{"id":27125,"date":"2013-06-02T22:44:07","date_gmt":"2013-06-02T22:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2013\/06\/02\/incredibly-gifted-faker-iamthefirechild-29\/"},"modified":"2013-06-02T22:44:07","modified_gmt":"2013-06-02T22:44:07","slug":"incredibly-gifted-faker-iamthefirechild-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2013\/06\/02\/incredibly-gifted-faker-iamthefirechild-29\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

incredibly-gifted-faker<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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iamthefirechild<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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incredibly-gifted-faker<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\u2026 She cheated? Okay, he didn\u2019t expect that. In fact, his face turned to one of confusion for a moment, as he thought about it. But, the expression was wiped away moments later when it struck him that Summer wasn\u2019t exactly perfectly human. He needed to remember that, as it kept slipping from his mind. \u201cMeeting somewhere public really doesn\u2019t bother me. I haven\u2019t been ambushed by fans, and as long as it isn\u2019t made public that I\u2019m here\u2026 they won\u2019t come in droves like they normally do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her gaze had faltered from him; it was plain to see. Probably looking around for anyone who might be one of those \u2018random\u2019 fans, but seeing how the gaze was cast downward, away from him, but not far enough upwards to notice anyone even being there. \u00a0Typical.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m fully aware that you\u2019ve confessed all that you need to. I wasn\u2019t expecting you to repeat yourself at all.\u201d He wasn\u2019t sure who was more shy here\u2014himself \u00a0or Summer. You think after 48 years on the planet he would have this down by now. \u201cAh, right. If you think I\u2019m going to let you down, right here in the middle of Central Park, you\u2019re mistaken, though I fear that\u2019s why you refuse to look at me. Yes, I took notice. Now, I think\u2026 I think there may be something here\u2026 between us. But, I can\u2019t be exactly sure unless we give it time to\u2026 flourish. Suppose that\u2019s the right word. I\u2019ve seen you here and there, but that\u2019s not always enough. Perhaps we could\u2026 spend a day together?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Summer opened her mouth when he said it was okay that they were out in public, then closed it. It wasn\u2019t fans she was thinking of, exactly. But he kept talking, and she had to swallow hard against the sudden access of hope flooding her veins. He wanted to give it time to flourish?<\/p>\n

Robert wanted to spend the day with her. Forcing her voice to steady, she grinned. \u201cI think we can manage that. Now? That would be best \u2014 I \u2026 I already have something I have to do this weekend. I have to leave in the morning, actually.\u201d\u00a0Was that how it was going to be? A few stolen hours, here and there, between his work and hers? Too soon, too soon by far to worry about that.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGive me a hug, to start with,\u201d Summer demanded, stepping right up to him, breathing in the smell of Robert. \u201cI don\u2019t have a spare bike, but we can go rent one. Chase each other through the park?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If Robert spoke his mind, he\u2019d certainly mention that he wasn\u2019t going to do that day to hang out today. But when Summer mentioned that she\u2019d be gone the whole weekend, he had to make a compromise with himself. Clearly, he wouldn\u2019t be going back to the meeting he had managed to escape from. They could manage without him. He\u2019d get the important information later.<\/p>\n

And now he was being demanded to give a hug. How\u2026 perfect.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the record, don\u2019t demand things from me. Not unless you\u2019re something who\u2019s higher up in the workplace than me.\u201d It was more to be a joke than anything, but it certainly sounded like he was being serious. He followed it up with the hug Summer wanted, pondering the next decision at hand. \u201c\u2026 Or we could just ride around. No need to chase each other on them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“I could beg,” she teased, biting at her lip and giving Robert big green eyes. He wasn’t going to make her go away. That could change, and she hated that her work precluded more than this afternoon. Relief made her a little giddy.<\/p>\n

“I’m good at begging. Plee~ease, Robert, may I have a hug?” Summer wheedled, even though his arm was already around her shoulders. She lost the pout in a giggle at the look on his face and grabbed at his hand. “Come on, then. Just riding around.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

incredibly-gifted-faker: iamthefirechild: incredibly-gifted-faker: \u2026 She cheated? Okay, he didn\u2019t expect that. In fact, his face turned to one of confusion for a moment, as he thought about it. But, the expression was wiped away moments later when it struck him that Summer wasn\u2019t exactly perfectly human. He needed to remember that, as it kept slipping … Continue reading <\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10,2226,3066],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27125"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27125\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}