"Think of him as a kid, no need to waste your energy being on guard."

Everett snorted, "A kid? What if one day, he actually sweeps you off your feet? Would I still be naively treating him like a kid?"

If Byte 7 were, say, eight or nine, maybe that'd fly.

But he's got everything a man needs.

Treating him like a child just won't work.

"...How could he possibly sweep me off my feet? Everett, you're really overthinking this, you know?"

He smirked, pinning Dorothy against the wall for a deep kiss before speaking in a gravelly voice.

"It's not that I'm overthinking now. It's you just noticing! I've been worried since... middle school." Back then, nobody really cared about looks, so not many people noticed Dorothy.

She was quiet, not one to chat or make the first move.

But Everett knew! Once Dorothy grew up and stepped into society, she'd definitely catch eyes.

He could keep his distance from the opposite sex.

he couldn't

for someone, really wanted to date them, was he supposed to intervene, play the role of

He probably wouldn't go

her desk mate had been harboring a crush

of funny, when you think about

"Good thing you didn't."

made Dorothy

was getting uncomfortable, and she tried to

second, he picked her up and

not giving Dorothy a chance

"Mmm... Eve..."

needed to confirm

kissing intensified, the air seemed to heat

to say, "Everett, Langston is

bug can wait

more pressing

"Langston's waiting for you-Mmm!"

chill as his hands started

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