ROLEPLAY HQ - perfectly-splendid

A cold December wind wind whipped through the town of Amsburg, blowing mountains of snow from every direction as the giant moving van made its way down the quiet city streets. It only the second week of December and already the schools were closing and snow was beginning to be a constant occurrence. Everyone in the town seemed to be enjoying it though. Store fronts were packed with Christmas lights, the street lamps were decorated, the traffic light wires had Christmas lights and wreaths hung from them and the faintest sound of carols could be heard from the nearby church as the sun set in the sky. Jacob Santiago had picked the wrong time to move indeed. The roads were slick and the snow made visibility more difficult on the long two hour drive. When they finally arrived in town, he had a hard time keeping his eyes off the buildings. It was like he stepped into a Hallmark film. There were people that waved to him and smiled at him, causing his hand to come up involuntarily to do the same. His bright white smile reflected back at him on the glass and made him laugh. ’Well, either this place is cursed or I just made the best transfer decision of my life.’ He laughed. ‘Oi dios mio.’ He led the moving van down several city streets until he found the curve that took him to the residential area. All the house were neatly lined up in a row, curving with the road, but they were all light up to the nth degree. People had adjoining Christmas displays and huge blow up characters; it definitely made it easy enough to find his new home. It was a quaint one story house, but it was the only one on the block that wasn’t decorated. He parked his car right after the driveway to allow the van following him to pull in. “Hey, Jared! Thanks for helping me, man. I’ll try and help you unload everything so we can get some food and get warmed up. Let me run in and make sure the heat is on.” *With that, Jacob ran into the house to flip on some light switches and feel the radiat

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or. It was pushing out a strong gust of heat and he had to admit that it felt way better than outside. His thick black coat made him seem larger than he already was and his friend was no different. They were tall and stuck out hard amongst all the white snow in the yard as they opened the van and began hauling in furniture.* @Amari

It was surprising to Harper just how much snow they had that year, it was thick outside blanketing the whole town in it, the roads were carnage most vehicles not even managing to drive in the conditions, the surgery was exceptionally busy, most people bringing their animals in who had suffered in the bitter cold, or who minor accidents in the artic conditions. Finally finishing for the door she said goodbye to her colleagues pulling her thick fluffy coat around her self and ensuring her scarf was done up she made her way to her car, the small specs of snow fell around her causing her to tilt her head up enjoying the feel of the flakes against her cheek causing a small smile to grace her lips, Christmas....such a happy holiday, everyone was always so festive, so bubbly and full of joy, making plans with family...it was the one time of year she really missed them, and needed them the most. Slipping into the car thankful for the metal chains she had got installed only a week ago she flicked the engine on and pulled out the heaters coming on instantly the warm sir filtering around the car warming her up in a instance. Of course the first thing she saw when she pulled down her quiet street was the impeccably large moving van, the sold sign had come up weeks ago so she knew they were expecting neighbours, but what a day to do it

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It was freezing out, the wind was cold and whipped against your face in a harsh manner, she was almost surprised they choose to move in now, pulling into her drive she peered over, noticing two men in large coats filtering furniture from the van to the house, she wondered then if he even had any thing in....perhaps she could help, even a hot drink...plus that was the neighbourly thing to do right?. Climbing out her car she felt the brisk wind hit her face causing her to shudder a little shutting the door she made her way over, her arms wrapped around her self in a attempt to protect her self from the wind stepping up the drive to where she saw one of the men. " Hey there..." she spoke her voice was light and airy, a smile against her face. " Sorry to intrude, I just saw you here working in this weather and didn't know if you needed a hand?...or even a warm drink or something?....sure picked a day to move in..." she couldn't help the small tease in her tone the wind whipping her hair from her face and behind her the snow starting to fall a little heavier now. @💛Shay-Bae💛

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Jacob had just come back from carrying two end tables into the house, passing Jared on his way in with a few boxes, when he heard a woman’s voice by the van. He smiled widely and jogged the rest of the way to her, holding out his gloved hand. Before she could react, he quickly removed his glove and offered it to her again. “Hello! Yeah, we did. It couldn’t be helped though, I’m afraid. My name is Jacob Santiago. What’s yours?” After she introduced herself, he put his glove back on, staring at her through squinted eyes from the wind and an opened, smiling mouth from panting. He looked into the van that still had a lot more to be moved and then over where her car was parked. “Oh, I see. Are we neighbors? That’s great.” His smile was very apparent, but so was his uncomfort with the wind and frigid air. Umm, I would hate to put you to work, but my friend and I might just take that drink. You don’t have to bring it over though. We could stop by in about fifteen minutes if that’s okay?” His dark brows raised as he asked the question, stepping aside so his friend could grab more furniture. @Amari

She smiled in return as the man jogged over to her, though a part of her wanted to shout at him to be careful, the last thing she wanted was him falling over in the snow because of her, as he extended his hand she reached for her own leather glove tugging it of so she could wrap her hand around his.. " Harper Barlowe..." she responded with just as much cheer, of course the wind caused another shudder to roll through her quickly placing her glove back on. " Yeah..I'm literally there.." she said pointing to her house not five minutes away.." Of course when he said he wouldn't want to put her to work her brows came together. " Are you sure?...I really don't mind..." she said watching his friend come round the van to grab more stuff out. " But drinks I can do...I'll get them sorted, just head on over when your ready..." she said offering him another smile before heading back towards her house, opening the door carefully she stepped in grateful for the warmth that engulfed her, shrugging her jacket of she hung it up along with her scarf and gloves still in her veterinary uniform she headed upstairs quickly. Tossing the uniform of she changed into a pair of jeans and a jumper tugging it down before making her way to the kitchen, pondering what to make....hot chocolate....I mean who doesn't like hot chocolate right? Pulling everything out she got to work on making it. @💛Shay-Bae💛

It took the boys a little more than fifteen minutes to get the rest of the furniture in the house. Of course, none of it was out away and it was slowly getting darker, but it was better than nothing. Jacob shook the man’s hand before he got back in the moving truck to leave. Luckily, he had reserved a hotel room in the area and wouldn’t be out all night in the snow. Jacob watched as Jared pulled out of the driveway and made his way inside his own house, turning off the lights, but keeping the heater on. The house next door was festive in an elegant way. There were no lights to be seen, but the lights from the other houses illuminated the wreaths and ribbons decorated around it. It was better than what he had managed already and he wasn’t expecting any less when he wakes up the stairs to her front door. He knocked lightly, blowing into his gloved hands as he looked around the neighborhood again. It was perfect, like something about of a fairytale and be couldn’t believe it. He was thinking of all the get togethers he could host when Harper opened the door. “Hey! Sorry I took so long, my friend had to get to the Holiday Inn before they gave his room away so we had to get everything out.” If she invited him in, his dark brown eyes would scan the elegance and neatness of the house as he stripped off his coat, revealing a clearly older, black T-shirt. “Wow. This is amazing! Do you live alone, because this is loco to have all been done by one person.” @Amari

Harper had finished making the drunks rather quickly keeping it warm on the stove unable to stop her self from peeking out the window to see how they were getting on, she still felt the pang of guilt that he wouldn't let her move anything inside, it was getting dark and the snow was starting to come down a bit more. She was back in the kitchen getting some mugs ready before she heard the knock on the door, moving over she opened it with a smile seeing Jared though, his apology made her wave her hand stepping to the side. " Oh no please don't apolize, I'm just sorry you had to do that in this weather..." feeling the cold breeze blow in once he stepped in she rubbed her hands together a little . He would notice when he looked around her home as festive as it might look outside she hadn't done anything inside, their was no tree and really decorations, his compliment about the house had her smiling again. " Thankyou, it does me anyway.. .and yes just me.." she asked him to follow her towards the kitchen, it was spacious and large the smell of chocolate a very evident scent right now. " Hot chocolate okay?.." she asked making her way towards the stove. @💛Shay-Bae💛

