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Adam grins. "Hey, I'm a good-looking and incredibly fun catch, I know, but, like, that guy Lyron? I mean he's Fae, and your actual Kith, and he's got a killer body -and- an accent. Of -course- you're going to want to talk to him." Then he frowns. "Wait, I didn't make out with anyone at Beltaine, did I? I mean.... not counting Ramona. And you were there for that."

"Hey, Sylvi kissed -me-, I didn't kiss her. Kinda wierded me out, too."

Piper is not smiling, even at the memories of what should be mostly fond from that celebration. She is quiet a long moment as she assembles some thoughts. "When I see you with another girl when I'm there, I feel jealous. And when you see me with someone else, and you... don't? It makes me feel like... you're indifferent, to what I do, or who I do it with? And that you don't - And I FEEL that you don't... really care about me."

"You..... -want- me to be jealous?"

She looks away. "I want you to be interested in me... and care that I'm with you, and not with someone else. And if that means jealous, then... maybe, yeah. Is that so wrong? Sometimes a girl just wants to feel eyes on her, even when you're not looking, and know that you're thinking about her, even if you're across the room - and not glance back over, and suddenly their date has locked tit-seeking eye missiles on the next cute thing to walk by." Arms around around her sides a bit - a little insecure, perhaps a little defensive.

"I... I don't think it's WRONG to want to feel like I'm the only one you're looking at. And I... I'm sorry that I tried to make you jealous, but it hurt my feelings that you didn't even seem to care if I was going to end up with you or not... and it SHOULD matter... it does matter, to me."

Adam chew on his lower lip a moment. "I care, Piper. I love you. When we're together I feel happy, I feel complete. I miss you when we're not together. I see stuff and think 'Oh, Piper'd like that....' or 'I gotta remember to tell Piper about....'"

"If we'd ended up with other people on Beltaine, I would have missed you. I -was-, I -did- look forward to spending my first Beltaine with -you- specifically."

"You're a satyr. I thought.... I didn't think you'd want someone....you know, too possessive." His face falls.

She flinches a little at something in that last.

"What?" Whatever he may have missed in the past, she definitely has all of his attention now.

Piper fidgets a bit, hoof to hoof, under that suddenly intense gaze. "Maybe we just.. moved too fast. We've only known... really know... each other for a couple months, and you have so much other stuff going on. It's not fair of me to pile this on you, too. I... you're right. I shouldn't be so possessive. Not when I'm the one who said we shouldn't be exclusive, after all. We can just... go back to that. What we have, it's... simple, and good. Isn't it? I -like- spending time with you." She reaches out to lightly touch his arm.

He will hold her if she lets him. "This is really bothering you, so it's bothering me. Let's work it out? You're upset and hurt and.... I don't like how that makes me feel. I want to fix it. We can fix this."

And she slips her arms around him, head into his chest, and just nods.

He holds her for a moment. "Ok, you want to be more exclusive. I can do that! You make it easy to do."

"Not... not all satyrs are like that, you know?" And then she gets the slow realization that maybe... "..I mean.. do you.. know?"

"Just.... let me know if it's not enough, or too much?" He sounds like he's smiling. "Might take some fine tuning..... Not all satyrs are like what?"

"We're all driven by our passions... but that doesn't mean that we're just... lust-fueled, inconsistent creatures. We can have serious relationships... I mean, you saw how Zane felt about Nadeen... and we can be jealous - not that we'd want to keep someone from their passion, but to see someone we love with another when we wanted them with us? Jealousy is a kind of passion, too. It's - like, a fire, that burns inside, and makes me want to steal you away from anyone else who would dare take your attention from me..." Her voice now passionate itself.. "Or flirting with someone else, trying to see that fire in your eyes..."

Her voice breaks with a small laugh. "And I'm sorry if it doesn't make sense, maybe love doesn't make sense, or maybe -I- don't make sense, but I can't help feeling that way..."

"Naw, hey, it's ok." He touches her hair. "You feel like you feel. And you're right, I don't think love makes sense, but .... I love how it feels, so maybe I don't make sense either. Look, I figured we weren't exclusive so there wasn't any point in getting all uptight about who you were talking to. Yes, I like to look. I -like- to look. But I can chill. And I love the idea of you stealing me away." He kisses between her horns.

Something is still weighing on her, as she glances up and back towards the window to Adam's bedroom. "There's also your... Nab."

Adam goes ... still. "She doesn't want me to say it, at least not to her, but.... you know, I care about her, Piper. She is one of my first friends when I started to see stuff. The Dreaming." He takes a deep breath. "So, what about her?"

When she's little, that's one thing. She's your companion, your tinkerbell... a friend on the fae side, a guide or ally.

