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FIGHTING YOUR INNER DEMONS
Everybody has them. Some are louder than others. Some are stronger. Some are overwhelming, and sooner or later you just give up fighting. But there are other people around you who want to help you - maybe they're suffering too, either because of your inner monster or their own. Or maybe they're one of the lucky ones with demons that don't howl so much.

You can help each other. It's better than the alternative.

TURN OVER A NEW LEAF FOR YOU

Here's the thing: in the past, you've not been a nice person. Whether you were just a little nasty, you did terrible things, you were forced to be a monster, or your heart was dark to the core, it's understandable why you weren't anyone's favorite. But those days are behind you. Now, there's someone you care for, someone you want to get closer to, someone you lov-

Well, they make you want to be a better person. This desire could have been a gradual realization, or you could have suddenly decided one day to improve. In the same vein, you may want a complete overhaul, yet you could also be more realistic and try to work on one thing. Still, you know that you're the only one who can change yourself.

How is that going? It can't be easy, as old habits die hard. Do you have a supportive loved one — or someone who wants nothing to do with you, no matter how much you improve?

FIRSTS

You're in right smack in the middle of exciting times, perhaps even the peak of your life so far, and you're not alone. For you and your companion, it's all about firsts: first crush, first love, first fight, first confession, first kiss, first time, first adventure to certain death together - you know, as you do. There is a first time for everything, after all, and they say you never forget your first.

So...first?

1. First Kiss: Is there anything sweeter?

2. First Date: Are you super awkward and nervous or getting on like a house on fire?

3. First Time: A little awkward, a little exciting, always memorable. (Unless you had to get drunk to get up the nerve.)

4. First Place: Apartment in the city, or perfect white picket fenced home! Either way, better make the best of it.

5. First Pet: Dog or cat? Fish tank? Rhinoceros?

6. What is this...Love Thing?: I don't understand love. What is love, baby don't hurt me ---

7. Protected/Safe: You always feel safe with them. How can you thank them?

8. Childhood Sweethearts: You've loved them what seems like forever, ever since you were little.

9. Arguments: You jerk! Look what you've done! I never want to see you again.

10. Unlucky Friend: You lost the person of your dreams to someone else, perhaps because of their allure or perhaps because you never spoke up. What can you do now?

11. I'll Cheer You On: Always supportive, always by your side, they're the person you can count on. Why do they care so much, though?

12. Slap-Slap-Kiss: I could kill you for what you just did! I could - I could KISS YOU.

13. Confession in the Heat of the Moment: You're about to go defeat the ultimate baddie. How about confessing your feelings to the person you love? Seems legit.

14. Sudden Kiss: Kiss from nowhere! There are lots of reasons for this: to stop someone from crying, to make them be quiet, or just to explain yourself when words can't.

15. Waking Up: Fluffy, sleepy, giggly morning in bed.

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Tandy could feel a bitter sort of laugh bubbling up inside of her the second they landed back in the church and let go of her hand in the blink of an eye. She had tried to warn him that she was messed up and that getting involved with her could be trouble, so it only seemed fitting that shit would go sideways the minute that shit hit the fan. And oh boy, had it ever.

Wrapping her arms around herself, she watched as he moved away from her and refused to make eye contact while offering to take her home. She almost agreed but she also resisted telling him to do something nasty to himself before taking off. She normally would have but she found herself hesitating because she couldn't do her normal thing with Ty. She was trying to be a different person and that was largely because of him.

She started to take a step towards him but paused, hesitating for a moment as she tried to figure out how she was supposed to do this. She opened her mouth, closed it and frowned softly at his back like the problem was continuing confusing her. Then she drew in a breath and sighed, looking down at the ground without realizing the vulnerable sort of portrait she made at the moment.

"I'm....sorry." She managed then, softly. "But he was wrong. If anyone is slumming it, it's you. I did warn you about getting involved with me, Ty. This kind of shit just might be normal...if you still want to."

"You still have feelings for him."

