<span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Of course Carter had an argument for everything and Asa shook his head with a good natured smile, "Humans have short memories, constant revision of the past is necessary to keep from repeating past mistakes." But humans weren't the only ones who needed reminding. He'd seen many who were trapped in the old ways, gone mad by their inability to adapt to the changing times.<br/>
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Speaking of history, Asa should have acted accordingly. Should have never succumbed to the moment of weakness Carter's word had stirred awake. He should have left well enough alone, but he'd touched, teased, purposely played along. The searing brush of Carter's fingers against his side sending a shudder through the vampire, and in that moment he wanted nothing more than to turn Carter's fantasy into reality. <br/>
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<i>'No harm ever comes of it.' </i><br/>
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Asa's fingers slid to a stop low on the other's hips and he breathed out a low sigh. Carter was blissfully ignorant of many aspects of Asa's existence, and it would stay that wait so long as Asa had anything to do with it. Carter was already in enough harm being in Asa's life as he was and Asa wouldn't add any more risk, no matter how tempting the reward. "Carter," he started, hands reaching back to untangle the other's arms from around his waist as he took a small step back. This was when he should have explained yet again why they couldn't continue down their current path. That nothing good could come of it. That he was afraid Carter would indeed grant him anything at the expense of his own well being, just for one stolen moment. It was what he should have done. Instead he cupped the younger male's face, dipped his head and captured the other's lips in a soft kiss; over before it'd truly ever begun. <br/>
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"Nancy should have fetched you clean clothes by now."  Voice a low murmur, Asa's blue-brown gaze lingered on Carter's mouth, thumb catching on his bottom lip. He shouldn't. <br/>
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He needed to leave. He needed to make it perfectly clear that regardless of how they might feel about one another, nothing could ever happen. <br/>
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Gods, he shouldn't. <br/>
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Giving Carter false hope was cruel. It would only end up hurting them both when all was said and done. <br/>
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Muttering something under his breath, Asa gave into the madness. Driving the shorter male away from the spray of the shower and back against the tiled wall as he recaptured his lips with an intensity that threatened to devour them both.</span>