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“She wont find out.” Emily promised, smiling softly. If she made it clear that he could tell her anything in confidence, then she would probably get more cute stories? She showed him the statue and as he said she would hate it, Emily wasnt sure that was what she wanted to hear. But it meant Mary would remember her? His kiss made her smile at him softly, his encouragement making her eyes light up a little. She went and did that before she went to find him again. He handled the bags and she rolled her eyes a little while muttering a smart comment about him being such a gentleman.
She entangled their fingers this time and hummed at his words. “Yeah. Maybe it’s time to get him actual cat food.” She chuckled. Next on her list was getting something for Jason, that she knew he could eat. “Is there some place special you’d want to move to?” She asked, because she wasnt too sure. She didnt want to live in South, that was all she knew. And Northern wasnt really a good option with her friends and family. In the midst of her thoughts her eyes landed on something that just made her stop in her tracks. A sign that said “open house, 3rd floor”. She clearly considered it.

He took the first step and it made her quite happy. She just followed along, and it didnt look too bad without being inside. She liked the fact that there were at least two rooms, but then again, she wasnt very picky. “Could you imagine us here?” She asked, moving around to look things through. There was nothing odd about this place. Nothing to fix or worry about, or at least it seemed so. She moved over to look out the window, before she turned to him. “I really like this one.” She had to admit. There were just so many things in it that she already imagined.

He didnt quite seem to share the same happiness as her and she didnt notice right away but it wasnt like she was oblivious. When he handed her the folder and he looked at it along with his words, she scoffed, double checking just to be sure. Well. Maybe it wasnt that great after all. “Oh. I mean, no, no, this place is really terrible, bad neighbourhood and I’m pretty sure that dark spot over there is hiding mold.” She said as if it wasnt that big a deal, though it kind of was. But it wasnt like she would give up the cat for anything in the world. “It’s fine. I dont want to be in a house that wont have Dez as well.” She said, and meant it. The alley cat was not supposed to go back to being an alley cat. The encouragement made her chuckle. “I’m not demotivated. I still want to find some place to be with you and our grumpy furbaby.” She smiled.

All options? She looked as confused as she felt. What did he mean by that? He seemed to think his words through before he spoke and when he elaborated, she needed a moment to realize what he was even suggesting. For sale? She blinked a few times with a puzzled expression. “All apartments are for sale.” She argued like she didnt quite get the point that he meant actually buying an apartment over renting it.

Emily did end up getting him something extra as well. For all she knew, he hadnt really been eating and she was far too caring to ignore that gut feeling. In the petstore it was like the options were endless. Collars in every colour you could imagine, little cute body straps for leashes. But it was better to just focus on getting food foremost. Though Rhys’ question was a good one. Sure, they could get him tuna, bur what if it didnt taste as good as the canned they gave him? “I think we should try the salmon. He knows what good tuna tastes like, and we dont know if he’s a picky eater now that he doesnt live on the street anymore.” She said before she let her eyes move over onto the toy section. “He doesnt really have any toys…” she said like she was considering it quite a lot.

Yeah it was way worse now, and she frowned as she looked out on it. She only looked for a bit before she wanted out of her wet clothes but then he came over. She thought he would help but instead he pulled her in to which she was about to object until he muttered of a crazy idea. She followed his pull and they ended out in the back that was definitely just left to grow freely. The rain definitely was worse than when they had been going and she wasnt sure why he had brought her outside. He kissed her and she kissed him back, though his intentions seemed unclear. He broke the kiss and she looked a little confused until he told her what the idea of going out here had been. She felt a little foolish because it made sense. But then she looked at him with softer eyes. “I think it’s a loving embrace before the kiss in the movies.” She chuckled, lifting her arms to wrap around his neck. “Kiss me again Rhys.” She requested almost sweetly.

She gasped a little surprised as he swung her around, holding onto him though she chuckled as the fear of falling passed. She followed his pull but could already feel that she wasnt that sure on her own legs. He kissed her and she returned it happily. His whisper made her stpmach tingle and she would have said it back if he didnt kiss her. He fell and dragged her with him down, she didnt react until they were on the ground, before she laughed with him. He lifted her face as she still giggled, looking at him with joy in her eyes as she was pretty sure that the both of them were more than soaked now. “Yeah, I guess it is.” She muttered, gently cupped his face with one hand, the other moving up into his curls, touching his scalp. She leaned down to connect their lips. She was tender and yet sweet, moving her lips slowly over his. “Are you two alright?” An upstairs neighbour asked from her window. Emily started blushing and giggled before she sat up, pulling at Rhys to follow. “Yeah. It’s just so slippery in the rain.” She said, looking up at the neighbour with a small smile. “Okay. Be careful.” She said before closing her window again.

It was quite easy with Rhys to just follow along. And he seemed to need her so she would just quite easily give in. They ended up making out and she could feel her heart beat faster as her cold cheeks began to gain some colour as well as warming up. When they were stopped, she was panting softly, and once they were left alone again and on their feet, his remark made her chuckle. “I dont think it’s possible to live in central and have your own garden too.” She had to say. The city was just far too crammed for one apartment to own a whole garden like that. Unless they werent looking for apartments? “Yeah, we will.” She agreed before his kiss surprised her as it was quite a steal, before she followed his pull inside. She was getting out of her wet clothes, luckily having some extra towels in her wardrobe as Jason was showering.
Drying her hair she hummed softly at some thoughts. “Maybe I should go down to the local bar and apply for a job there. They had a sign out the other day. It doesnt seem like they care much for who they take in. And I’m pretty.” She said, quite clearly already considering it if not set on applying just to see if she would get it.