It was stupid. He knew she did. No different than he had feelings for Evita. No. That wasn't right. He cared about Evita but unless Tandy was done with him, his feelings were wrapped up in the stubborn mess who--

Did she really just apologize to him?

Ty looked up, giving up the zipping of the hoodie and letting it slouch off his shoulders. "Tandy, I'm not--" He exhaled in frustration, breath leaving him like a sigh. "I still want to." He stepped in closer. "Do you want to?" Instead of looking anywhere else, his gaze focused intently on her. "Seems like you've got unfinished business. I've made my peace with mine..."

Was he jealous? Yeah, maybe he was. More than he knew was right for him to feel. Ty didn't care what Liam or anyone had to say, he cared about how Tandy felt. Her torn feelings made it hard for him to tell what that was. "...Have you?" He could always go into her dreams and find the truth. This was her opportunity to change her mind without having to explain anything to him.

"No! Ty, no." Her response was immediate and sharp, almost desperate even but she needed him to believe her as she took a step towards him. Then she stopped herself, keeping her distance as she drew in a breath to steady herself before she could explain.

"Of course, I want to." She told him honestly but she was still scared of something. Of him, of herself, of the thing between them that was so large and intense that it could feel all-consuming. It was also the thing that made her feel safest which was a scary feeling to have considering all that she had lost before.

"What I feel for him, about him, is guilt." There was a part of her that didn't even want to tell him all this but she suspected he knew or could figure it out on his own. He had seen her at her worse or close to it but it still felt hard to say the words out loud. As if she could keep him from remembering if she didn't say anything but she had warned him already that being with her wouldn't be easy.

"If I had the feelings that he wanted me to have, I would have been better to him than I was. But all I did was use him and then...abandon him when he needed me." It made her feel gross to say it, the shame rippling across her features as she looked down at the ground. "I don't think I can ever make it right with him. Not right now. All I can really do at the moment is to try to be better and not do all the shitty things I used to do."

Swallowing thickly, she looked up at Ty again. "But I don't want to be with him."

Of course she wanted to? Ty wasn't expecting that response. He didn't know exactly why, Tandy had said she'd be willing to try. Maybe that was it. She was willing didn't exactly translate into wanting. Something shifted in her explanation now that made him understand better. Until she mentioned guilt.

His mouth opened in question but closed again as Tandy continued. She was... cute about her guilt? He knew with full certainty if Tandy found out what he was thinking, she'd slap him. Or worse. It wasn't just being smitten and see these new sides of her he'd somehow missed before, there was something really sweet seeing that she had this inner struggle--not just trying to be someone she wasn't for him. He couldn't handle that much responsibility.

She needed to do better, be good, of her own accord. And she was. There wasn't more proof than what she just went on about with nobody but him to listen. Ty felt the need to step in, physically and verbally.

"He's a grown man, Tandy. I think he's got plenty to guilt over himself. You need to let that go. He's still among the living, able to do better for himself. At least, if he quits being a petty crazy ex."

It wasn't as if Ty didn't understand guilt. He knew it all too well, still carrying it for Billy. Yet what he said about Liam wasn't with any bias. He was sure the other guy had his use of Tandy from what little he knew of him. It wasn't as if the guy helped her live a better life. Even if she didn't hold feelings for him, guilt was making her miss out on all of that. Ty closed what little distance was between them.

"You do have the tendency to make people crazy so I feel for him too."

There was a gentle hand that cupped her cheek but a very low key tease coming from him with a soft smirk.

It hadn't crossed Tandy's mind that he would take her earlier response about being willing to try as though she might not actually want to but she was doing it for whatever reason. She had thought she was being clear but she could see now that he still wasn't sure and the sudden reappearance of Liam had made it worse.

There was a very good chance that she would smack him for thinking she was cute in that moment but she was too focused on the guilt that churned in the pit of her stomach and the fact that everything she was saying might chase him off. It would be all too easy to put her change on him but she knew it wouldn't work that way.

No, a part of wanting to be better was being able to help people with her power. It was a rush that felt tons better than how crappy she was used to feeling most of the time. She had sunk low enough that she didn't want to feel that way anymore. But yeah, maybe he helped a bit.

