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The only good thing about being in Paris, and away from Arthur for a while, was the easy ability Ariadne had to report back to her bosses with what information she had so far.

It was also a bit of a relief to know that they didn't really have any intention of prosecuting Arthur, or anyone else from the Fischer job - at this point, her bosses were sniffing out something much bigger, and just wanted her to use them to get closer to whatever the bigger operation was, to figure out who was behind it.

She suspected it was something much worse than anything Arthur would be willing to do.

Still, aside from the regular calls to her bosses, it was exactly as boring and depressing as she'd known it would be, having to pretend to be a student again, attend classes without even the hope of Arthur on the phone in the evenings. She walked to the college most days, went to a couple of classes, walked back to her messy little apartment in the late afternoon or evening. Ate takeout for dinner, because she could barely cook for herself. At night, she would touch herself, remembering how Arthur felt on top of her, inside her.

The next day, she did it all again.

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"No, you didn't," he insisted.

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"All right," she murmured. "After that curry, maybe we should brush our teeth before we kiss again..."

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"Sure," he said with a laugh.

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She ducked her head with a grin, then hopped up to go brush her teeth.

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Arthur stayed behind to tidy the leftovers up before heading to the bathroom.

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She changed into her pajamas after brushing her teeth. "We can watch a movie or something, if you want?"

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"Sure," he said from the bathroom.

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She went into the living room, and started picking through her DVDs.

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After he brushed his teeth, Arthur went into the living room and sat down on the couch.

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"Do you like old movies? That's mostly what I have," she admitted.

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"Yes, I do," he replied.

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"The Maltese Falcon?"

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"That's a good one."

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She put it on, then joined him on the sofa, snuggling close.

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Arthur draped his arm around her shoulders and leaned into her.

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She watched the movie in silence for a while, before murmuring, "Bogart was so dreamy."

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Arthur nodded in agreement.

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By the time the movie ended, Ariadne had dozed off against Arthur's shoulder.

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When the credits started rolling, Arthur looked down at her for a moment before nudging her shoulder.

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"Mmf," was the only response he got. She snuggled closer.

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Sighing, he grabbed the remote and turned off the television, but other then that, he didn't move.

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Ariadne finally blinked open her eyes, noticing the TV was off, and smiled up at him vaguely. "Bedtime?"

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"Sure," he said quietly.

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She slipped her arms around his neck to kiss him gently.

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He kissed her back, his arms looping around her before he got up from the couch, carrying her in his arms.