Ally & Annabeth

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Sloane smiled cheekily, almost smugly at him when he altered his deal, feeling like she'd won. But then again, he was technically her employee so she could always win with him. "Sounds absolutely perfect," she answered, walking passed him out of the room and locking once again when he was out. "Well I'm going to my room to finish getting ready. I'll just be a couple of minutes. Do you want to come up and see where it is and stuff or are you good here?" she asked curiously, the previous situation completely forgotten as she addressed him.

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Kaiden said, "I'm going to go to my room and unpack. My things should be there already." He knew that she thought she had won but he didn't care. If something was going to happen, then she'd realize that having your way isn't always the best thing. He said, "Just come to my room when you're ready so we can go." Then he turned around and left the room to go where he knew where his bedroom was. He walked through the house hearing his steps echo as his thoughts raced through his mind.

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Sloane nodded, watching him walk off before heading to her own room. She still hated the fact that he had to be around her. It felt so constricting, so restricting. She fixed her makeup, changed her shoes to higher heels that made her legs look better and picked up her bag. With one last look in her mirror, she walked down to Kaiden's room and knocked on the door, taking a step back and leaning against the wall opposite with her legs crossed at the ankles. She checked her phone when it buzzed and quickly told her friends that she would be there in a few before dropping it back in her coat pocket.

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Kaiden had opened his dresser drawers and were putting his folded clothes away. With a few minutes to spare, he decided to change into something more appropriate. He put on a black t-shirt and jeans instead of his work clothing being khakis and a white shirt. In the process of getting ready, he made sure that he was in the right attitude and forgotten everything that had just happened. When he heard Sloane knock, he was smiling as he opened the door. He quickly looked over her but made sure he looked back up to her eyes. "Ready?" he asked shutting the door behind him.

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When he opened the door, Sloane pushed off the wall, smoothing her hands over the tight, navy dress she was wearing once she did. She pulled the fitted, leather jacket tighter around her and brushed her hand through the front of her hair to push it out of her face. "Yeah, let's go," she replied, turning away from him and walking down the hall, her high heels padding against the lush carpets. "Do you like your room?" she asked out of curiosity, glancing back at him and slowing down enough to fall into step with him.

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Kaiden followed behind her but when she started to talk to him, he walked up next to her side. "Yes, its fine. Thank you," he said politely. He knew he had to act like a bodyguard now so he was going to try. He kept his eyes in front of him and remembered how they were going to leave the building. "Were you planning on driving?" he asked her without looking over at her.

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Sloane looked over at him with an unimpressed frown, looking away from him with a soft sigh. She had thought he was going to be at least slightly interesting, especially after that outburst back in the gallery. But there he was keeping his eyes straight ahead and his tone polite. "Well I was going to take a cab but now that you're here, you can drive me," she told him, not even asking him to drive her, just deciding that he was going to. She turned a couple of corners before pushing open the door to the garage. Nodding her head towards the row of expensive cars, she gestured to the row of keys hanging on the wall. "Take your pick," she said with a shrug.

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"Of course," Kaiden said with a nod. He walked over to the key rack and picked up the first one. He pressed the unlock button to figure out what car it was. He saw that it matched a red sports car and he sighed quietly. He had never really liked sports cars since he never felt like there was enough room for him. He walked over to the car anyway and opened the door for Sloane. "Here you go," he said looking over at her.

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Sloane raised an eyebrow at him when he wasn't looking, making random, confused hand gestures when his back was turned to her. She honestly didn't understand why he had just picked the first one when he didn't even like it. She had thought that he'd have a bit more fun with the cars. "You're so annoying," she told him bluntly as she got into the car. She wasn't really sure what was annoying about him, probably the fact that he'd decided to switch to being her body guard rather than an actual person. "Thank you," she added, almost as an after thought.

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Kaiden almost smiled at what she said but shoved it down. "You're welcome," he said before shutting it and walking back around the front of the car. He got in and put the key in to start the car. It turned on quickly and hummed quietly in the background as he adjusted his seat so it was a little more roomy. Then he backed up out of the garage whose door had already opened. He turned around and headed down the driveway and out the gate. "Do you know the way to Wesley's from here?" he asked as he made a turn to get onto the main road to town.

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Sloane leaned back in her seat, crossing her legs and dropping her hands into her lap. She was quite disappointed that he was turning out to be normal and not interesting like she had thought he was. With an internal sigh, she turned to look at him as he was driving. Even if he was being just a boring bodyguard, at least he was nice to look at. When he asked, she started giving him directions. "Why this one?" She asked, wondering how she could get him out of 'bodyguard mode'.