Pausing in her thoughts as he started to speak, she focused on him again and pressed her lips together as he pointed out that Liam was a grown man. Shifting her weight, she continued to watch as he moved towards her, hope blooming in the center of her chest until he teased her and earned himself a little glare.

She also gave him a little punch in the arm. Or actually, it was more of a nudge that led into her trailing her fingers lightly down his arm when he reached up to cup the side of her face, sending a wash of electric energy through her.

"Yeah well, you drive me crazy too." She smirked up at him.

"Ow," he complained about the punch through a grin. The way she looked at him made Ty forget to breathe, even if his smile remained playful. "So violent."

His hand fell off her face, slipping to her waist and tugging Tandy close. He remembered what Evita had called her... 'Strangely aggressive tiny girl' which made him laugh softly. She wasn't wrong. Ty wouldn't want to piss off Tandy, regardless of his feelings for her. He could only assume that Liam hadn't treated her wrong. She seemed a lot less forgiving than Ty considered himself.

"So beautiful," he uttered truthfully while simmering. "Sorry you're plans got ruined. I should've thought of somewhere else to go besides here." Ty swayed from side to side, ever so slightly.

Kissing in the church could lead to things getting carried away. Tandy deserved better. And maybe in the back of his head, he remembered how Evita had once just walked in on them. Yet with that thought, he kind of wished his ex would. Ty didn't care who saw them as long as it didn't get Tandy into trouble.

"Wan't me to get you home?" The question was barely above a whisper. Ty lowered his forehead to rest on hers. "Wish I knew what a penthouse suite looked like at a hotel. I'd take you there."

The corners of her mouth twitched as she knew the 'punch' had done very little to him but she still liked the playfulness between them. It was their way of flirting before they had even realized what it was they were doing with one another.

"Yeah, yeah, that's me." She shook her head at him as she slid into his arms, liking the feel of them around her as she slid her hands up his chest. 'Strangely aggressive tiny girl' was a pretty good way of describing her, she would have to admit. But she had already been pissed off at Ty before though she would suspect that she had probably pissed him off more than he had done to her.

But she could tell that he wasn't mad at her right now. No, there was a different kind of look and heat in his eyes as she slid her arms around his neck. She could feel it stirring inside of her too as she captured her bottom lip between her teeth, not really aware of the coquettish vision she portrayed at the moment.

Really, the idea of kissing or doing more in the church didn't bother her. She just knew that she wanted to kiss him again but then she was distracted by his comment, seeming to perk as she tightened her arms around his shoulders and pushed up on her tiptoes to bring her lips tantalizingly close to his. "Why, Tyrone Johnson, are you actually saying that you want to get me into a hotel room? What kind of girl do you think I am?"

Hopefully one that would say yes to going to a hotel room with him.

Only with Tandy was it possible to hate and love something at the same time. He hated the hold she had on him, being able to get through his walls and see right through him. Yet being able to call him out was something that drew Ty closer to her. She was his voice of reason, same as he was to her. Both seemed used to having others cut them down and not listen. Neither had someone who lifted them up when down without blowing smoke up their asses.

It was something that he gave a lot of thought to in Evita's absence. Ty didn't feel played because Evita didn't get anything out of being with him, but he did feel lied to. She disappeared from the 504 after claiming to be someone who cared about him when shit hit the fan. Tandy proved to be the better partner, regardless of all the grief she'd given him in the process. He hadn't expected tonight to be a date but it felt long overdue.

"I can't with you," he uttered with a shake of his head, unable to rid the smile on his face while rolling his eyes. A secret part of him wanted to say he thought she was his girlfriend but Ty held back. That had to be too soon, right? She hardly made it easy to define what their night out was. So rather than try to hold a pointless conversation, he closed what distance remained between them and kissed her.

A gentle enough connection to start that quickly grew deeper. It had to be their powers, enhancing and spicing up the simplest of contact. He wanted to shrug off Billy's hoodie somewhere in the kiss as his temperature started to rise.