It may not have been festive, but it was clean and seemed like everything had its rightful place. He followed his into the kitchen, stopping after a few steps to stomp the snow off his boots. He ultimately decided to take them off, not wanting to track mud through her house and leaving him in his socks. “Of course! Hot-Chocolate is always welcomed.” He walked into the kitchen with a huge smile, astounded by how different everything was from where he came from. He took the mug and looked around at the room, taking a seat at the kitchen table. “Thank you very much. My hands are freezing and this… I couldn’t have asked for better. It definitely beats sitting on boxes in my house.” He took a quick sip of the chocolate, wincing at how hot it was, but going back for more because of how cold he was. “Is it always like this here? I mean, I have been waved at and talked to more today than probably any day of my life.” He laughed as he wrapped both hands around the mug and let the warmth seep into him. @Amari

As her gladly accepted the hot chocolate she went to pouring him a mug of it , placing some cream on top before doing the same with her own passing his to him before clutching hers making her way over to the table to sit just a little from him. She smiled warmly to him as he thanked her. " Oh no need to thank me its the least I could do..." Of course the comment about boxes had her frowning a bit. " Not got all your furniture yet then?.." she asked blowing the top of her drink before taking a careful sip. His next comment had her chuckling to a small shrug pulling through her shoulders. " Ah yes, most people are very friendly round here, especially this time of year, except David..." she said chuckling at her own thoughts. " You don't know him obviously but he's eighty three, lives about six doors down, I'm sure he Will pop down and give you the low down on what to do and what not to do around here...his heart is in the right place he just.. .doesn't come across all that friendly.. " @💛Shay-Bae💛

He noticed her grimace at his mention of boxes, but he quickly downed the little amount of drink he had in his mouth before he spoke again. “Oh no no, everything is there, it’s just.. all still packed. I can over as soon as we were done and didn’t have time to unpack anything.” He felt a twinge of embarrassment on his face as he admitted that he had rushed over, but the company of a beautiful woman and the promise of a hot beverage was something he wasn’t going to turn down. A small chuckle left his lips as he watched how her lips curled into a smile and how bright her eyes were. “Ahhhh, gotcha. DaViD. I’ll be weary.” He laughed as he took another sip before he sat the mug down on the table and watched the swirls of brown and cream inside the glass. “Who knows, maybe if I’m kind enough, he’ll help me unpack some boxes.” He laughed again as he looked around the kitchen. It was beautiful, but all the talk of his things made him want to get to work. “Speaking of, I probably should get over there and unpack a few things. If I don’t, I might not have a place to sleep tonight.” He rose from the table, downing the rest of the hot chocolate and walking the mug to the sink to rinse it out. Once he was finished, he wiped her hands off on his shirt and extended a hand to the girl again. “It was a pleasure meeting you, Miss Barlowe.” @Amari

His admittance to rushing over there had her smiling a bit more, her hand reaching up to tuck some hair behind her ears. " Well I guess the promise of a hot drink was something to be rushing about for, especially in this weather..." she teased her eyes flicking to the window to see the snow still coming down...man the roads would be even worse tomorrow. " Definitely be weary..." she teased back going to take a sip of her drink before his next comment came through making her chuckle again " I would pay to watch that, I can imagine his face if you did.. " she teased unable to suppress her giggle at the thought of it. She finished the rest of her drink pulling her self up from the bar stool, taking note how he went to wash the mug himself, extending his hand to her she reached out taking his again. " Please call me Harper..no need for the formalities.. " she teased the smile still against her face. " You sure you don't want hand?...I really don't mind if you do? Moving in takes alot of work, even if it's just to help get your bed up quicker so you have somewhere decent to sleep..." she offered again. @💛Shay-Bae💛

Hesitation painted the man’s face as she offered her help yet again. He really didn’t want to have to put her to work, but he didn’t think he could get anything done in a decent time by himself. “Mi— Harper.. I really don’t want to intrude. I’d hate to ask you to go back out in that. I’m sure I’ll be fine! Besides, I doubt I’ll have to work tomorrow in this.” He smiled warmly at her, glad that he at least liked one person on his block. “Please, stay here where it’s warm. I will be able to make it through the night on the floor if I must, thanks to your hospitality and warm drinks. Maybe I’ll see you around?” He grinned before he waited for her response and then made his way to the front door. He strapped up his boots and donned his coat, instantly regretting the decision to go back home as the cold coat touched his skin. @Amari

Her smile softened a bit as he explained he wouldn't want to make her go out again in the weather. " It really wouldn't be to much trouble Jacob..." she tried saying though it seemed he was pretty certain that he would be okay, though she certainly didn't like the thought of him being on the floor or night.. especially in this weather. " As long as your sure Jacob, please if you change your mind don't hesitate to come and get me it really would be no trouble..." she repeated watching him placing his boots and coat on. " I'm sure we will see each other.." she responded the smile still very much there. " Feel free to ask for my help anytime you feel you need it okay? Good luck with getting everything moved in.." she responded the smile still very much their as she handed him his gloves @💛Shay-Bae💛

He smiled warmly at her, taking the gloves and looking down at them bashfully. He had never received such kindness, especially from a complete stranger. “I—I .. well, thank you very much. If I need anything, I’ll come right over.” He slid his gloves on, gave her one more smile and made his way out into the cold. It had grown darker and the wind was biting down on his face hard by the time he got to his house. He didn’t have anywhere to hang his cold clothes, so once he slipped then off he just sat them by the front door. As he made his way to his bedroom, he was thankful that they had sorted everything by room. ’Harper Barlowe. Wow. Hermosa.’ besutiful He turned on the lights in the bedroom to find his box springs and mattress lying against the window, all his blankets in a box and pillows bundled in the corner. It was going to be a lot of work, but he didn’t mind working late in the evening; which was good, because he ended up working on putting together his bed until well after midnight. @Amari

" Make sure you do, honestly it will be no trouble..." she repeated returning his smile before he left, she closed the door and couldn't stop her self from making her way over to the window to watch him head of, he was handsome if she allowed herself to think much about it, and very polite. Moving from the window she made her way into the kitchen to tidy up the stuff she had left over from making the hot chocolate putting it all away before drying her hands on a towel. Heading upstairs with her laptop needing to get a bit of work done she stepped in, removing the clothes she was wearing and placing some silk pajamas on, settling down into bed she grabbed her laptop leaving the curtain open a little she peered outside, it was dark out there now visibility wasn't great but she could see still the small specs of snow falling against the window pane, if it continued she knew the snow would be alot worse by morning...she couldn't help think about her neighbours and how they would be managing, some of them elderly, perhaps in the morning she could see if they needed anything. Finishing up the few things she was doing she closed her laptop and settled into bed, wondering how her neighbour was getting on. @💛Shay-Bae💛

The next morning rolled around far too quickly for the out-of-town doctor. As the sun peaked over the horizon, an alarm sounded from Jacob’s phone. He wasn’t entirely sure how he had fallen asleep or where, so locating his phone with his eyes closed was precarious. He could feel his pocket vibrating, but when he reached into his pocket, he realized his legs were bent at the knee and hanging off his bed. He sat up from the edge, his brows furrowed in confusion and pain as he squinted at his phone. The snow had reached a level three and all the local schools and businesses should be shut down. He expected the snow to only get worse, but when looked out the window, he hasn’t expected what he saw. There were child in the yards, snowballs being thrown and neighbors conversing with each other in the middle of the road. The pure dumbfounded look on his face was only brushed away by the severe pain in his back and neck from sleeping in such a haphazard position. With a yawn, Jacob stood up from his bed and made his way into the kitchen to try and get his appliances in order to make some coffee. He hasn’t had time to grocery shop, but he did make sure he had everything he needed for coffee. As he brew the black liquid of life, he leaned against the counter, still in his jeans and t-shirt from the day before and rubbed at his eyes. He needed a shower, but planned on working most of the day and didn’t see the point in showering twice. He ran his hands through his dark hair and crossed his arms, leaning his back against the kitchen island while he waited for the beep that would open his eyes. @Amari

