, didn't notice it until now." He lied.
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Damian was a shit liar, and everyone knew it. He gave it away with his body language. Daniella continued to stare at him.
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"What? I don't how it got there." He insisted.
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"Okay." She didn't believe him, "How did Destiny react to you coming home late and drunk after hanging out with me? I know she doesn't like me, so I assume she didn't take it well."
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"She didn't like me coming home late, she didn't say anything about me being drunk but I could tell that bothered her too, and I didn't tell her I was with you."
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"You didn't? Why not?"
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"She would've been even more pissed."
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"She's gonna be more pissed when she finds out you lied to her."
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"She won't find out."
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"Damian," Daniella leaned in and rested her arms on the desk,"Women always find out."
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He looked at her for a moment, nodding. She was probably right. He leaned back in his chair, running his hands through his hair with an exasperated sigh.
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"Did she do that? " She gestured to his arm.
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Damian didn't reply which told her what she needed to know.
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"If you need-" She began.
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"I'm fine." He cut her off.
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Destiny didn't know much about relationships, that was outside her area of expertise, but she knew that he definitely was not fine, but she wouldn't pry where she wasn't welcome. She figured she had overstayed her welcome, and stood up to show herself out.
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"If you say so. I'll let you get back to work. I expect those papers on my desk by the end of the day." She turned to leave.
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"Dani," He called out to her before he even knew what more he wanted to say.
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She turned to him.
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"See you after work?"
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She looked at him for a moment. His plan of keeping his distance from her was already failing. She kept him waiting in suspense, but finally a small smile formed on her face.
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"See you after work." She nodded, then went back to her office.
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The day crawled by at a snails pace. Damian tried to keep himself busy with work, but he couldn't stop thinking about Daniella. He kept checking the clock, hoping eight would come soon. As soon as the red numbers on his digital clock read: 8:00pm. He rose, collected his papers, and walked over to Daniella's office. He heard her talking to someone, so he waited patiently outside.
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Hannah Abrams was still there collecting her things to leave for the day. She did her best to avoid looking at him. Damian recalled the things she had shouted at him, then pictured Destiny's red eyes peering at him from the darkness. He strongly felt that what was going on with his wife correlated to Hannah's outburst. Hannah had never had any problems with him before Destiny had begun acting strange. Maybe she could tell him something that could help him.
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"Hannah." He walked towards her desk.
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The woman flinched, shut her eyes and grabbed her cross necklace, muttering what he assumed was a prayer under her breath.
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"I'm not going to hurt you, I just want to ask you a question." He approached her cautiously.
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One of her eyes popped open, "Don't come any closer or I'll scream," He stopped moving, "What do you want from me?" She asked defensively.
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"Why do you think I've been around a demon?"
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"When you've been exposed to the devil, you know his presence. It's not in you, but it's all around you." She continued to grasp her cross for safety.
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"So that means I've been around someone with the devil in them?"
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"Yes."
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"How can you tell if the devil is in someone?" He couldn't believe he was actually humoring this idea.
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"Has anyone in your life been acting stranglely? Temper? Loss of appetite? Have you noticed anything supernatural happening to or around a certain person?"
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He slowly began to nod his head. She had described everything that was currently happening to Destiny so perfectly that it scared him.
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"So if I brought this person to you-" He began.
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"No!" Hannah shouted, taking a step back,"I've had my fair share of encounters with the devil. You keep them away from me."
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"But you're the only person I know can help me." Damian pleaded.
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Hannah shook her head violently, cementing the fact that she would go no where near the person. Damian looked discouraged, but he understood.
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"But," Hannah pipped up, "I won't do it, but I know someone else who will."
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She rummage through her bag and pulled out a flip phone. She grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and scribbled down a name, phone number, and address, then slid it across the desk to him.
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"Here's the information of the man who helped me when I had my problem. He can help you too."
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Damian picked up the piece of paper, looked it over, then folded it and shoved it in his pocket.