The ability to get through one's walls and see right through the person underneath was a two way street with them. There were times when Tandy hated how easily Ty saw the truth with her but it had also become a sort of comfort. It was scary but there was something nice about the fact that she could be honest with him. It still worried her at times but so far he had held true.

She did wonder what would happen if Evita ever came back though. It was easy to see that the girl had cared for him on some level and that he had cared in return. At the same time, how much could she have really cared knowing that he was possibly going to die and doing nothing more than just giving them a warning? Plus she had walked away without a word which was something Tandy couldn't even imagine doing to Ty.

No, she stayed right where she was which was at his side and now they were going to give being a couple a try. So she smiled at him when he rolled his eyes, seeing the humor there and echoing it back to him as she teased her fingers over the back of his neck. "Except you can and you are, clearly."

It was a teasing comment before she leaned up to kiss him again, quickly deepening it and adding more heat now that they were alone again. It made her feel alive and equally as warm even though all she wore was her dress and no jacket. She pressed closer too, fitting the length of her body against his own as any thought of leaving quickly evaporated again.

She wasn't wrong. Tandy had him in a way that he was sure nobody else would ever have. A connection made when they were kids, one that saved their lives without either realizing until years later. Each were plagued with darkness surrounding their encounter. Tandy had lost her dad, Ty his brother. People they each looked up to who meant the world to them. He could feel her pain at seeing the truth over her parents' relationship, refusing to leave her alone after that revelation.

Ty was proud that she opted to stay with her mom since. He hadn't said as much, not finding it his place to do so. It made him think of when he'd seen his mother vulnerable--fearful she'd lose him the way they'd lost Billy. Except that Billy wasn't lost; he was taken. In a sense, so had Ty and again, all thanks to Connors. Roles were slightly reversed between him and Tandy but they weren't alone the way each had felt in the past.

Alone was the last thing he felt in the moment, consumed by her company and the way their powers felt when combined. She could make him mad and drive him crazy but Tandy Bowen also made him feel like a king whether they were facing insurmountable odds or in a lip lock. She pressed her body into his, prompting him to wrap his arms tighter around her. Ty shrugged off the jacket that he'd just put on. He wanted to feel more of her, not less.

Yet feeling more of her amplified what he was feeling overall. A mixture of arousal and adoration made for a potent combination that Ty had little success in willing down. Tandy only had herself to blame, kissing him the way she did. She continued to show him how much he enjoyed following her lead at times. He considered initiating something more but didn't find the nerve yet. It was too soon. Right?

At one time, Tandy couldn't have imagined her father doing anything wrong. He had been perfect in her eyes but she knew now that there were a lot of things she had been blind to because she had been a child at the time. She had let her grief and anger twist her which it could have done further once she learned the truth but the whole thing with Ty and their powers had pulled her back. Yes, she had done some bad things while she was hurting with the revelation but they kept her from going too far.

It was the same way she had refused to leave him alone when his friend had died and through the final fight with Connors. She hadn't been able to touch him at the time but she had laid with him until he calmed down and she had been the one he called when he wanted to listen to the tape of him with his brother again. It paled in comparison to what he had done for her, at least in her mind, but she tried.

She tried more with him than she had with anyone else in a long time.

She knew that meant something just like it meant something now as the kiss grew more fevered and her breathing grew heavier. It mingled sweetly with his whenever they parted for a second to draw in some much-needed air or to change the angle of the kiss. She even slid her hands over his shoulders to help him push the coat off, her heart racing as she moved her hands to the bottom of his shirt.

But she paused for a moment when she might have pulled his shirt off over his head. Instead, she leaned back slightly to look at him, licking her lips as she did. "A-are you sure about this?"

"Huh?" or something similar left him when she pulled back to look at him, asking him something. Ty swallowed and tried to regain his senses. She was still too close, forcing him to blink a few times before her words registered. He nodded and took off the shirt she held tentatively. "Are you?"

A part of him considered telling her that the last girl who opted to share a bed with him had vanished on him but she probably knew that already. It wasn't something he'd easily confess. Ty never really understood why people talked about exes with someone new. He was focused on the present and treated Tandy as such.