Harper couldnt believe the sight she woke up to, the snow was definitely alot worse then it was the night before, the roads were all but closed it was simply impossible for cars or any vehicles to go down them, most if not all buisness were closed including her own. She jumped out of bed grabbing her self a shower and getting ready for the day, she wanted to go out and make sure the neighbours were okay ( the more elderly ones anywsy) she knew what a risk this kind of weather could be to then, and she was never one for leaving people struggling. Putting on her thick coat gloves and scarf as well as a hat she headed out, smiling to see all the children with their families playing together happily, building snowmen some of them having snow fights with one another, it was a joyous sight to be seen. Just as she was stepping over the road she felt something hit her back, causing her to yelp not expecting it, turning round she saw one of the young children on the road Timothy stood their chuckling. " I got you good huh Miss Batlowe..." he said rather proud of himself before he started gathering up more snow, she laughed then reaching down to grab some snow her self. " Oh yeah?...well its only fair I do rhe same to you then huh?.." The boys eyes went wide before he giggled and started to Try and run away Harper laughing as she launched a snow ball back at him as the game begun between the two of them @💛Shay-Bae💛

The beeping of his machine went off earlier than he had expected or he had dozed off, he wasn’t exactly sure. He was pouring himself a nice hot mug of coffee when he heard giggling from out front. It brought a smile to his face as he knew it was the sound of children playing, but when he made his way to the living room to look out the window, he was surprised to see Harper playing with the kids. It deepened his smile a bit to see nearly the whole block outside with one another. For a moment, he thought about joining them, but he simply had too much to do. He turned on the lights in the living room and sat his coffee on an end table that wasn’t in its rightful spot yet. He had the big items like the couch, the entertainment stand and the bookshelf in its designated spot already, but there were still so many boxes to go through. He opened all of the boxes and sorted them by where they needed to go in the living room; movies with the entertainment stand along with gaming consoles, books and little figurines with the bookshelf and anything that needed to go on the walls were pushed against one. When he was done, he heard the giggling still happening in the street and decided he could return the favor to Harper. He grabbed his coat and slipped on his boots as he left the warmth of his house and made his way out into the shin-high snow, straight to Harper. “Harper? Hey! I just wanted to return the favor from yesterday. If you’d like a warm drink, I just made coffee.” He smiled warmly as he cross his arms, not properly bundling up since he was just making a quick run outside. His sweet offer was foiled however when a snowball came hurling into his back just below his coat collar, causing snow to melt down his shirt. His mouth fell open in whimsical shock as he turned to see the same boy who had been playing with Harper. “I—I’m s-sorry, Mister.” Jacob chuckled to himself as he shook the snow off his back a bit, kneeling down to gather some snow himself.

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“No, not a problem, hijo.” son A wide grin stretched across his face as the boy realized what was happening. Jacob sent the ball directly at him, pelting him in the stomach and causing snow to exploded against his thick coat.* @Amari

Harper and the small boy were still chuckling tossing snow balls at each other, she was so preoccupied that she didn't notice Jacob coming over until she heard her name being called, turning swiftly she noticed him then the smile still bright on her face. " Hey Jacob! ..ah coffee would be great! It's freezing out here..." she grumbled playfully rubbing her hands together a little even with the gloves she could feel the cold through them, she may of started walking before she watched the snow ball come Jacobs way and promptly hit hin, causing her hands go to her mouth unable to suppress a small chuckle . " Timothy! " she called though she was unable to stop the snigger in her voice. Hijo she heard the name and perked up a bit before watching the snow ball go hurdling towards the young boy another small chuckle leave her, the boy promptly turning and heading of to play with the others who were not huddled away. " Good job you come out, he was thrashing me..." she teased shaking some of the snow still evident on her coat. " I couldn't help hear you call him hijo? Spanish right?..." she asked the smile on her face. " I know some Spanish myself, I've travelled alot over there so picked up some of the lingo.." @💛Shay-Bae💛

He laughed and dusted his bare hands off as Harper shook her own coat. When she questioned his choice of words, he smiled and looked at her with a bit of surprise. “Yeah! My parents are from Spain, so I heard more Spanish than English growing up. Some words just stuck more than others.” He shoved his hands in his pockets as he sucked in a cold inhale and looked around. “Well, I’m going to head inside. Feel free to come on over whenever you’re ready.” He gave her another warm smile before he made his way into his house. He quickly took off his coat and shuttered. It was freezing out and it just dawned on him that he hadn’t showered yet. He ran a hand through his hair with a bit of embarrassment as he made his way to the kitchen to make sure her coffee would still be hot when she showed up. @Amari

" Ah really? That's great, Spain Is such a lovely country, the people are incredible friendly to.." the smile still on her face clearly thinking back to the time she spent there. She shuddered a little as a cold wind blew past her once more nodding towards Jacob. " Sure just give me a moment I just need to go check on a few people but I'll be over in ten..." watching him go the same smile against her face before she wondered of, going to the few houses she wanted to checking up on the few people who needed it most, she spent a few minutes talking to each of them before making her way back up towards Jacobs house. At thus point she was freezing, her nose was a little red from the cold and she could barely feel her fingers even through the thick gloves she was wearing, heading up the pathway to Jacobs house she knocked a couple of times not wanting to simply walk in bouncing on her feet to keep warm. @💛Shay-Bae💛

He had dug a mug out for her from his boxes in the kitchen and ran it under some warm water, washing it and making sure it was a bit warm for her. While he waited for her to show up, he made sure everything needed for his television was plugged in and working. He had just turned in something to test the surround sound when he heard her knock on the door. He quickly made his way to the door and opened it, waving her inside and closing the door behind her. “Dios mio, you must be freezing. Wait here.” He made his way back to the bedroom and grabbed one of his bundled throw blankets from the corner. It was thick and fuzzy, enough to at least take the chill off the woman. When he came back into the living room he traded her the blanket for her coat, which he hung from the door knob of the front door for now. He would then wave her into the kitchen while he poured her a cup of coffee. “Do you take your coffee with anything? I have some.. creamer and… maybe some sugar around her somewhere.” @Amari

She was rubbing her hands together when she saw him open the door grateful when he allowed her to step in the warmth enveloping her straight away causing her to sigh with relief." It is extremely cold out there..." she said pulling her gloves of and stuffing them in her pocket rubbing them together to try and get some Heat to them. Shrugging her coat of she watched him come down with the blanket and couldn't help but smile warmly. " Gracias señor " she said with a smile wrapping her self up in the blanket, it was so warm almost instantly following him into the kitchen she peered around noticing the boxes yet to be unpacked. " Just some creamer will be fine, I can take it without sugar...how you getting on? Get much done last night?.." she asked . @

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He gave a small smile at her thanks as he rummaged through one of the boxes on the counter to find his jar of creamer. It was a hazelnut creamer with two sticks of vanilla in it to give it more flavor and a small spoon. He walked the jar over to her so she could add as much as she wanted and crossed his arms as he thought about what all needed done. “I got my bed taken care of, but I think I passed out as soon as I finished it. I have this horrible pain in my neck and it has to be from that. I haven’t done much else, all the little things still need unpacked, but I figure I could get most of it done today since I don’t have anything else to do.” He gave her a smile and nonchalantly stepped more towards the sink, realizing again that he hadn’t showered yet and didn’t want her to think he was naturally a foul smelling man. “What about you? No work today?” @Amari

