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[chesstotem]

The dark figures closed in around her, and panic seized in her belly. She tried to cry out for help, she knew Arthur had to be close, but no sound would come. She was alone, and a cold hand closed around her arm, vice-like -

She woke with a frightened cry.

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[chesstotem]

"Then of course, if you did find someone who wanted that, would you be willing to give it to them, is the big question."

[isnt_the_same]

"Is that suppose to be rhetorical?" He asked as he started buttoning his pants.

[chesstotem]

"Yeah," she said with a shrug.

[isnt_the_same]

He didn't speak for a while as he got dressed.

[chesstotem]

She wrapped her arms around him. "Sorry."

[isnt_the_same]

"No need to apologize," he assured her.

[chesstotem]

"Okay." She gave him a quick kiss. "Clearly, I need a job. So I stop pestering you with questions."

[isnt_the_same]

He laughed and nodded in agreement. "Have you gotten any offers?'

[chesstotem]

"A couple. But, I don't know. I like working with you. At the very least, I want you to vet them all for me."

[isnt_the_same]

"I can vet," he said as he handed her his tie. "Do you mind?"

[chesstotem]

"You think I know how to put a tie on?"

[isnt_the_same]

He lifted a brow. "You don't?"

[chesstotem]

"No. Why on Earth would I know how to do that?"

[isnt_the_same]

He huffed out a laugh before knotting his tie.

[chesstotem]

"No, wait. Teach me."

[isnt_the_same]

"Alright." He undid his tie before pulling her over to a mirror and stand behind her. After brushing her hair behind her shoulders, Arthur slid the tie behind her neck and under her hair.

[chesstotem]

She let him guide her hands, learning the proper way to knot it.

[isnt_the_same]

"There we are. A half-Windsor knot," he said when he finished and patted her shoulders.

[chesstotem]

"I feel so dashing," she teased.

[isnt_the_same]

He grinned as he loosened the tie and took it off of her before putting it on and tightening it around his neck.

[chesstotem]

"Let me!"

[isnt_the_same]

He huffed out a laugh before holding out his palms. "Go ahead."

[chesstotem]

She squinted in concentration as she carefully did the knot up. It took a couple of tries, but eventually she got it looking right. "There."

[isnt_the_same]

"Perfect." He straightened it then buttoned his jacket.

[chesstotem]

She kissed him gently. "What's your plan for the day?"