The belt around his waist was becoming unbearable but he didn't move to touch it, never leaving her face with his gaze. "I think biology kinda gives away what I want," he uttered huskily with eyes almost peering up at her lower face from his chin dipped down toward his chest.

"But I'd wait for you. If you want that. I understand." The last was said genuinely, worried look in his eyes that Tandy might have been having second thoughts.

Eventually, Tandy would have to find a way to convince Ty that she wasn't having second thoughts. Probably right about the same time she figured out that he wasn't having them either because she was sure that point was coming somewhere.

But right now she definitely wasn't having second thoughts or even thinking about much really. It was easy to tell that he wasn't either considering the rather adorably confused look he gave her as he tried to figure out why she had stopped for a moment. Then he was asking if she was sure which was easily the sweetest thing anyone had done for her in a long time.

There was no stopping the way her features softened as she touched his face, staring at him for a moment like she was truly in awe or had just seen the best thing ever. At least until he called attention to the rather physical reaction he was having as if she couldn't feel it pressing against her stomach seconds before.

"I don't want that." She murmured softly, rising up on her tiptoes to bring her lips close to his. "I want this. Right now."

She didn't want that. Ty was disappointed but not crushed, trying to will down his excitement. She had every right--

Oh. He'd misunderstood. Tandy didn't want him to wait and he could feel his cheeks grow hot at the realization. It wasn't embarrassment over the misunderstanding but a rush that she wanted him too. Ty swayed a little, more of an awkward move--even if for a fleeing moment.

"Here?" he asked with a slight arched brow in question as her mouth grazed his slightly with his light movement. After all, he had just spoken about a hotel room not long ago. His inexperience started to creep up on him. Yet his hands moved to her hips and held firmly, conveying that he hadn't changed his mind.

Tandy considered telling him that she was fine with right here but then she realized that maybe it wasn't right for him. Ty was too good, too gentle, for their first time together to be on the church floor. So she pressed her lips together to keep from smiling at how adorable she found him at that moment, her fingers brushing over his chest as he slid his hands over her hips after blushing.

"Not here." She licked her lips slowly, lingering close as she studied his face with a heated gaze. She could feel the air humming with energy and need, making her intimately aware of him in a way she had never felt before.

"Maybe you don't know any penthouse suites or anything but what about just a plain old hotel room?" She suggested, tilting her head slightly. "Maybe somewhere you went on a basketball trip or something?"

Something close to a soft snicker left him. "What kind of basketball do you think I was playin'?" he asked though the light laugh. The reaction was more nervous excitement than actual amusement. Ty was having one hell of a time trying to control his desire between her close proximity and the way Tandy looked at him. Whatever spark there had been before had turned into a raging fire.

"But my mom has had a few events where we stayed in a hotel. A few nice ones. Suites. But my favorite was actually over--" He was talking too much. Ty stopped, licked his lips and bit his lower lip while giving a nod. "Wait." With an unconscious soft grunt of frustration (from having to break away from Tandy and the state she put him in), he slipped his shirt back on and the hoodie immediately after.

Ty attempted something he'd never tried before. Being with Tandy felt empowering. From the first time they touched at the graveyard to sending Connors somewhere that nobody had yet to find the corrupt cop, the hope to his fears seemed to always spark something greater with his powers. So he kissed her and enveloped Tandy in Billy's hoodie instead of talking further.

She could probably feel the change in temperature, indicating they had gone somewhere. Ty immediately broke the kiss and looked around. There was the chance that someone was in the hotel room. It wasn't the most spacious room but it did overlook the French Quarter while having a great view of the stars from the bed. He remembered falling asleep while wishing on them not too long after Billy was gone. He couldn't think of a better place to be with Tandy at the moment.

Luck seemed to be on his side for once. The room was vacant. Mardi Gras was over and most didn't linger after in the 504. He looked back at Tandy with an expression that asked what she thought of the room before he took off the hoodie again. Or maybe she would. Or maybe she'd frown at the basic room rather than somewhere high end. No. He didn't believe she'd be like that. She'd probably ask what was with the room and give him a chance to explain. Or maybe he should just tell her?

