forum “I can’t love you...” Reposting this here (O/O|Romance|Closed|)

Started August 10, 2019 by @Toxic_Persephone group

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He smiled. "Oh. Thanks." He replied, looking down at her. She's so sweet and adorable…and I don't think she even knows.

“Mm.” Came her soft response. She leaned in a little closer, biting her lip. “Can I kiss you, Asher?”

He gave a small smile, and nodded. "Of course. If you want to." He looked at her. There was a faint trace of stubble on his cheeks and jaw, as he had forgotten to shave that morning.

She smiled softly, rubbing the stubble and laughing softly as she leaned in closer. “You have a little bit of stubble, Asher.” She murmured, pressing their lips together in a lingering kiss. “It’s scratchy.”

He chuckled softly when the kiss ended. "Mm. I forgot to shave." He replied. "I'll take care of it later." He smiled lightly, cupping her chin eith a hand.

She smiled and laughed softly. “I don’t mind it much.” She murmured, her lips pulling up into a gentle smile as he grabbed her chin.

He chuckled. "Alright then. If you say so." He replied, smiling. "I'm still going to shave it off later." He kissed her cheek lightly.

“Go ahead, I want you to be as comfortable as possible. You can do whatever you want.” She replied, giggling softly. “I’m not going to tell you to keep your stubble.”

He chuckled. "Mm. And i wouldn't make you shave yours. If you had any." He grinned teasingly, brushing some of her hair out of her face.

She feigned offense, giggling softly as she tried to hold back her happiness. “I will never have stubble! I have a clean face that doesn’t create hair like yours.” She grinned.

He rolled his eyes. "My face is clean! It just…grows hair sometimes!" He chuckled softly, grinning.

She grinned. “Mhm… sometimes.” She brushed her hands against his face, giggling at the sensation of the prickly stubble.

He chuckled softly, closing his eyes. "And it's perfectly normal for me to have stubble, too. Perfectly normal for any man, really." He shrugged slightly.

“Oh I know.” She purred, a teasing glint in her eyes. “I just wanted to get you back for all that teasing.”

He rolled his eyes. "Oh you did, did you?" He chuckled softly, smiling at her.

“Yes I did.” She purred, reaching up to once again trace at the lines of his face. She seemed to like touching him.

He smiled softly. "I see." He replied. For some reason, he felt extra…he wasn't even sure of the word. Loving? Flirtatious? Towards Arabella today. And while he wasn't sure why, he found that he didn't entirely mind.

Arabella didn’t mind at all. She was loving this extra attention from him. Even if it was all just flirtatious banter she liked that he was so open with her. “Sooo, whatchu working on?”

"Nothing, anymore. I was working on emails." He replied with a chuckle. He held her gently, rubbing her back and sides gently, fingers feather light against her.

She shivered when his fingers rubbed against a sensitive patch of skin, giggling. “Oh that’s a shame. No more emails.” She shrugged, grinning mischievously.

He smiled. "Mm." He kept lightly skimming his hands up and down her sides and back. "Such a shame." He said with a soft chuckle.

She closed her eyes and leaned against him. “That feels really good you know…” she murmured after a moment.

He smiled. "I know." He replied. Peri used to do this with me… He thought, biting his lip slightly.

She laughed gently, letting his touch take him. A shudder ran through her body a moment later, a soft sigh escaping her lips. “God~ it’s really good.”

He smirked slightly. "I know." He replied again, fingers still dancing featherlight up and down her sides and back.