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"Thank you." Damian said to the woman.
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Hannah nodded, "May God bless you."
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Damian turned to see if Daniella was still meeting with someone or if she was free. He jumped when he saw that she was standing at his side. She was so short that he hadn't even noticed how long she'd been there.
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"Am I interrupting?" She said, hooking her arm around his.
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"No, we were just talking." Damian said, turning to Hannah who had disappeared.
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He caught sight of her back as she rounded the corner to the elevator. Guess she didn't want to stick around someone who reeked of the devil. Daniella tugged at his arm, pulling him into her office.
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"Do you want to go drinking again?" She asked with a smirk.
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"Absolutely not."
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"Figured as much, you looked green this morning. So what did you have in mind?" Despite turning down going drinking, she opened a cabinet door and pulled out a bottle of wine and two glasses.
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"I was hoping we could talk." He said, watching as she poured.
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"Sure we can. About what?" She took a swig, handing him a glass.
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He turned it down, shaking his head. She continued to hand him the glass. He took it with a sigh and sat it on her desk.
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"About us." He said.
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"Us?"Daniella began to laugh but promptly stopped when she saw his face, "You're serious?"
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He nodded. Daniella rolled her eyes and waved her hand dismissively.
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"There's nothing to talk about. I tried, you said no, that's that, right? No need to make things complicated." She said, wanting to move on.
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Damian approached her, putting his hands on her waist, "There's more to it than that."
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She hiccuped with surprise, looking down at his hands then back up to him. It wasn't every day Daniella was too stunned to speak, so he took this opportunity to say what had been on his mind.
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"Yesterday you made me feel alive, more alive then I've felt in a while. I told myself I was going to try and keep you at arms length, but when I saw you, everything inside me was screaming to reach out."
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He stared at her intensely. He hadn't known he was going to say those words until they were on the tip of his tongue. Daniella blinked with surprise. He plucked the glass from her hand and sat it down, loosening his tie. He backed her up until she was pressed up against the wall. Daniella didn't resist, she just looked up at him with big doe eyes.
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Damian's body was burning with so much desire that the tips of his ears turned red. His mind was telling him no, but his hands wandered up her sides. He thoughts screamed at him not to go any further, but he leaned into her and touched his lips to hers. His heart screamed out Destiny's name, but his flesh craved Daniella.
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He kissed her, and she returned it with more passion, wrapping her arms around him. What was he doing? He was a married man, he loved Destiny, he didn't want to hurt her. So why was he undoing his clothes? Why was he pulling up Daniella's skirt? How, in such a short amount of time, had his feelings for Destiny shriveled and his lust for Daniella rocketed?
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Before he could blink his eye they were wrapped up in each other in a pile of intertwined limbs and hot skin. Destiny's name no longer entered his mind, all he could think about was Daniella. Daniella. Daniella.
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Damian hadn't felt passion or intimacy in a while, and the taste of Daniella quenched that thirst and so much more. When he unwrapped himself from her, instead of feeling disgust at his infidelity, he felt good. More than good, he felt happy. For weeks on end he had felt nothing but misery, stress, and fear because of Destiny. It had taken Daniella only two days to restore him back to himself.
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He looked at the woman at his side. Her long hair had fallen out of the neat bun it had been wrapped in. It fell around her shoulders and framed her face making her look like the subject of a painting worthy enough to be hanging in the Louvre. Her make up was smudge, but didn't take away from her beauty, it added a eroticism to it.
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He couldn't help but stare at her, being enthralled with her. She lit a cigarette and brought it to her lips, catching his gaze.
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"What?" She asked, turning to him and placing a hand on his cheek.
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"You look a mess." He jeered, reaching up to wipe off some of her smudged lipstick.
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She playfully bit at his finger, "Look who's talking. You don't exactly look like a million bucks right now."
