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“It’s Merida, from Brave. You hafta come watch.”
New mission: 1. Make this kid smile more. 2. Make her mom worry less.
At her slow nod, the kid shined a toothy grin at them both and tugged him to a beanbag in the corner, instructing him to sit down beside her while the little queen took her throne. “We’re gonna watch Merida now.”
“Mommy says I ain’t bossy, I’m a boss.”
“Yup, I’m a boss and a princess. Just like Merida.”
“...Snake, right? He can stay. So long as we whisper. Thea looks so… carefree, right now. I want her to keep that feelin’ for a little while longer.”
“Trust your instincts and make sure to put your oxygen mask on first.”
“Wes, look at all them toys! Now you can be king and my mommy can be queen and I’ll be Princess T.”
That pleased Thea to no end and she giggled before looking at Wes. “See, Wes? I toldya Mommy would look even more beautifuler.” “You’re right Princess T, the queen is more beautifuler than I could’ve imagined.”
It was official. All men are pigs.
It felt good to be protected. After her daddy passed, Naomi had to watch out for herself, and frankly, she’d been failing miserably at it since she and Dean crashed into each other.
“Women like Naomi hold strong to their convictions.
When she’s ready, nothing’s gonna stop her from breaking free.”
He’s been lookin’ at you like you’re birthday cake and he’s on a diet.
“Alright then, Gandolf. Keep your secrets.”
What would this man do with the vulnerable pieces of her soul?
She’d learned the hard way that white knights only exist in fairy tales.
“Hey there, trouble.”
the fact that he could make her feel something besides responsibility or fear went straight to his cock.
“No one has a hold on me. I am my own person.”
“Maybe it’ll surprise you, but I might actually know more than you think.”
“You think you’ve seen the real me, but you’re just seeing this version you’ve created in your head.”
The Naomi I know fights with me and I fucking love that fiery side.
That Naomi loses track of time helping strangers, not worried to death over being a minute late. That Naomi would die before her daughter got hurt, not stay with someone who could hurt them both. That Naomi is in...
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It was way better than the numb automaton that always arrived at Sasha Saves.
I know the glimpses of the fiery, confident, smart, caring woman you are, is a fucking queen in her own right and I know you can be her again.”
“I hope you meet her someday. I think she’d like you.”
techno-wizardry
“You said, ‘trust your instincts and make sure to put your oxygen mask on first.’”
“Come home with me.”
She was a survivor.
“She’s got headphones and Brave on.” It was all she’d needed to say. Wes knew Thea’s obsession with Merida. His smile reached the crinkle in his eyes. “Can’t compete with that Mary-duh.” Naomi snorted at the way he copied Thea’s emphasis on the Pixar princess’s name, but quickly sobered. She didn’t want to get distracted. Wes
“What? Oh yeah. I’m fine—”
“Safe.”
“Let me in and I’ll make sure you know what it feels like to be cherished.”
“There’s a thin line between persistence and insanity. Tryin’ the same thing over and over expectin’ a different result, and all that.”
“It feels good to be queen.”
“Jesus H. Christ, you and Snake are made for each other.”
“Fuckin’ A, they’re all gonna kill me,” he murmured under his breath. “Wes won’t if I get to him first,” Naomi grumbled back.
“What is all this? What am I lookin’ at, Wes? Because it looks a helluva lot like a fuckin’ horror movie.”