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Kaiden followed her directions smoothly and drove the car through the not that busy town. He looked over at her for a second before focusing back on the road. It took a second to figure out what she was referring to. "The car?" he asked before shrugging. "I didn't want to waste time by grabbing another set of keys so I just stuck with these even though I probably could have chosen a slightly larger car," he said with a tiny smile though he tried to keep it down.

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Sloane narrowed her eyes at his smile, wondering why he was clearly trying to stop himself from smiling. It wasn't liking smiling was against the job description and yet he was clearly trying so hard to stay a stone bodyguard. Her hopes were tarnished once again when he wouldn't be a normal person. She ran her eyes over him before looking up at him once again. "Yeah, you could probably use a bigger car," she agreed, her smile flirtatious but that quickly dropped to a frown as she looked away from him.

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Kaiden smiled hearing her say that and almost laughed recognizing her tone. He didn't look over at her but he shook his head slightly. Kaiden kept driving and soon he found the neon sign of the bar and the parking lot next to it. He pulled in once again serious, regretting her coming here still. He parked in a space not by many cars and he stopped the car. He unbuckled and he went to her side to open the door for her.

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Sloane's frown curved into a small smile when she saw him smile. At least now she had some idea of how to make him human. She hadn't meant to flirt with him, it had just slipped out but she was usually more controlled than that so it had annoyed her. She was taking off her belt when she noticed him coming around to her side so she quickly opened the door and rushed out, tugging her dress down when it rode up from her haste to get out of the car before him. "Shall we go?" she asked but started walking into the bar before she could wait for him to respond.

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Kaiden's eyes widened in surprise when she popped out but he closed the door behind her. He followed after her and went to her side. "Why do you always leave me in the dust behind you? Do you do that with everyone?" he asked looking over at her. Her habit had began to annoy him and now he was kind of curious as to why she was always doing that. As they walked, Kaiden was keeping an eye out as they walked but was also focused on her.

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Sloane was surprised at his question but somewhat happy that he had asked it. She looked over at him with her eyebrows furrowed just a bit as she thought about his question, her pace slowing down as she did. Shrugging at him, she concentrated on the click of her heels instead of him. "I'm just not used to having anyone to wait for," she answered him when she had thought about it. As they neared the door, Sloane's posture unintentional relaxed.

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Kaiden nodded though he didn't really know if that was the answer he was expecting. With his other customers, they thought he was "the help" so they left him behind. He hadn't thought that that was what she would think but he was used to that treatment. He grew stiffer as they got closer but he ignored it as they walked in. He could see many people in there and he knew that it would make his job a little more difficult.

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Sloane grinned when she heard the calls of her friends, strutting over to the table that they had. Once again, she didn't think to wait for Kaiden as she sped up and slid into the last remaining seat in the booth. For some reason, she didn't like the way her friend Jessica smiled flirtatiously at him, tossing her hazel brown curls over her shoulder and ran her eyes over him. Still unsure what she was doing, she knocked back a shot that her friends had gotten her and then turned to look at Kaiden. "You wanna pull up a chair?" she asked, purposely ignoring Jessica's raised eyebrow.

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Kaiden watched her walk to her friend and was about to look for somewhere else to sit nearby when he saw one of Sloane's friends looking at him. He smiled at her with a slight chuckle but not laughing at her. Kaiden took a step in the direction of an empty seat but paused hearing her voice. He hesitated before walking over to them. "Sure," he said still hesitant. He grabbed that empty chair and pulled it to the table. He sat down and smiled at her friends.

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"So Sloane," Jessica started, not looking at Sloane but instead at Kaiden. "Who's your friend?"

Sloane rolled her eyes at Jessica and glanced at Kaiden with a smirk on her lips before she looked back at her friends sitting around the table. "Kaiden. Mom and dad decided it was high time that I get a bodyguard. This is him," she replied with a shrug, picking up her friend Elliot's drink and drinking the rest of it, ignoring his playfully dirty look.

"He's your bodyguard and he let you come here?" Elliot asked with a laugh, raising an eyebrow at Kaiden. Across the table from them, Theo rolled his eyes and leaned back in her seat.

"Bodyguard, not babysitter Elliot. He's not here to make sure that she continues to be a good little girl. Honestly, it's about time considering those letters. I was about to hire one for you myself if your parents didn't. We all know you couldn't give a damn," Theo replied, chuckling softly at the end and winking at Sloane who just grinned back at him.

"So what is it, bodyguard or babysitter?" Jessica asked Kaiden, leaning closer to him, slowly twirling a curl around her index finger.