She took the coffee and the creamer sorting out how much she wanted giving it a small stir , she gazed up to him then as he leaned against the counter her eyes taking in his appearance. Of course the mention of his neck she perked a brow. " Hurt your neck? I could have a look at it if you want? A stiff neck after sleeping is the worst thing..." she said with a small shake of her head. " And no...no work today, we're closed far to dangerous to open with the weather, we have emergency call outs but luckily its not me this time.." she teased. " So if you want I could give you a hand?...sorting here out? Nothing worse then having to do it on your own took me far to long to sort my home out..." @💛Shay-Bae💛

“Oh? What do you do?” They really hadn’t got a chance to talk to each other about anything in-depth due to his move not being complete. When she had asked about his neck, he thought maybe she was a chiropractor, but when she said ‘emergency call-outs’, that made him think of the same kind of work he did. He couldn’t help but laugh when she offered to help him sort his belongings, especially because she had offered to help the night before. “I guess I wouldn’t mind the company, but you have to do me a favor first.” He would wait for her to agree before he continued. “Give me about fifteen minutes. I desperately need to shower and I don’t want to be standing too close to you before I do.” He laughed. “You’re welcome to go home or stay, either is fine. I just… didn’t expect company today.” @Amari

" I'm a veterinary head nurse, so I run the practise in town , Halo veterinary care? I've been working there for around four years, so I'm no doctor but I have had some practise Is massages, I learned in Thailand when I was over there for a month.. " she said offering him a small smile. " I guess I wouldn't mind the company, but you have to do me a favor first " she perked her brow popping the cup away from her lips. " Sure what it is?.." Of course his next words had her chuckling a grin on her face. " Oh that's not a problem, you do what you need to do..." she teased taking another sip of her coffee before moving. " Tell you what I'll pop home get us a few things to get us through the work yeah? And ill be back shortly, I'll give you privacy for your shower...do you need anything here? Have you got enough food and things?.." she asked obviously about to offer him food or drinks that he might need. @💛Shay-Bae💛

’I’m no doctor…’ The expression gave Jacob a good internal chuckle seeing as though he was. He kept his mouth shut though and listened as Harper continued on. “Harper, you really don’t have to do any of that. I’ll be fine. I don’t even know what I’ll need yet.” He gave a very sincere expression and looked around the kitchen. “Besides, it’s just me here. I won’t need very much food here. My job keeps me at work more night than not. Well, my old job did. I don’t know about this place.” He realized he was rambling and quickly righted himself. “But yes! Bring over anything you might think we will need. Gracias, Senorita.” He held his hands up to his face as if he was praying and made his way out of the kitchen. He felt bad sending her back out in the cold, but maybe he could buy her dinner for all the help? He thought of what he could do for Harper in exchange while he grabbed clothes from one of the boxes in his room and headed for the shower. @Amari

She smiled as he suggested she didn't need to do it. " I know I don't, what kind of neighbour would I be if I didn't help a little hmm? Plus the weather is terrible the shops are shut your gonna need some stuff.. " she said taking the last sip of her coffee, she couldnt help but enjoy seeing that smile he wore, it was kind and tender, full of emotions something you didn't see very often on a man! Listening as he spoke about his job she smiled. " Your have to tell me about your job! Sounds as demanding as mine..." she teased grabbing her coat from beside the door. " I will bring us other some stuff I won't be long Jacob.." and with that she headed back out of the house the cold wind whipping her face causing another shudder to roll through her, some of the children had gone in now clearly not wanting to spend to much time in the snow, making her way without any distractions back to her house. @💛Shay-Bae💛

Jacob tried to shower quickly, although he had a hard time picking out his toiletries from a box after he got in the shower. He took a little longer getting his shower than he thought he would, almost slipping a few times since he hadn’t got his rugs down yet. He felt ten times better as he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror. He looked more refreshed and the best part was he smelled more like his cologne than of sweat. He managed to only take a few minutes to get fully dressed in his jeans and green t-shirt. It felt nice to dress as casually as he was, even if it was for working on his new house. Making his way out of the bathroom, he went into the living room to finish unpacking his movies. @Amari

It didn't take Harper to long to gather a few bits to take back to Jacobs house, she grabbed mainly some snacky foods and a few bottles of soft drink if he fancied it, she also grabbed a bottle of wine figuring it could be his house warming gift. Checking the clock she didn't know how long he would be in the shower for, or how long she should give him, hanging around at the house perhaps longer then needed but she simply wanted to make sure he was ready. Gathering up the stuff she made her way back over noticing him in the living room she knocked before trying the door not sure if he was okay for her Just to come in. " Jacob is it alright to come in?.." she called if he gave her the Okay she would head in with the bag if he didn't she would simply wait until he came to see her in. @💛Shay-Bae💛

Harper’s voice pulled him from his trance and he instantly felt horrible. He jumped up from the floor and scrambled over to the door, opening it for her. “I am so sorry, I didn’t hear you knock! Please, please come in!” He helped her in and took her coat once more. His dark eyes immediately fell on her bag and he chuckled. “Aye, loca chica.” Hu mumbled. “Did you raid your fridge of everything you wanted rid of?” The smile she had caused stretched widely across his face, creasing his eyes and bringing about another laugh. He offered his hand out to the take bag to the kitchen if she would let him. If she didn’t he would kneel back into the floor to finish the second box of movies he opened. “So, Miss Harper. Tell me about yourself.” @Amari

As he let her in she waved her hand. " Oh no no please don't worry. I love standing out in the cold..." she teased with a joking tone, of course when his eyes fell down to the back she couldnt help but laugh brightly. " Ah damn my secrets out....I mean I thought what better way to get rid of the food I don't like then passing it onto the snowed in man next door..." she teased shrugging her coat of she hung it up only this time she removed her shoes, allowing him to take the bag she followed him into the kitchen. His question made her brows come together before she shrugged a little. " I mean...that's a very broad subject Jacob I could tell you All manner of things.. " she teased looking Into the living room to the few boxes that needed emptying. " Besides you haven't told me your occupation yet?.." @💛Shay-Bae💛

Another bright smile illuminated his face as she spoke, loving her sense of humor and how she spoke. He brought his eyes up to hers for a moment as he withdrew all the contents out of the bag. “Please, call me Jake.” He smiled again, pulling out the wine. “Oh! I see, you’re going to poison me with expired food and then get me drunk. My, you are very clever.” He laughed as he read the label before he answered her last question. “I am transferring from West Hill Medical. I’m a general surgeon, with a sub-specialty in psychology. They pulled three of us to be transferred out and honestly, I couldn’t be happier. I can guarantee my colleges don’t have neighbors who are trying to kill them this nicely.” He kept flashing her that charming grin as he emptied the bag of its contents and raised an eyebrow at Harper. “You know what this needs? Popcorn.” He walked over to one of his boxes and found an opened box of popcorn bags with only two left. He grabbed it and looked around the kitchen for his microwave. “I’m only making in bag for now though. If you plan on sticking around I plan to order dinner.” @Amari

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" Please call me Jake..." she smiled warmly at him at his suggestion nodding lightly. " Jake..." she repeated, somehow it sounded nicer then Jacob, it suited him better. She watched him pull the wine out hearing his words she couldn't stop the bright laugh that left her lips. " Hey! I'll have you know none of that food is expired thank you very much!.." she said the humor still in her voice before she mumbled " that I'm aware of plus who doesn't bring a bottle of wine to new neighbours? Just wait until the snow settles your be able to start your own wine shop..." she teased. As he explained his job her eyes widened with surprise. " Really?...wow I would of never of thought thats what your profession was...but that's great, I'm glad to hear you feel that way , and believe me you haven't been suffocated nearly as much as you could of been, wait till the snow dies down " she teased. She watched him vanish to grab the popcorn smiling as he brought it in. " Who doesn't like popcorn and a glass of wine? Definitely my kind of moving in accessories..." she teased, at the mention of ordering food she peeked outside her brow raised. " Ordering food? Did you not see the shin high snow out there? Yout going to be lucky to get any food delivered..." she teased with another chuckle. @💛Shay-Bae💛