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Damian's short black hair was spiked up and pointed in every direction. He had lipstick all over his lips, neck, and chest, marking everywhere that Daniella had kissed, and red marks down his back where her manicured nails had scratched his skin. He reached up and plucked the cigarette from her lips so he could kiss them. She fell into him, leaning her body against him with a playful hum before breaking the kiss and trying to swipe back her cigarette. He kept it out of her reach.
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"You shouldn't smoke, it's bad for you." He said, to which she rolled her eyes.
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"I'm well aware. I'm trying to have a good life, not a long one." She said, getting on top of him and stealing her cigarette back.
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She took a long drag from her cigarette, leaned in like she was going to kiss him, and instead breathed out a big cloud of smoke into his face. He coughed and she laughed at him, leaning back.
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"Now you're contaminated." She said with a smirk.
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He took the cigarette from her once more and put it to his lips, inhaling it and kissing her. Smoke slowly poured out of their connected lips. He then extinguished it on the floor, much to her disapproval.
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"We should get dinner this weekend." He said as he tucked her hair behind her ear.
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"Yeah? Where do you want to go?" She leaned in and nibbled his ear.
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"How about that place on east fifth street. The one where they cook in front of you."
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"Mmm, fancy, I like it."
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"I love you." He caressed her cheek.
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Her smile began to quickly fade. She took his hand and lowered it away from her.
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"What's wrong?" He inquired as she got off of him.
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He didn't understand her shift in mood. She went from feeling him to being distant in the snap of a finger.
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"We can't get dinner this weekend." She said with a sigh, grabbing her clothes which were scattered about the floor.
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"Why not?"
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She didn't answer, just kept picking up her clothes.
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"Daniella?"
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She again ignored him, getting up and putting her clothes back on. He stood and put his hands on top of hers to get her to stop, putting a hand beneath her chin to get her to look at him. He searched her eyes as she tried her best to look away from him.
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"What's wrong?" He asked.
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"This is wrong. All of this, Dami." She gestured to them and around them.
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She pulled away from him and continued putting on her clothes. He still wasn't catching on to what she was saying.
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"I thought you enjoyed it." He said, trying again to get her to look at him.
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"I did enjoy it, that's not the problem."
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"Then what is?"
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"We are." She said, raising her voice, then taking a breath and regaining herself, "You are a married man. You have a wife who just lost her baby, and you're here with me instead of at home with her. That's the problem."
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He fell silent, looking down at the floor. Being with Daniella had made him forget all about Destiny. The gold ring on his finger caught his eye. He suddenly felt ashamed of himself and the good time he'd spent with her. She walked over to him and cupped his face in her hands.
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"We can't do this. Not to her, and not to each other. You can't love me. You owe it to her to stand by her through this rough patch you're having, and I owe it to myself to be more than a married man's secret lover." She said, her voice not more than a whisper.
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He felt conflicted. On one hand, Daniella was right. He owed it to Destiny to try and make things work, and to help her through what she was going through, and he wanted to do that. Despite what had happened here, he still loved Destiny. On the other hand, he wanted to take the easy way out and be happy with Daniella. Damian sighed, pulling away from her and getting dressed.
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"Are you okay?" She watched him as he got frustrated trying to tie his tie.
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"Great." He said through gritted teeth before huffing and admitting defeat.
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She walked over to him and helped him. He needed to make a choice. Go back to his wife who was probably possessed, or stay with Daniella.
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"What're you going to do?" She asked, resting her hand on his chest.
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"I have to go." He said, looking at her with a gentle expression.
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She nodded. She understood. She kissed his cheek.
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"See you on Monday, Mr. Warner."
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"See you on Monday, Ms. Cole."
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Damian got himself together, but he didn't go home. He looked at the piece of paper that Hannah had given him. It had the name, phone number, and address of a man named Claudius Stone. He had to figure out what was plaguing Destiny if they were going to have a future together, and Claudius stone had the answers he was looking for.
ns18.221.100.57da2