But now that she's human sized... it's different. She's a- not quite a real -girl-, but a real... threat." And I don't mean like I think she's dangerous... or she IS, maybe not on purpose, but to Us, to what WE have- or what I wanted us to be."

She looks away from Adam's gaze, her expression tinged with guilt. "She's another girl - another female, sexy and available and by your side - she LIVES with you.... and when things were getting crazy back at the lodge, when you reached out, it wasn't just for me, you also reached for her."

Adam nods, his green eyes watching her. "She lives with me, yes. She's not a threat to you. She doesn't want..... she just wants us to be fuck buddies. Her and me, I mean. She doesn't want me to love her."

"If you could have had another wish? If you hadn't had to spend one on healing - or the genie hadn't tricked or stolen one away. Would you have wished her to be real though? And... capable of more?"

"Piper, honest, the thought never entered my mind. I figured the Chief would know better than me what to do with wishes, so I brought them to her. I sure as shit wouldn't have just wished Nab to be any way without her saying that's what she wanted."

"She doesn't want you to love her... but you do, don't you?" Looking up at him.

He nods. "Yes."

"And you.. don't see why that is hard for me?"

"Now that we've talked, yes. I can see it. But, Piper, I'm not sure what I can -do- about it."

"She doesn't love me. What Nab and I have isn't what you have I have. Hell, she's -told- me that I need you in my life. She helped me understand you were upset earlier today. She's Team Piper." A little grin.

"I can't..." She shakes her head, "I -won't- ask you to stop seeing Nab. Even if you could, which I don't know. Chimera tied to us... it can be a whole... thing." A flick of a glance at her fluttering mirror-moth. "But I need to... could... would you ask her to stick to being her original size, like Tinker-Nab, when I'm over? It's... maybe a start..."

"Yeah, absolutely. I'll ask." He glances at the mirror-moth as well. "I guess that guy's tied to you? He's always around. What's his name?"

"Jiminee." She says, flatly. "It's just a pest... like... I'm a lamp and it thinks I'm the moon. If I could make it go away, I would."

Reaching over, she pulls him close. "I DO appreciate you asking it. It... means a lot to me. But I just... for me.. call it my insecurity maybe. But it makes me feel more like you have eyes for me, and not anything else female-shaped in vision."

Adam laughs softly, holding her close right back. "Piper, I -do- like ladies. But I'm sorry about all this. Like I said, just... give me a sign if it's too much or not enough, give me a chance to get it right? I don't want to hurt you."

"I'll try to use my words, yeah? And I know it's not fair to ask you to be exclusive. But if we're together, I'll try to tell you if something bothers me... and you should do the same. Sometimes, if feels like you're... too accepting. Too... nice? That sounds terrible of me, maybe. But you can be a bit selfish in love, you know. And there is something so... attractive about feeling wanted over others... or having you tell me what it is you want... it's... almost a bit at odds, you are so strong-willed in everything, but then you are so... soft with me. "

Wrapping her arms around to rest at the small of his back where they lie most comfortably at her height, a familiar pose to them.

"Not -all- soft." She has to admit.

"Yeah, ok." Gently stroking her back "I'm too nice? Soft?" Mock-injured. "I should act like a hard ass?"

"I dunno... " She says, leaning into his touch. "There is something sexy about a bad boy. Maybe not a vicious one like a terminator, but... " Thinking of his highwayman voile... "Maybe a dashing Robin Hood. Or a Goblin King..."

"Hmmmm..... I could try pulling that off." Thinking.

"You gotta be willing to steal me away to your labyrinth, though. And first... I need a shower. Or... maybe those hot springs?"

"If you want, sure. No, wait, hold it..... You -will- go to the hot springs with me!" Dramatically forceful.

"Whether you want to or not!"

She rolls her eyes a little, but it gets a real laugh from her. "We'll work on it!"

"You want me to grab towels or anything?"

A pause, and she asks, "Is it okay? I can easily head home and, ahhhhh ignore what Zane is up to in the next room over. I don't want to drag you out there if you're doing something else."

Adam grins. "Zane and Nab, right? Nah, I'm not doing anything. I mean, I could study more or pick up some ride share work but... I'd rather spend time with you."

"What are you studying? Tell you what. Bring it along, and I'll be your study buddy while I swim."

Adam grins. "Ok... Fae history and court stuff." He warns. "I'll get towels and the books. Come inside with me?"

Her nose wrinkles up a bit. "Was almost hoping you'd say French." But she grins, and joins him inside. With swimming and maybe even actually doing a little of the studying to follow?

Adam sighs. "Yeah, gonna have to learn some French. Damn it." And there follows swimming! And a little study.....