He looked at her almost offended when she said she wouldn’t have guest he was a doctor. He looked down at his plan clothes and back up at her. “What?! Do I not look like a doctor to you?!” He laughed again as he opened the popcorn bag and stuck it into the microwave. When she mentioned the snow, he shrugged. “I wouldn’t make anyone drive out in this, but town is only a few blocks away and I can walk. Besides, if a place like that is open, I’d be happy to give them business.” He put the popcorn in three minutes and stood in front of it, waiting for the popping to start and then die down. “I’m not going to let you cook anything here or at your place. You offered your assistance and I’m going to repay you for that. Whether you like it or not.” He joked. He crossed his arms and leaned a hip against the counter as he pictured everything that needs done. “Honestly, the living room and the kitchen is all I need done today. I can do my bedroom and the bathroom tomorrow. Seriously though, thank you for the help and the food.” When the popcorn kernels started to slow their popping, he opened the microwave and pulled out the bag, sitting it down until he found an oversized bowl to put it in. When he finally did, he emptied the contents of the bag into the bowl. He then grabbed a box on the table and and opened it to searched for the wine opener. Wine and popcorn seemed like a great way to spend their evening. When the wine was open, he opened yet another box to grab glasses. On his way to the sink to wash them, he stole a glimpse at Harper. “Alright, I think we’re all set. Ready to get to work?” @Amari

His offended expression only brought another chuckle out of her, and his exasperated words didn't help much neither. " No not really, I mean you don't even have a stethoscope, its common knowledge all good doctors carry a stethoscope with them at all times so excuse me if I don't quite believe you..." she teased the smile bright on her expression. She peered outside again at the snow, grateful it had atleast stopped snowing. " Yeah your right town isn't to far, it's a nice walk in, I normally walk when the weather is brighter anyway..." She watched him put the popcorn in before his next comment rolled out the grin pressed into her face so hard then it almost hurt. " I dont remember offering to cook for you, I brought you a bad of food what more do you want....tsk doctors these days..." she teased. She could hear the gentle sound of the popcorn in the microwave gazing down at the boxes. " Well I can certainly help get those two rooms sorted with you...honestly though you don't need to thank me I'm happy to do it.." She watched him idly as he gathered bits and bobs from the boxes the smile still on her face, slipping of the stool she made her way over. " Of course Dr Jake..." she teased grabbing a handful of popcorn she tossed some In her mouth. " Let's do this room first seeing how we're already here anyway..." she suggested, pulling one of the boxes closer to her she started to unload it removing items and placing them where he decided he wanted them. @💛Shay-Bae💛

He poured them both a glass of the wine as she slipped off her stool and made her way over, unpacking the spice and snack box first. He nodded at her suggestion and made his way over to grab another box that was dishes. He had to wash them before he put them up, so he ran a sink full of water and started on that as he took a drink of his glass and handed her hers. “I’ll have to remember that. The next time I get on a plane, I’ll remember to outwardly wear my stethoscope over my hoodie. Maybe that will help.” He laughed, raising his glass a bit in cheers before he sat it down on the counter. “So, mysterious woman. How long have you lived her? Quite awhile I’m guessing since you know everyone around?” He started with the plates, cleaning each and every one before he put them away in the cabinet. He stole glimpses at her occasionally, adding the spices to his spice rack and putting away boxes into the snack cabinets. @Amari

She got to work removing bits from the box and placing them on the counter above placing most things there so it was easier to put away when done, with his guidance she started to pop things away, ensuring it was in a neat orderly fashion before he passed her the glass of wine, grasping it in her hand she took a sip. His teasing words caused her to chuckle a little raising her glass in unison with his. " I mean I'm surprised you don't already, just think could get you a free ticket to first class....and all the air stewardesses I mean...they sure swone for a man in uniform, you would be inundated with dates you surely wouldn't know what to do with yourself..." she teased the grin on her face then. His question made her pause for a moment as she pondered how long she had been living here. " For about five years now, brought the house when I was twenty one, so been here a bit..." she responded continuing to empty the boxes as she did, placing things on the counter and repeating what she did earlier placing things away nearly in the cupboard popping a few more bits of popcorn in her mouth as she did. @💛Shay-Bae💛

Jake took a sip from his glass and almost promptly spit it out when she spoke of dates. “Dios, God I hope not. It’s one of the reasons I don’t tell people I’m a doctor right away. I’ve had a few relationships during college that turned out to only be there for when I started making money. I can’t even tell you the last time I’ve been on a date.” He scoffed before he took another drink of his wine, turning to listen to her story as he sat it down and scrubbed a few more plates before moving on to the bowls. “Twenty-six, Vet, Neighborly… What are you hiding, Harper?” He joked. “You seem perfect. Is that true or are you actually a serial killer.” He couldn’t help but laugh as he rinsed his hands and dried them off, grabbing a few pieces of popcorn. @Amari

At his scoff she gave him a sympathetic look. " I'm sorry to hear that, I can assure you were not all money grabbers..." shebm teased with a grin. " and for the record I've not been on a date for a while neither...just work and general life stopped me really..." she said with a small shrug. Grasping her wine she took another sip before his next words followed and she nearly choked on her wine, chuckling to wipe the corner of her mouth. " Oh yeah I'm a big old serial killer that's why I have so much land at the back of my house for the bodies...be careful if I was you Dr you could be my next victim..." she teased another chuckle slipping through. " But of course its true i have all the paperwork to prove it....I was always taught to work hard for your money and respect others whilst you do it, I treat people for how I want to be treated, there's enough anger and resentment in the world as it is, I simply don't have time or patience for any of that, you never know what someone is going through on the inside, a kind smile and a ear to listen is all it could take to turn someone's day around ya know?.." she said popping a bit more popcorn in before pushing the now empty box away leaving it of to the side before grabbing another box dragging forward to start emptying that one. @💛Shay-Bae💛

He started to tell her how right she was about the job keeping the social life non-existent, but then she started speaking on why she was the way she was and it gave him pause. When she finished, he visibly shook himself free of staring at her and finished the last of the bowls in the sink. “That’s… that important, Harper. I really appreciate that. It would be nice if more people in the world thought like that.” He averted his eyes for a moment to finishes washing off the bowls before he stuck the glasses in the water and tossed the empty box over his shoulder. “Alright, we have wine. You’re ..hopefully.. not here to kill me. Let’s play Never Have I Ever and when we are done with the kitchen, we can make our way into town to get food. How does that sound?” He wanted to know more about the beautiful woman who was now unloading hand towels, paper towels and cleaning supplies. She seemed so genuine, so perfect and too good to be true. If she was really who she seemed to be, she was absolutely perfect and that scared him a bit. She was gorgeous and he had a hard time not looking at her, but that wasn’t exactly a proper way to treat someone who was just trying to help. @Amari

Of course she didn't miss the way he had paused to look at her, her gaze falling to his features when he did, his chocolate eyes seemed so intense and thoughtful then she found her self simply getting lost in them for a moment before he spoke and knocked her out of that gaze. " It certainly would be, but unfortunately the world isn't always so caring, but...it some of us try atleast we can make a difference..." she said giving him another small smile, watching him advert his eyes she couldnt stop the small jolt of nervousness that came through her to, he was nice...he seemed caring and understanding, he made her laugh and appeared to be a gentlemen.. Folding up the towels on the counter she snuck them into a draw taking another sip of her wine before she knelt down to pop away the cleaning supplies, hid words brought another chuckle out of her. " Well your lucky I'm still undecided if your worth the trouble of killing yet..." she teased leaning back on her knees she peered up to him. " Well I'm not going to say no to food, way to a girls heart if you must know...but okay we can play,, hit me with them doc..." she teased continuing what she was doing whilst she waited for his question. @💛Shay-Bae💛

