Nariah01
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- Apr 17, 2016
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Samantha threw up her hands in exhasperation before sliding her chair out to stand. "Given up on me?" she said, chuckling darkly. She wasn't necessarily angered, because she didn't consider herself a person who ever got angry, but she was definitely irked. "Oh please. Nick here can spin all the sweet lies he likes, but let me say at least that I was the one who did the giving up."
Nick flinched, just slightly, at her tone. "You make me sound like a compulsive liar," he argued, with a lopsided grin.
Samantha rolled her eyes as she stalked off. "Jerk!" She called as she left.
"Spoilsport!" Nick called back. Looking to Ellie, he splayed his hands out in front of him as he cleared his throat. "Sorry about that. She gets a little moody sometimes."
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Alexis, with a bag between her teeth, nudged the sticks across the floor in front of her. If the couple didn't hear at all then it would be a miracle.
Ellie watched the whole thing in amusement and shook her head with a sigh when Nick turned his attention back to her. "Perhaps she does, but you also poke and goad her so I would say her reaction is fair. " She replied simply. "If I didn't know any better I would think you enjoy causing trouble."
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Lyra started climbing back down the shelves when she saw a bag of cookies and stopped. Now those she needed, she moved over and carefully began pulling the bag down the shelf with her.