"This was one of the first places my mom did her community relations thing where she was invited to stay. We'd never stayed in a hotel before. It about a year after Billy died. I remember laying in the rollaway and being able to see the stars in the sky..."

"Ones where you might have gone on trips to play at other schools?" Tandy rolled her eyes in amusement, nudging his shoulder playfully when he laughed a little at her. She thought it was adorable but that didn't mean she could resist teasing him as she smirked up at him. "Now I'm wondering what kind of basketball you were thinking about?"

She fell quiet as he thought about the hotels his mother had stayed in and she tilted her head curiously, watching him stop himself before telling her to stop. Then she mimicked his noise, making a soft one of her own that sounded like a protest even though she knew that he had to grab his hoodie if he was teleporting them somewhere. Not that he had to put his shirt on but she didn't stop him.

Instead, she smiled with a giddy sense of excitement as she stepped into his arms again, sliding her own under his hoodie and around his waist while she leaned up to kiss him back. She felt the change when it came but she wasn't in a hurry to pull away from him. It didn't even cross her mind to be concerned that there might be someone in the room he had brought them too and she figured they were pretty safe when she didn't hear a call of surprise following their arrival.

Her eyes remained closed for a moment longer when the kiss finally broke and she continued to lean into him as she felt strangely content despite the hum of arousal in her veins. Then she heard him talking again and she opened her eyes to look around, recognizing the importance of the room for him. Tonight, they would add another kind of importance to it but she held back for a moment, smiling a bit as she looked at the window.

"It's beautiful." She murmured before looking up at him, knowing he needed the words. "It's perfect, Ty."

"The NBA. Get your mind out of the gutter," he chuckled before trying to focus on where to go. It only took a minute before they relocated but neither seemed patient with the minimal separation. Tandy made a similar sound to his discontent when he'd stepped back to get dressed, fueling the desire already raging inside of him. She would probably laugh at the thought that remained on his mind. Ty still felt out of his league around her intimately.

Either he was a brooding, angry mess or a lost puppy whenever he looked at her. Tandy also made him happy. They talked about it previously, Ty worried he might have dismissed her concerns too soon. She seemed to take it in stride and agree that they were a good match. Imperfect in their own ways that made them a perfect fit. At least, he hoped she'd understood that from the conversation they had.

She was beautiful in the dimly lit room. Ty forgot about almost everything around them as they stood face to face. Her eyes had looked out the window and back up at him. A genuinely content smile formed in a small expression on his features. "You're beautiful," he countered in a husky pitch. He quickly cleared his throat and had started to lean in before jerking back suddenly. "Better lock the door if we're gonna stay."

Should anyone check in, going against the chain lock or slide bar would give them time to get out of there before anyone could tell who was in the room. It wasn't a spacious room so he was never out of sight getting to the door. Ty shrugged off the hoodie after securing them in the room, draping it over the only chair in the room. He stepped out of his shoes before getting past the chair. A nervous smirk tugged his lips before standing in close proximity to Tandy.

"There's an antique big tub in the bathroom," he blurted then shook his head at himself. Ty closed his eyes and hung his head. "Not tryin' to get you in it. Just somethin' else I remember liking about this place." His eyes had picked up toward the end, not giving any thought to what a novice he might sound to Tandy. He didn't feel wrong being himself around her. It really didn't bother him when she teased him. He actually got a kick out of it.

"Uh huh, sure." There was no stopping the smirk that appeared then, filled with mischief and something far more suggestive as she leaned into him briefly. She liked getting a reaction from him at times, especially those times when he told her that he couldn't with her or something. She was starting to see it was a good comment in its own way. "Are you sure it wasn't strip basketball or something? Because if that's a thing, I would totally play with you."

Maybe he was a brooding angry mess or a lost puppy but she was pretty sure that she was just as bad. She often smiled at him like a lovesick idiot or one of those schoolgirls who thought he was the best thing since sliced bread. Not Evita or anything because that would be weird but some other girl. She smiles at him like she had never smiled at anyone else.