Jake laughed at her quip about him not being worth it. “Gah, you wound me, Madame.” He continued to laugh as he washed the few glasses he had and dried them off. His dark eyes were on the glasses when they needed to be, but when they weren’t they were on her, squinting and trying to decide what he should ask first. “Never have I ever… treated a wounded animal.” He pulled his bottom lip between his teeth as he stared down at her, ready to step back if she swung at him. When he was finished with the glasses, he had two boxes of food and one of utensils left. @Amari

" Wound you? Well your a doctor so you shouldn't have no problem sorting that out..." she teased with a chuckle. She finished doing the cleaning products grabbing some other dish clothes she started folding them before his question hit her ears, she peered up almost under her lids she grabbed one of the clothes scrunching it up and tossing it at him watching as it hit his arm. " What kind of never have I ever answer was that..." she teased with a chuckle. " Honestly let's play never have I ever and he says something as ridiculous at that ." she teased. Pulling her self up from the floor she grasped her wine taking a sip as she pondered her question. " You sit back and leave it to the professional...." she teased popping her now empty glass down. " Never have I ever.." she pondered a moment tapping her chin. " ..faked sick for work.." she teased suddenly not really knowing what to say as she chuckled a little. " Okay so maybe I'm not a professional at this game " she grinned popping some more popcorn in her mouth. @💛Shay-Bae💛

He caught the towel and couldn’t stop his boyish grin from taking over his face at her reaction. He put the last glass up and crossed his arms as he leaned against the counter. He listened to her over-react and laughed the entire time until she asked her question. He brought his hand up to his chin and scratched at his facial hair as he looked towards the ceiling. “Hmm… Ohhh. Yeah, I have done that.” He took a large drink from his glass and thought about what was next. “Wow, very professional.. Hmm. Never Have I Ever… cheated on a test.” He raised his eyebrows up at her no matter her reaction. “OH. See, I know there was something sketchy about you, chica.” @Amari

She chuckled as he admitted he did do that. " See I couldn't...I just morally couldn't, I'd be worride to death all day something bad would happen whilst I'm laying on the couch eating junk food catching up on reality TV.. " she teased with a grin. " Though I can't say the thought isn't tempting..." she teased. His next question had her grinning and before she could even answer he was calling her our causing her to laugh again. " Why am I sketchy?? Okay look....when I was doing my a levels to get into veterinary school I was terrified I wouldn't get in so...." she pondered for a moment grabbing the wine to pour her self another glass taking a sip. " I wrote some important information on the inside of my water bottle on the label...you know just incase..." she teased chuckling. " Ah don't judge me señor...I was desperate...and desperate times call for desperate measures..." she teased with a grin. " Okay never have I ever....drunk dialled my ex..." she teased bringing the wine back to her lips the smile on her face still very much there....god she was having fun. @💛Shay-Bae💛

He understood what she meant about not calling off, he felt that sometimes too, but he was never the only surgeon on call and most of the time never had to worry about something so serious. Her reaction to his next question though made him laugh harder than he had before. “Sneaky sneaky.” He was going to comment more, but her next question caught him guard. Not because of the question, but because she drank! “Que carajo… Harper, I think you’re missing the point here.” He said as he took a drink of his glass, finishing it off. He grabbed the bottle to refill his glass, shaking his head. “Ooo. That was a bad time….. hmmm. Never have I ever.. slept with a man for money…. Come on, Cariña, these are important questions.” He laughed, setting his drink down. He grabbed a box of food and started shoving the things that hadn’t gone bad in the fridge as he stole glances at her with a wide smile. @Amari

" Can I just say it was the first and last time I ever did it...even to this day it makes me cringe to think what I did, all my other exams I passed on my own..." she said with a grin. She peered down to her glass as his words mumbled out causing her to chuckle. " Oh jeez look at Mr we stick to the rules when we play games here..." she teased poking her tongue out putting a few more bits away now , the next question that rolled through his mouth and she couldn't stop her self from laughing though she didn't drink..." Important question huh?...I can safely say no one has given me money to sleep with them..." she teased finishing yet another box of she put it away. " Okay so....never have I ever....had a one night stand...." she teased reaching up into the top cupboard to put a few more things away there peering around noticing they didn't have much left to do at all which was good. @💛Shay-Bae💛

’Never have I ever had a one night stand.’ This was the question that caused Jake’s teeth to clench together and his brows to furrow into a wince as he looked at Harper. He sucked air through his teeth and reached for his glass, slowly. After he had taken a couple swigs, he put the glass down and shook his head. “I did in college, but only maybe… twice since I’ve been licensed? There just really isn’t time to build a relationship when you’re in our line of work.” He finished with his box as he made for the last box of food and started putting it away as he thought in his next question. “Never have I ever… fallen in love.” He put a few things into the fridge before grabbing his glass and taking a small sip for the one woman he thought he loved in high school. His eyes creasing in a small, regretful smile in remembrance. @Amari

She watched his expression change drastically at the question and for a moment she kind of wished she didn't ask him, she didn't mean to stir anything inside of him to hurt him, she was just trying to find out more about him as he was of her in this moment. His explanation had her smiling waving her hand towards him. " Hey...you don't need to explain yourself, we've all done stupid stuff as teenagers, but I get you, carers can sure making it difficult..." she said with sympathy. She finished the box she had and also pulled the last box forward, they were down to their last few boxes now making great timing with getting it finished. Never have I ever....fallen in love she stilled for a moment her eyes falling to him watching as he took a small sip of his drink, but she didn't reach for hers, she hadn't allowed her self to get that deep with someone, yes she had relationships yes she cared for them in some respect, but to say she had fallen in love? She simply hasn't...she never gave her self the chance to. Her face twisted a bit in thought then, a sadness crossing over it before she quickly shook it away. " Were nearly done here huh? Were making great progress! And you didn't want my help..." she teased getting her self busy again as if trying to distract from the question he might send her way as to why she hadn't @💛Shay-Bae💛

He didn’t fail to notice her facial expression shift and the fact that she didn’t take a drink. A pang of guilt sank into him as he felt he asked a question that pinched a nerve. When she changed the subject, he nodded and looked around the room, then at the clock. “Yeah, you’re right. You are definitely an angel for helping me. I wouldn’t have got this far this soon on my own.” He took another drink of his wine as he put the last of his food into the fridge, standing up and stumbling a bit. “Oooo, pass me that popcorn.” He laughed. He really hadn’t had much in the way of food and it probably didn’t bode well that he was drunk before 11am. He shut the fridge and leaned against the counter, taking a handful of popcorn if she handed the bowl to him. “Oooo, you’re plan is working. If you have decided to kill me, just please.. Make it quick?” @Amari

She smiled as he called her an angel shrugging softly. " Ah it really is no trouble at all, I'm happy to do it..." she teased, grateful then that he had skipped over her moment of thoughtfulness. She watched him take a sip of the wine before standing, seeing him a little unsteady she chuckled passing him the bowl. " Yeah maybe opening the wine this early wasn't our best move..." she teased. She leaned against the counter her self then her her hands clutching it a little before his teasing words rang out and she chuckled clicking her fingers. " Damn and here's me thinking my plan was fool proof..." she teased with a grin. " Make it quick huh? Wheres the fun in that .." she teased with another small chuckle. " Anyway I think we're done in here...want to do the other room?.." @💛Shay-Bae💛

