<div align="center"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Saturday, January 11th - 8:15 AM</strong></span><br/><em>Front Yard (Edge of Estate)</em></div><hr/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c3/0b/13/c30b1366f38a9c0e707227f6158d1c90.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial;"><strong>WHO:</strong> Marley Ann (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=316749.msg15283294#msg15283294)<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong> White shirt + grey pants (both pictured), tan sandals<br/><strong>DOING:</strong> Talking to Kaine<br/><strong>NOTE:</strong> --<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Antigone (exit), Kaine | CLOSED</span><br/><hr/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial;">Marley watched as Antigone left them, and entered the house without so much as a word. She hadn’t expected the younger woman to follow her suggestion without question, but there were other issues at hand. She blinked at Kaine, then gave him a slow nod as he asked if she wanted to change. She did. And not just out of Eric’s t-shirt. “Wait here. Please.” She added the last part because she knew she didn’t deserve a talk, let alone Kaine’s kindness. His pain was her fault. Marley quickly ran into their house, up two flights of stairs and into her bedroom. She hated that she hadn’t showered since having sex with Eric, but getting dressed in her own clothes would have to be good enough. <br/><br/>Minutes later, she appeared back outside the front door next to Kaine wearing a different shirt, pants and sandals. <em>He looked good.</em> She still felt like a mess. But outside their front door still wasn’t far enough. She led him further him further outdoors, past the tree swing, past the garage, until she was sure no one else could overhear what she was about to say next. Marley pressed her lips together, and gave Kaine a serious look. <br/><br/>“Eric knows.” Two little words held so much weight. Marley had intended to stop there, to let Kaine react. But as soon as she started speaking, more words just came tumbling out of her mouth. “This is <em>not</em> the moment where I choose him over you.” She grabbed his big hands and held them firmly, looking into his hazel eyes intently. “I liked having sex in our house. I really liked being with you <em>here</em>, and not a million miles away, and I would really, really like to do it again…” Marley suddenly breathed and dropped Kaine’s hands, running her fingers through her dirty hair instead and looking away. “But Eric is so, so angry.” In that moment, she wondered how much of their sex Kaine had overheard. Had he heard her whimpers too, or just her orgasms?<br/><br/>She pressed her lips together and shook her head, pacing back and forth in the desert sand. It didn’t matter that Eric was aggressive with her, she could heal. “I just hope he’s not angry with you too.” Kaine couldn’t heal. Eric practiced with his powers every goddam night like some sort of super solider. “Fuck.” Kaine and Eric were supposed to be brothers, best friends. Had she driven a wedge between them? Had she hurt them both? “Fuck. Fuck! I <em>knew</em> he would get angry.” This was why Marley had tried so hard to keep her intimacy with Kaine a secret, but… How did you keep love a secret without being heartbroken? <br/><br/>She sank to the sandy ground in exasperation, crossing her legs in front of her. “I want Eric to be happy. I just want everyone to be happy. But I don’t think Eric has been happy with me for a while.” She admitted the last part quietly, though it wouldn’t have made a difference with Kaine’s superior hearing. Eric wanted more from her. Eric would only be happy if she gave him more of herself, and Marley wasn’t sure she could. <em>Because if she gave Eric more, she would have to give Kaine less.</em> Her shoulders dropped, and she starred into her lap, blinking back tears. “If I had known that he would find out, I definitely would have begged you to stay instead of going to war,” Marley looked at Kaine then, fresh tears running down her cheeks. A year ago, when the Eclipse happened, she felt so trapped. She couldn’t plead with Kaine to stay because then Eric would have discovered her feelings for Kaine. And she couldn’t hurt Eric, because <em>he</em> chose to stay behind for <em>her</em>. She loved them both, in such different and powerful ways. Marley didn’t want to choose between them, but Eric was ready to make the choice for her. She was immortal, but she felt utterly inadequate.<br/></span>