She was still smiling when they arrived in the room and it turned oddly bashful when he told her that she was beautiful. Ducking her head with a small smile, she lowered her gaze as she felt a bloom of warmth start in the middle of her chest and spread outward in a way she had never experienced before. Suddenly she wanted to shuffle and hide her face but she didn't. Ty would never let her hear the end of it if she ever did.

Releasing him when he moved away to lock the door, she briefly clasped her hands as she turned to look around the room once more. Maybe it wasn't all that big but she didn't care. It was paradise to her and it was better because he was there with her.

Then she was right back to smirking as he started to mention the tub and seemed to realize just how it sounded that he was bringing it up. Chuckling, she reached up to curl her hands in his shirt as she started to kick off her heels. "Oh, I am definitely getting in the tub later and, if you play your cards right, I might even let you join me."

His eyes had immediately gone toward the ceiling. Mission accomplished. Tandy had the shake of head where he couldn't say anything else, grinning against better judgement. Who knew when he'd get the idea of naked basketball out of his mind. Fortunately, he no longer played on a team.

The only team he worried about now was their diving pairing. It wasn't a name either of them seemed to say out loud but thought about frequently, not just each other but the history to it. A part of Ty didn't want to give it a lot of thought since it also brought Evita to mind. Not that he couldn't stand to think of her or held any ill will toward her. It was more not knowing what happened. And now, would talk about his maybe girlfriend bother his actual girlfriend?

He swallowed thickly at the thought of Tandy being his actual girlfriend, excited and nervous. His eyes opened just a little wide at her words. Ty probably did a poor job at masking his inexperience. Yet he tried all the same. With a smirk, he picked up his gaze that had fallen away and looked back to her. "You're too good to me," he quipped with a shake of his head.

She had her hands in his shirt again but this time Ty didn't take it off for her. He waited with hands at his sides to see what Tandy wanted to do next. The window had been left open to where they had the view of the stars and the moonlight, without anyone being able to look in and see them in the unlit room. "You really are beautiful." The words left him like a subconscious thought yet he had no regret.

Ty could never deny being smitten. Angry at times with her or even at her, sure. Yet there was an attraction since the moment they ended up in each other's lives. Science nobody might understand initially then another kind of chemistry that kicked in since they met again. His mouth crashed against hers just as mindlessly. Instinct. He could feel his lips a little swollen from all the kissing they had been doing but it didn't prompt him to slow down or stop.

Tandy was just childish enough that she didn't even bother hiding her the smug satisfaction that she felt when she got exactly the reaction that she wanted. It even bordered on glee combined with a cute smirk because she knew she had planted an idea in his head. Maybe they could even find a makeshift basketball hoop at the church.

But it was true, while she worried about her mom and Mina, it was really only the 'team' that she shared with Ty that concerned her. He was the only 'team' and person that she wanted. She wasn't thinking about Liam or Evita because she felt like neither one of the exes could touch what they had now.

She also wasn't worried about Ty's experience or the lack of because she was more focused on the feel which was amazing. Anything else could be learned, she knew that, and she had no problem taking the time to help him gain experience. But right now she was focused on the feel of his hands on her or how he made her head spin a little when they kissed.

"Shut up." She muttered with a soft chuckle as he called her beautiful again, getting her just a tiny bit flustered again. She silenced him with another hungry kiss, the pleasure spiking anew inside of her. The only time she stopped was to pull at his shirt, helping him tug it off again so it could be dropped to the floor and she could slide her hands over his arms.

Then they were kissing again, causing her to moan softly as she let her hands slide from his arm over his chest, mapping out the muscles and committing the feel to memory. When she paused again, it was only to whisper. "There is a zipper on the back."

"Bossy," he uttered into her mouth with a chuckle that matched her own. It was a feat that he managed that much thought, feeling the energy in the room spike. They parted just enough to get his shirt off again. Ty was somewhere between dazed and mesmerized. Nothing in the world existed but Tandy.