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Kaiden listened to this exchange amused but he frowned slightly when he saw the look that one of Sloane's guy friends gave her. He ignored it but it did bother him a little though it didn't bother Sloane. He looked back at the girl who had flirted with him earlier. He smiled at her and shrugged. "I'm just a bodyguard who got hired to protect Sloane here," he said. He was acting a little more casual from being here with them but he didn't try to stop it or act different.

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"Protecting Sloane. Lucky girl," Jessica said softly, looking at Sloane with a small smirk before she looked back at Kaiden, her flirtatious smile intact. "So, as a bodyguard, you must have to be real strong. You must work out a lot. Right?" she asked, not trying to hide her flirting in any way as she spoke to Kaiden.

Sloane frowned slightly at Jessica's obviousness, for some reason, not liking the way she was flirting with him. "Desperate," she coughed before she cleared her throat. "Sorry, I don't think that you heard me through my cough. Desperate," she clarified, a slight smirk on her lips as she looked at Jessica who was giving her an amused glare. Narrowing her eyes at Sloane, she shook her head before she turned back to Kaiden.

"So you were saying?" she asked, going back to flirting with him.

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Kaiden chuckled and leaned back in his chair. Coming out here must not have been as bad as he thought. "I do work out but I'm not that strong," he said smiling and amused. He wondered who this girl was because she was kind of funny, despite mercilessly flirting with him. He turned to Sloane with a raised eyebrow. Even though the two girls laughed it off, there seemed to be some tension. Jealousy? he asked himself before dismissing that thought. "All I said was that I am kind of strong but not as much as some others," he said modestly.

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Jessica raised her eyebrows at him, moving her hand to his arm, slowly running her hand up and down his bicep. "Well I highly doubt that. You do feel pretty strong. You're so modest, that's totally hot," she replied, not moving her hand from his arm as she did.

Sloane felt uneasy as she watched the exchange and she hated it. She didn't know what was wrong with her but she was actually annoyed with Jess for flirting with him. It wasn't that she didn't know that she was a flirt, heck, she'd flirt with a wall. She didn't even have any sort of claim on him, he was just her bodyguard. Her bodyguard that she hadn't even known that long. And yet the sight was making her want to snap at someone. Sliding out of the booth, she stood up and quickly fixed her dress. "I'm going to get a drink," she announced before walking on over to the bar.

Elliot watched Sloane walk away before glancing at Jessica with a soft snort and continuing his conversation with Theo. Jessica wasn't bothered by any of it and kept her attention on Kaiden. "So how long have you been in this line of work?" she asked, tilting her head to the side slightly.

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Kaiden smiled still but he got a little stiff when she touched him. He tried not to show it when he waved off what she said. "Thank you but I don't work out that much," he said. He was pretty happy at the moment and wasn't really aware of what Sloane was doing until she got up and announced she was going to get something to drink. He moved to get up but she was already walking away. "Is she okay?" he asked the girl who was holding onto his arm. He was worried about what would happen to Sloane as he turned to look back for her. The crowd was too thick and he only saw her blonde hair for a second before he couldn't see anymore. As he looked he answered with out thinking, "Almost four years."

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Jessica moved her hand away from his arm to tuck a curl behind her ear. Looking over at Sloane, she shrugged, not seeing anything out of the ordinary. "Oh she's fine. You haven't known her long right? You'll learn. She's...independent. Or emotionally distant. Or both. As for safety, she's gotten us kicked out for smashing a glass on a guys hand when he tried to touch her ass. He tried to sue because the glass like tore us his hand but she threatened sexual assault and he dropped it," Jessica answered, a frown forming on her lips with his attention away from her.

Sloane had gotten her two drinks and elbowed her way through the crowd. She felt a hand try to sneak around her waist as a guy smirked down at her and casually dug her feet into his foot, making him yelp and let her go. Satisfied, she continued out of the crowd around the bar and slid back into the booth. "What'd I miss?" She asked, looking at everyone.

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Kaiden nodded almost reassured at her being alone. He wasn't really sure why she would be "emotionally distant" but he wouldn't ask unless she would be willing to tell him. He smiled a little at what she told him and almost laughed picturing her doing that to someone but rightfully so since he would have done the same, or worse, if he saw someone doing that. When she came back, he leaned back in his seat with a quiet sigh. He smiled back at Jessica when Sloane sat down and silently told her that she was right that she was fine.

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Sloane raised an eyebrow at Jessica's frown, sliding a drink across to her in a silent peace offering. It wasn't often that she felt she crossed the line but the comment earlier had been unnecessary and she knew that Jessica would hold a grudge. She'd been subject to her grudges before and that cold shoulder wasn't something that she liked.