He shoveled popcorn in his mouth as she spoke, trying his best not to laugh and eyeing the other room. He threw up his hands and wiped the salt off on his shirt. “Alright, alright, Slave driver.” He was having a really great time and he wasn’t sure if that was because of the wine, the company or both. He topped of his glass from the wine bottle, handed it to her if she wanted it and then made his way into the living room, leaning against the doorframe. “Every place the boxes are is where they need to go. I was putting those movies on the entertainment stand.” He pointed to the two boxes in front of the tv. “Those boxes by the bookshelf are full of books and the two boxes by the walls are things that need hung up. Ohh, mierda.” shit He looked around the living room for a moment and thought about what he had in other rooms.* “I don’t know what I did with my hammer, so anything that needs hung up I can do later…. You probably stole it to kill me later.” He looked at her and gave her a warm smile, extending his hands to the bookshelf and the entertainment stand. “Pick your poison.” @Amari

She chuckled at his words , a small charming twinkle in her eye. " You can't possibly be talking about me?.." she teased watching as he passed the wine bottle towards her she pondered for a moment if she really *should seeing him pour himself another glass she sighed and did the same...what was the harm in it anyway? She was enjoying herself so why not. Moving to the living room she looked in, it was really spacious alot bigger then hers and had clearly been decorated before he moved in, leaning on the other side she listened as he explained nodding with understanding...that was until he mentioned the hammer and she gasped. " blasfemia! Blasphemy " she said holding her hand to her chest. " It hurts me to think you would consider me using a hammer....far to messy, give me some credit here I'm a pro don't you know, and I certainly wouldn't want to make alot of mess...imagine the clear up.." she teased her eyes catching his holding it perhaps longer then she intended before pulling them away. " I'll do your movies...I'm intrigued what kind of film man you are..." she teased stepping in over the plush soft carpet she popped the glass down away from her so she didn't accidently knock it before opening the box and starting to pull things out. @💛Shay-Bae💛

Her shock at his accusation caused him to laugh, his eyes barely visible through his wide smile. When she offered to do the movies, he stepped aside and made his way to the books. He opened all the boxes in front of him, Stuck the small knife back into his pocket and and went about putting books in the shelf, setting his glass down on one of the sleeves at eye level. “Hmm. These are my old medical journals. I would show you, but I don’t want to give you any ideas.” He laughed, taking another sip before grabbing more.” “It is a little early. How long will we have to wait for a god place to be open? If they do open….” *His gaze would shift back and forth between the books and her until she spoke, then they would be completely on her. As she answered, he looked at the few boxes that were lying around and suddenly felt a pang of sadness radiate through his chest. He was enjoying his time with her and wasn’t ready for it to end. @Amari

She was going through the dvds putting them in a order that she thought was good, watching out the corner of his eyes as he pulled his medical journals out of the boxes chuckling lightly to her self at his teasing words. " Hey...I dont need to read your medical journals to know what I'm doing....remember I'm a veterinary nurse, I know enough to know how to kill you easily..and not messily neither..." she teased chuckling again continuing with the task of putting dvds on the shelf. Reaching back she grabbed her wine glass at his remark she looked at her watch. " Well its nearly 1pm not..your probably looking at around 4 or 5? Most takeaway venues open if that's what your looking for IF their opening.. I gotta tell you I'm not holding out much hope they will..." she teased. Gripping her wine to take another sip. " I'm sure I've got some of those micro meals in the freezer..I mean I can't guarantee they won't kill you, but it's a risk your have to take..." she teased. @💛Shay-Bae💛

Jake laughed at her jokes, but made a mental note of the time. He grabbed his glass, taking another sip and thought on it for a moment before saying anything else. “I’ll tell you what. At four I’ll call the local places and if they are closed, I’ll figure something out. I’m not going to make you walk out in that awful weather for them to end up being closed.” He filled up two shelves and half of another with one box and stared down at the other with a whistle. He made his way to the couch and sat down, leaning into it and looking up at the ceiling. “You’re going to kill me, Señorita. I have to take a break.” He was being dramatic, but his back was killing him. If she didn’t come sit with him, he would watch her file away his movies, commenting on the ones she held up. @Amari

She peered over to him raising a brow with a playful grin. " Who said anything about me coming with you?...I was going to wait here for you to deliver food to me, I deserve it after all, look at all the hard work you've got me doing..." she teased. She continued doing the dvds her eyes catching him as he walked away to sit down. " Oh I'm sorry this to much work for you?....jeez I feel sorry for your patience ...what do you do half way through a operation?...sorry Mr I need a break your be okay for a moment..." she said almost mocking his voice with another chuckle. She paused what she was doing deciding she needed to have a break herself moving to sit down on the couch. " How's your neck anyway? It was hurting earlier still bad? " @💛Shay-Bae💛

His eyes widened at her teasing, rendering him speechless when she came to sit down next to him. “Wait wait wait. You just berated me for taking a break, and then you come over here too?! You’ve killed animals in your past, haven’t you. YOU ARE A SERIAL KILLER.” His eyes went wide like he had just cracked the code of life when he said the last bit. He laughed with her then and waited until the moment past before he answered her question. “My neck is killing me, but don’t you worry your pretty little self over it. You just sit here and take a break since I have you working soo hard. *Reigna de teatro.” Drama Queen He couldn’t take his eyes off her as they sat there and laughed together. Maybe it was the wine, but it felt like he was exactly where he was suppose to be, sitting on that couch with her. @Amari

She couldnt stop the loud laugh that left her lips at his returning playful comments, laughing so hard it was almost hurting her cheeks. " Oh NOW who is the slave driver huh? You get to take a break but god forbid I do..." she teased the laughter still their though unable to stop her self it seemed. Of course when he called her a drama queen she gasped. " Me a drama queen?? ...pfft and here's me about to offer to help you with that neck pain.." she scoffed playfully taking another sip of her wine peering around the room idly before back to him " Seriously though I can help you with that neck pain if you need it? I told you I'm qualified...you can trust me.." she said wriggling her brows playfully towards him. @💛Shay-Bae💛

Jake barred his teeth, widened his eyes and raised his eyebrows as she said he could trust her. He acted like he was scared and hesitant, but the whole bit made him laugh too hard to hold it. He ran his hand over the back of his neck and felt the muscles spasm in his grasp. With a wince, he sucked air through his teeth and looked at her with a hint of defeat. “Listen, I feel like it’s taking advantage of your specialty. I don’t want to be the new neighbor that made you move me in and sort out my neck with not much in it for you. If you want to though, I won’t turn it down.” He was being sincere, but he did it with a soft smile that seemed to just be plastered on his face at that point. He finished off his wine and sat the glass on the floor while he watched her contemplate her choices. @Amari

She saw his expression and couldn't stop the small snort and chuckle that came from her mouth. " Oh boy and he calls me the drama..." she teased before she finally heard his laugh radiate from his mouth. Of course as he said again about not wanting to take advantage of her she couldn't help but roll her eyes a little. " Oh Jake your far to polite you know that? If I didn't want to do it I simply wouldn't of offered.. " she said with a grin. Lifting her hand she pointed to the floor. " Sit infront of me, I can get to your neck better there..." she said if he did indeed move to the floor she would shuffle up on the couch her knees either side of his shoulders before she placed her hands against his neck. " Just relax...I promise...I'm not going to kill you.." she teased her fingers felt around his neck for a moment before she felt a particular tight muscle. " Here right.. " she said waiting to see if he initiated if she was right before continuing. @💛Shay-Bae💛

When she insisted he sit on the floor, he moved to sit in front of her, letting out a gruff groan as he stared at the black tv. As soon as she was situated, he stretched his arms up as high as he could, making it difficult for her to touch him. He gave her a small chuckle and when she started prodding into his neck, he felt his eyes roll into the back of his head. Her fingers were delicate, rubbing against some muscles that made him want to hum in pleasure and others that made his eyes shoot open in pain. When she hit that one particular spot, his mouth fell open and his brows furrowed together as she pressed. Trying not to show her his face, he spoke like it didn’t bother him at all. “Mmmmm. Yup. That’s the spot.” He tried to relax into her hands whenever they moved away from the kink, but every time she got close, he could feel the pain creep into him. “Mmm… so, how long have you been doing this?” @Amari

