{"id":30395,"date":"2013-02-11T19:20:02","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T19:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2013\/02\/11\/kidtonysnark-iamthefirechild-kidtonysnark-35\/"},"modified":"2013-02-11T19:20:02","modified_gmt":"2013-02-11T19:20:02","slug":"kidtonysnark-iamthefirechild-kidtonysnark-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2013\/02\/11\/kidtonysnark-iamthefirechild-kidtonysnark-35\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/kidtonysnark.tumblr.com\/post\/42857463089\/iamthefirechild-kidtonysnark\">kidtonysnark<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/iamthefirechild.tumblr.com\/post\/42855416390\/kidtonysnark-iamthefirechild-kidtonysnark\">iamthefirechild<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/kidtonysnark.tumblr.com\/post\/42849403630\/iamthefirechild-kidtonysnark\">kidtonysnark<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/iamthefirechild.tumblr.com\/post\/42827742000\/kidtonysnark-iamthefirechild-kidtonysnark\">iamthefirechild<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/kidtonysnark.tumblr.com\/post\/42827352773\/iamthefirechild-kidtonysnark-i\">kidtonysnark<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/iamthefirechild.tumblr.com\/post\/42826309189\/kidtonysnark-iamthefirechild-kidtonysnark\">iamthefirechild<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/kidtonysnark.tumblr.com\/post\/42821286984\/iamthefirechild-kidtonysnark\">kidtonysnark<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cI don\u2019t\u00a0<\/span><em>want\u00a0<\/em><span>anything, I can\u2019t just turn off the charm.\u201d he laughed taking a sip of his coffee. \u201cIt\u2019s like a waterfall. If you try to stop it it\u2019s just gunna wash over you harder.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd if I just \u2026 step out of the waterfall? If I\u2019m immune? Does that bother you?\u201d Summer listened with more than ears, this time. He was so intriguing, bantering back and forth with, yes, charming ease. But she\u2019d already been burned by charming boys who wanted nothing more than to humiliate her. She wasn\u2019t going to fall for that again. But it might be worth trying to turn the tables.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI bet you \/can\u2019t\/ charm me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOh you sweet naive baby,\u201d Tony teased. \u201cThere is no stepping out of the waterfall. Once you\u2019re in you\u2019re in for life. No escape.\u201d Tony grinned hearing her last comment. \u201cIf I didn\u2019t know any better I\u2019d say that was a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She grinned back. \u201cOh, absolutely.\u201d Setting her cup aside, she leaned forward, green eyes fixed to his, full of mischief and daring him. \u201cBet anything you like that you can\u2019t do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI just don\u2019t understand why you\u2019re so willing to lose a bet.\u201d Tony smirked, returning her gaze. \u201cYou <em>will\u00a0<\/em>lose by the way.\u201d He winked, taking a sip of his coffee to cover a chuckle.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd how will we know I\u2019ve lost? It can\u2019t be anything so simple as hanging out together, or calling you. It has to be something I wouldn\u2019t ordinarily do.\u201d Low, she murmured, \u201cSomething to justify that confidence of yours.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ll know I\u2019ve won when you try to hold my hand.\u201d Tony grinned. \u201cAll you have to do is avoid the urge to grab onto these.\u201d Tony raised his hands wiggling his fingers. \u201cThese big strong warm hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s almost \/too\/ easy.&#8221; She smiled slyly and lifted a hand to press against his. His fingertips overtopped hers by half an inch or more. &#8220;And will you be doing anything &#8212; particular to win?&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>kidtonysnark: iamthefirechild: kidtonysnark: iamthefirechild: kidtonysnark: iamthefirechild: kidtonysnark: \u201cI don\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0anything, I can\u2019t just turn off the charm.\u201d he laughed taking a sip of his coffee. \u201cIt\u2019s like a waterfall. If you try to stop it it\u2019s just gunna wash over you harder.\u201d \u201cAnd if I just \u2026 step out of the waterfall? If I\u2019m immune? 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