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inchargemarge · Site Admin Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7943

Arte sort of sighed with relief, though she wasn’t sure what it was relief from? Maybe just the closeness, the anticipation and lingering suggestion hanging on the sleeve of her windbreaker. Relaxing with another soft exhale, she busied herself with what she had said she would do. She checked the til which had money in it, that was a good sign. Counting up the money and cross referencing with the receipts under the til, everything looked in order.

The flower shop was normally warmer and more humid inside, since some of the plants required more focused lighting or humidity to thrive. Arte could feel herself finally starting to warm up, though it was counterintuitive since her clothes were wet. She would no sooner feel warm, than a shift in the wet fabric sent shivers down her spine. She shut the til and breathed onto her hands before looking to Sal.

“I’m going to try and make some coffee and warm up. Do you want any?” She asked him.

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Sal was finishing up his own tasks, mopping as Arte had suggested and the usual end of night closing tasks that included light cleaning. At some point, he'd shucked off his own jacket and left it to hang on a stool behind the counter where it quietly dripped itself dry. His flannel was more or less dry from having worn the jacket while his sweats still looked soaked in the places where the rain pelted him the hardest. Even though they rode high on his long legs, the cuffs still showed some signs of mud splatter from having run through the rain to get to the shop.

"That'd be great. I think I left some vanilla creamer in the mini fridge in the back." Sal said as he set down a spray bottle of windex that he'd been using to clean up some light smudges on the flower cases. "Are you cold?" He asked her, noting how Arte blew onto her hands.
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inchargemarge · Site Admin Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7943

“A little. But I think the coffee will help.” Arte answered, feigning a smile as she slipped into the back. Their break room wasn’t very big, it housed a small table and short counter, there was a coffee maker and a mini fridge, no room for much else. In the privacy of the break room, she felt comfortable shrugging off her windbreaker and draping it over the back of a chair as she made her way towards the coffee maker.

Her shirt didn’t get much of a chance to dry under the soggy windbreaker, her brassiere was somewhat visible under the thin white shirt. The logo on the front covered a lot, Arte wasn’t well endowed in the chest. But when she reached in certain ways the fabric would shift, and a faint hint of a blue bra could be seen. She poured water into the coffee maker after powering it on, it began whirring loudly as it heated up. Above the sink was a cabinet, Roxanne kept a few paper cups and old mugs in there. Arte grabbed two and sat them on the counter before calling over her shoulder.

“Do you take any sugar?” She called out to him.

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"No, just the creamer is fine." Sal answered as he came into the break room after Arte. As he entered, he was fumbling with the buttons on his flannel, becoming aware only then that he'd done them up unevenly, though that didn't matter much as he removed the flannel then and went over to Arte. "Here, you're colder than me and this is dry." He held it out towards her, though her back was still to him. He was hardly shameful about his body, though like the rest of his siblings, he was hardly shameful of anything.
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Unlike Sal, Arte was hyper aware and self conscious about her body. Anything form fitting, or skin showing often made her shrink inside herself. At least if anyone was around to see; Sal in particular. While everyone in her family was pretty confident in their looks, Arte was not. Naturally, she got bullied for her height. Then when she hit puberty and started filling out, she inherited her mothers wide hips and round bottom. Damian often teased her when they were younger and called her pear shaped; he was right, but instead of owning it she chose to bury herself in baggy and ill fitting bottoms.

Hearing Sal enter startled her, forcing her under the lens that she put herself under more often than not. She’d just poured their coffee, one mug was in hand as she turned to face him. If she was already pink and nervous, seeing Sal’s exposed chest, especially when she wasn’t expecting it, made her face deep red. She let out a little squeak of surprise, fumbling with the mug in hand and spilling some of the hot liquid on one of her exposed thighs.

“Ah! Shoot!” She hissed through her teeth, setting the coffee back down and shaking out her hand that had also gotten spattered with the hot coffee. While she was in pain, she was thankful for the distraction, giving her something to look at other than his exposed chest.

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"Jesus! Are you okay?" Sal moved quick to snatch the mug from Arte's hand to set aside before he used the flannel to dab at her leg, as if getting rid of any of the remaining liquid would help. He stepped away only to go to the mini fridge to rifle for a cool pack, figuring that Roxanne, being a mom, would merit a maternal foresight in case of emergency. There was pay off sitting behind a tupperware he'd left behind the day before and he promptly returned to Arte, not sure where to put it. "What hurts more? Your hand? Your leg?" He asked.
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“My leg-“ She sputtered nervously, feeling overwhelmed with emotion. She was undeniably excited by the exposed flesh, but embarrassed at her spill and of course in pain from the burn. But now she was feeling something else, some sort of flutter in her chest. Seeing Sal rush to her wish such concern, she’d never seen him do that before, it was...reassuring? Endearing too?

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Sal quickly pressed the pack to Arte's leg without hesitation, not thinking about how his fingertips brushed at her thigh, at how intimate that closeness was. With one hand holding the cooling pack there, he took the other to gently grab Arte's hand to look it over. The skin was pink and angry, but he was sure that it was only a mild burn at worst.

"I think it'll be fine." He said to her with a nod.
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“Uh-yeah, I think you’re right.” Arte answered with a subtle nod. Even though she was the only studying to be a doctor, and she was well aware it would be fine; there was something comforting in taking Sal’s lead and letting him tell her, she would be alright. Her thigh quivered under the cold touch of the ice pack, but under Sal’s palm as well; keeping her heart rate up and face hot.

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"I didn't think when you said you thought the coffee would warm you up that you meant dumping it on yourself." Sal teased lightly, looking up at Arte then with a grin.
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Smiling up at her like that, she felt weak and like her heart would explode. She looked away, covering her face.

“Hah, well it wasn’t what I had in mind either.” She chuckled nervously.

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Sal's smile softened a bit when Arte turned away to hide away her face. He let go of her hand so he could grab at her chin to gently turn her back towards him as he stood upright.

"Are you still nervous around me?" He asked her.
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Arte’s breath hitched in her throat, she could hear her heart beating in her ears as she looked at him.

“A little.” She admitted quietly, swallowing the lump in her throat.

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Sal chuckled, but still felt his cheeks flush with Arte's honesty.

"That's good. That means I still have an edge." He teased lightly as he leaned in then to place a little peck at Arte's temple.
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Arte rolled her eyes a little at the comment, but she smiled and chuckled a little. “Stupid..” She uttered quietly.

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