"Nothing. How come I don't get a drink princess?" Theo asked, tilting his head to the side with a lopsided grin on his face.

"Please. If anything, I'd buy Kaiden a drink. He actually does something with his life. Though I highly doubt you could say it's worth while," she replied, looking over at Kaiden with a raised eyebrow, looking for a response.

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Kaiden was again watching the group and the exchange between Jessica and Sloane. He hoped that he hadn't caused that because he did not mean to. He looked over at Sloane when he heard his name before smiled a little until he heard the end of that sentence. "I'm fairly sure that protecting you and possibly keeping you alive," he said pausing after that, "is worth while, though I'm not hoping for that situation to come up." Kaiden saw the raised eyebrow and knew she was goading him on for a reaction and he hoped not to give her one,

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Sloane was actually kind of impressed with his answer. She hadn't thought that he cared and she didn't see why he would. She still didn't think that there was any point of her having a bodyguard but as she drained her drink, she wasn't bothered to start that again. "And you honestly believe that protecting privileged, entitled, brats is worthwhile?" she prodded, happily including herself in that bracket. "I mean, is that really what you want to do with your life?" she continued, turning to look at Theo and thanking him as he handed her another drink with a wink.

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Kaiden said, "Everyone at some point needs to be protected no matter who they are or how much money they have. The way they act is up to them. And I do like helping people or protecting them so I could do this for the rest of my life." He didn't hate the job, he did like it. He just had to get past some attitudes. He watched her get another drink with narrow eyes. "You shouldn't drink too much," he said looking back at her and the drink in her hand. He was beginning to regret not keeping that a rule.

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Sloane smiled softly to herself, hiding how impressed he had with his politically correct answer. She was even more impressed with the way it sounded honest. She still couldn't help but doubt that he was lying, she was much too cynical not to think that he was lying about it. No one could actually like taking care of them, it made no sense. She raised an eyebrow as she continued looking at him over the rim of her glass as she drank. When she needed a breath, she set the glass back down on the table. "What was that? I couldn't hear you," she asked, blinking innocently at him.

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"I said that you really shouldn't drink that much," Kaiden said with a raised eyebrow. He didn't know why she had to act like that since it was obvious it was on purpose. Either way he wasn't going to do his job and hopefully be able to help drink less, at least when he was her bodyguard. Kaiden leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms over his chest trying to get more comfortable. It seemed that they were going to be there for a while so he was trying to get comfortable when he could.

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"Oh calm down Kaiden. We haven't even started yet. Plus there's a reason why we come here rather then anywhere-Ow!" Jessica started but cut herself off with a yelp, her easy going grin shifting into a cold glare at Sloane. The two girls seemed to be having a mental conversation before Jessica's eyes widened with realisation.

"Only Jess. So, how old are you?" Elliot said wth a light chuckle before directing his question to Kaiden. Sloane became more interested in that conversation rather than Jessica's mess up because she hadn't actually thought about how old he was and she hadn't realised that she was actually quite curious about it.

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Kaiden frowned as Jess started talking and looked at Sloane when she was cut off. He wanted to know more but he was stopped by one of her friends talking to him. "I'm 22 years old," he said smiling back at him. He knew that he was pretty young being in that field but he didn't think that age mattered as long as he would be mature enough or prepared for the job, which he was.

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Sloane's eyes widened slightly at his answer and Jessica grinned flirtatiously. "Wow, you're really young to be a bodyguard," she started, tilting her head to the side as she looked at him. "Do you have a lot of experience?" She asked as Sloane rolled her eyes and finished off her drink. She'd had a good few and a small smile curved her lips as her vision started to get a little hazy. She really didn't care what Kaiden was telling her, she was going to drink as much as she wanted to.

"Come get a drink with me," she told him, still not sure why she was getting annoyed by Jess as she grabbed his hand and tugged lightly.

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Kaiden turned to Jess again and laughed. "Yeah, I am kind of young to be in this field but I have worked for a few people. I'm obviously not going to have as much experience as other people but I still have a good amount," he said honestly. He looked surprised at Sloane and her grabbing his hand but he got up. "I don't want to drink anything and I don't think you should either," he said. He looked closely at her face and eyes and could tell that she had already drank enough to effect her.

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Sloane felt a twinge of annoyance once again and that was starting to annoy her more than anything. She saw absolutely no point to it which was surprising since she usually always had some reason as to why she got annoyed, as irrational as it may have been. "Doesn't matter," she replied with a shrug, walking towards the bar, still holding his hand as she weaved through people to get to the bar. "The only reason to go out and drink is to get buzzed. Not wasted, at least not all the time, but buzzed at least. I'm not there yet," she told him as she held up a finger to the bar tender who already knew her order.