A darkness swirled at the moan she gave and forced Ty to catch his breath. The cloud wasn't like anything before, more of a mist that concealed any visibility from the open window yet not from each other. Then again Tandy had her own glow. His mouth had dipped to her neck, peering over her back to work the aforementioned zipper. Maybe he should've asked if she was sure. No. She didn't tell him anything that she didn't mean. Not after everything.

The zipper was pulled down carefully before he straightened. He knew better than to say anything now but Tandy would have to deal with him staring, taking every inch of newly exposed skin. Ty simultaneously felt his mouth go dry and water at the same time. He licked his lips before connecting with another kiss as the dress pooled around her feet. His hands moved to the belt at his waist once her dress had fell.

He didn't remove his pants, just slid the belt off to give him a little room. Ty might have snuck a grab at the crotch of his pants to shift the bulge down a pant leg than continue jabbing her in the abdomen. He reached behind Tandy and pulled the comforter down in case she wanted to get into bed. His other hand was tentative yet protective over her bare hip. "Should I... Do we need... You know?"

His voice cracked at the questions but he watched her face, not pulling back more than inches away to ask if she expected him to have a condom.

"You're just figuring that out? Really?" Tandy whispered softly, smirking against his lips in turn before they started working at getting each other's clothes off.

She was easily so wrapped up in him that she didn't notice the darkness swirling about them. A sure sign of just how comfortable she was with him and his power beyond the fact that he was doing a damn good job at distracting her. Especially as his mouth moved to her neck, causing her pulse to race as she tipped her head to the side and bit at her bottom lip while he started working on the back of her dress.

Even just the gentle brush of his fingers against her spine made her tingle and arch closer, not at all bothered by the fact that she would be pretty much naked in front of him once the dress hit the floor. All that she wore after that happened was a pair of panties as her age meant that she didn't have to worry about wearing a bra all the time. Plus the dress had been snug enough to keep her breasts in place but having the material gone meant her nipples tightened further in the cool air of the room. Or maybe it was being even more turned on than she had been a couple seconds before.

But then he was distracting her for a different reason and she paused, groaning. "Maybe...yeah? I mean, I'm on the pill but maybe we should...have one?"

It was all too tempting to tell him not to worry about it as she started to sit down, her hand sliding over his stomach and dropping to tease along the waistband of his pants. "Or maybe a few of them?"

If anyone was allowed a laugh at his expense, it was Tandy. Mainly also because he had plenty at hers.

Whatever teasing had gone on verbally was turning all physical. Ty could barely think with the powerful combination of powers, feeling and now seeing Tandy. Yet the conversation started turning illogical. At least, that was how he viewed it. Admitting that she was on the pill but then telling him a condom was a good idea ..."So you want me to go?" he asked with confusion causing his voice to crack in the question.

Her hands traveling over his bare skin and Tandy sitting in front of him topless made the swelling at the front prominent enough where his pants felt almost painful on. His hands reached for hers, not knowing what else to do when she sat. He couldn't help let his eyes wander then visibly struggle lifting his gaze. "Sorry," he immediately apologized while feeling a heat rising on his cheeks yet feeling his eyelids hang with desire.

Tandy had to bite the inside of her cheek as she watched the confusion and a range of emotions flicker across his face. Really, she wouldn't have even thought of a condom until he brought it up. Which was risky behavior for her, she was sure, but she had thought he wanted one. He was so responsible and straight-laced that it sort of made sense but now he seemed to be almost disappointed.

Reaching to slide her fingers against his, she teased her nails over his palms but didn't hold on. Instead, she continued to tease her fingers along the inside of his forearms and then higher while he let his eyes roam over her. The way he looked at her was exciting, leaving her breathless as she started to tug at him.

"Don't worry about it." She started to lay back, deciding then that they would be fine because she was on the pill. So she shifted up further, tugging at him as she slid one hand over his shoulder to clasp the back of his head. She wanted to kiss him again and she wanted to feel the weight of him on top of her while she did. "You don't need to go."

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