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Kaiden followed her away from the table without looking back and listened to what she was saying. He had never even gotten buzzed before, especially now with the job, and definitely not wasted. He hoped that she wouldn't get buzzed or drink enough to get there because he was supposed to me keeping her safe or healthy. He didn't realize that he had adjusted his hand in hers so they were holding hands better by the time they got to the bar.

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As Sloane waited for her drink, she sent a dirty glare to the guy who was blatantly checking her out. When he made a move towards her, she moved her hand so Kaiden's arm was around her. With a dejected look in his eye, he turned and moved away. Taking her drink from the bartender with a grin, she started sipping it, looking back towards the table before she looked at Kaiden, biting her lip lightly as she thought. "We should probably leave soon," she suggested with a shrug.

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Kaiden was going to go talk to the guy but saw that Sloane was taking care of it. He smiled at that and realized that his arm was still around her and he was comfortable with it. He looked down at her when she said that and nodded. "Sure, whenever you want to go," he said, "Is something wrong?" He saw her biting her lip and wondered if something had happened to make her upset. Maybe Jessica and her silent argument? he thought to himself.

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Sloane let go of her lip, shaking her head slightly at his question as she snapped back to reality. "No, there's nothing wrong. Just...stuff's gonna happen and I don't need to be around for that," she told him, trying to tell him only as much as he needed to know. She had forgotten that his arm was around her as she started towards the table, letting go of him, she let his arm drop from her shoulders. "Oh, sorry about that," she apologised quickly, knocking back the rest of her drink and smiling at him. "I'm gonna say goodbye. Then we'll go," she told him and headed towards the table again.

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Kaiden frowned a little knowing that she was leaving something out. He nodded and said, "But if there is something wrong, just let me know, okay?" He let his arm drop to his side and just shrugged. "No problem," he said with a smile. He had liked it there but he guessed she didn't. He nodded and said as she walked away, "I'll wait by the door." Kaiden turned and wove through the crowd when he couldn't see her anymore.

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As she walked towards her friends, she found herself missing his arm around her. She didn't want to seem like a freak and make him quit or something because she made him act affectionate towards her. That wouldn't go down well with her parents. After saying goodbye and leaving despite the protests of her friends, she managed to make her way to Kaiden who was waiting at the door. "Let's go home. I'm totally in the mood for cake," she told him randomly, not really caring if he thought she sounded strange as she walked out of the bar and towards the car.

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Kaiden laughed hearing her say that. "Cake?" he asked, "That is an odd request but I like it." He walked out to the car and opened the door for her. He then got onto his side to get in. He turned the car on and began to pull out. "So, do you have the cake at home or do we need to get one?" he asked looking over at her for a second before looking back at the road. There were slightly more people out but there was still not that much traffic so they would be able to get home pretty quickly.

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Sloane laughed in return, shrugging her shoulders at him and hopping in the car, thanking him as an afterthought when he got in himself. "No, it's at home. I got bored yesterday so there's coffee cake and I'm totally craving a piece right not," she answered, leaning forward and taking off her shoes before leaning back in her seat and pulling up one leg underneath her. She looked over at Kaiden and felt a strong urge to kiss him but didn't say or do anything. She knew that she always got overly affectionate after a couple of drinks.

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Kaiden nodded and made a sound of approval. "Very nice," he muttered. He realized that after going out with her and her friends, he was more relaxed and it felt nice. He kind of felt guilty for possibly not doing his job right but he ignored that feeling and kept driving home. He saw her get more comfortable said, "We'll be home in a few minutes so then you can more comfortable." He thought about how she could be comfortable in a dress but maybe she just gets used to it.

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Sloane nodded against the seat, leaning the side of her head against it as she looked over at Kaiden. "Yeah, I just want my pajamas. I'd say that it should be socially acceptable to wear them all the time, everywhere but then if you get to wear pajamas all the time then they stop becoming those comfy pajamas that you can change into when you go home," she told him, knowing she was rambling on but not able to stop herself from doing so. She giggled lightly, resting her hand on the ankle of her crossed leg.

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Kaiden looked over at her smiling and with a slight shake of the head. "Apparently, you drank enough to make you a little giggly, my friend," he said with a quiet chuckle. He looked back at the road still smiling. Seeing her react this way was kind of funny but he was glad that they were going home when she started to act like this and not at the bar. "My sister used to say that type of thing but usually about her favorite foods and if you have them often enough, they won't be special anymore," he said quieter thinking back when he was younger.