Of course he might of tried to hide the pain he felt when she touched it but she instantly knew it was his body stiffened and he became more rigid when ever she touched it. " I know it hurts...but It will feel between when I'm finished, just try to relax..." she teased her fingers working not just that muscle but all the muscles around that area, her fingers worked with precision she was soft but also firm when she needed to be, it was clear she knew what she was doing.. or at least it felt like she did. At his question she pondered her hand moving back to that tight lump starting to work it feeling him tense again she chuckled. " Relax..." she teased poking his arm before continuing to massage him and answer his question. " Well let's see...I finished my veterinary course when I was 23...and that's when I took a year out to travel a bit, spent two months in Thailand only going to spend a month there but I loved it so much I stayed on, their was this wonderful woman there who I stayed with her name was Malee...she was such a lovely person, she taught me alot of things..one of them being how to do these massages, I hurt my shoulders carrying supplies one day and she did this on me I'd never felt so relaxed...I begged her to teach me and here we are...I did take a course in massage to but...only it wasn't as good as what she taught me, I can also make a mean pad Thai...just saying..." she teased with a small chuckle . @💛Shay-Bae💛

He chuckled at her cooking skills as she finished her story. “Wow, that all sounds so exciting. You’ve definitely had some rare opportunities!” He could tell by the way her hands moved that there had to be some truth to her story. She knew exactly what muscle to dig into while her other hand hit muscles that felt sensational as her smooth thumb pressed in. “I’ve only worked in the one city, until this transfer of course. The end of this Thai massage will tell me if I made the wrong decision or not.” He laughed gently as he was very much aware that she had pressure points at her disposal. @Amari

" Yeah I was very lucky to be giving the opportunities that I got, it was one of the best trips I've ever been on and I'm so grateful I could do it.." the small still very much on her face, her hands continuing to roll over his shoulders fingers continuing to dig into those muscles. His next words had her brows raised moving her hand she pinched a particular pressure point watching as he started to bend over. " Oh I'm sorry I think I accidently went to far..." she teased before she pulled him back up with a chuckle her hands going back to massaging him again. " So what made you move? Is it a better job your coming for?..." she asked casually as she continued. @💛Shay-Bae💛

Jake winced in pain as he tried to double over from the pressure point she pressed. She pulled him back, but he came back reluctantly and with a small laugh on his lips. “They needed a handful of us to transfer due to a doctor shortage in other cities. Our hospital held 4 resident general surgeons and other people needed us more than that place. We got to choose where we wanted to go, first come first serve kind of deal. Honestly, I think I made the right choice. My neighbors a little loca, but if the hospital is at least mildly competent, I think this will be great.” He waited for her reaction, expecting more pain, but determined to laugh it off this time. He really did consider himself lucky. He could’ve wound up in way worse of a neighborhood than what he had and at least now, he had a friend. @Amari

" Neighbours a little loca huh?.." she teased unable to suppress her chuckle her hands playfully digging a little deeper into his shoulders. " Be careful what you say señor Mister remember how vulnerable you are right now eh?.." she teased. " But I guess that makes sense, and if you was happy for the move then all the better right? But I think your like it round here, its a nice neighbourhood as is the town..." she said with a smile before finally leaning back removing her hands from his neck. " How's that feel now Doc?....worthy of a promotion?.." she teased patting his shoulder playfully. @💛Shay-Bae💛

Jake smiled as she spoke of the town. He could understand why she liked it, he just hoped the hospital wasn’t the worst part of it. When she told him he was done, he stood up and moved to stretch and immediately felt his neck pop a couple times. “mmmmm Dios mio. My God” His eyes had closed and as he rolled his neck around, he felt immeasurably more relaxed and far better than he had when he woke up. He turned to face her and gave her a wide smile.* “You’re right, you are more than qualified. You did a fantastic job and look!” He held his fingers to his neck to feel his pulse. “I’m not dead!” He laughed at the joke he was determined to run into the ground as he offered her is hand to get up off the couch. If she took it, he would pull her into a hug and thank her for everything she had done for him. If she didn’t take it, he would grab her hand and get down on one knee to his the back of her hand, thanking her for everything she had done for him. She was beautiful and he considered himself behind lucky that she was spending her off time with him, but he didn’t want her to have to work the entire time she was over. After he thanked her, he looked around the halfway put together room and then at the kitchen. “You really don’t have to help me anymore today. I can take care of the rest in my own. We still have time until the shops open, is there something you would rather do on your day off? Besides completely unpack me?” He chuckled, letting her make the decision of what they did next. @Amari

She watched him stand up a smile on her face to see how much better he seemed to be clapping her hands happily to see that she had at least helped him. " See! I told you I knew what I was doing.. " she teased before chuckling as he put his finger to his neck. When he held his hand out she gladly accepted it being pulled up easily before he pulled her into s hug, she was a little taken aback by it, the warmth of him around her, the smell of his cologne thick in her nose she closed her eyes as if simply breathing him in before he finally pulled back, she felt the blush on her cheeks as he thanked her . " Ah honestly....no need..." she said a little sheepishly then. God how long had it been since she actually enjoyed spending time with. She was lost in that moment of thoughts before he spoke again, she peered to him shaking her head a bit as if to push away the thoughts she had before smiling towards him, laughing at his last words. " Un pack you huh?....now that could be construded in many different ways..." she teased. " But yeah I'm sure you would like some privacy...I'll go home and sort some bits, what time you thinking of heading out?.." @💛Shay-Bae💛

A brief flash of fear struck Jake’s face for a moment before he threw his hands up in defense. “Oh, you misunderstand. I didn’t say you were allowed to leave me here alone, just that we could do something else besides unpack.” He laughed, shoving his hands in his pockets as he looked at her genuinely. “But yes, if you have things to do, feel free. As for time, I was going to start calling around at around four-thirty? If I… if I had your number I could give you a call when or if I find anything out?” It wasn’t the smoothest way he could’ve asked her, but as he asked the question he realized just how much he wanted her number. Sure, there was a possibility of it never going anywhere, but she had made so many hours fly by. She was a lot of fun and every time she laughed, he couldn’t help but do the same. @Amari

She chuckled as he threw his hands up in the air and his words ran out. " Awww don't want to be on your own huh? " she teased the smile still pressed against her face. "If I...if I had your number..." her eyes flicked up to him then, hearing him ask for her number she pondered a moment, should she give it him?....then again what was the harm they were friends, and like him she had really enjoyed her self with him, she couldnt remember the last time she had laughed so much. " Sure...here..." she reached into her back pocket pulling her phone out to get her number. " It's a new phone...and I can't for the life of me remember my number..." she teased getting the number ready she waited until he told her he was ready before telling him her number and slipping her phone back. " Okay there we go, message me when your thinking of heading out..and if you decide walking in ankle deep snow to go to a town where most things are probably shut is a bad idea I do have more then enough food at mine I'm sure I could make us something...and I promise its in date " she teased making her way towards the door to gather her coat and scarf. @💛Shay-Bae💛

Jake pulled his phone out when she did hers, typing in her number and sending a text to it to ensure she had his. To Harper: This is proof you haven’t killed me yet. He sent the message and tucked his phone in his pocket, watching her dress for going back home. He crossed his arms and watched her wrap her scarf around her and shook his head. “I already told you, you’re not cooking tonight. I’ll figure something out.” £He said with a wide smile.* “I’ll see you soon.” He didn’t want her to leave, but he had no excuse for her to stay. With a sigh, he helped her anyway he could and held the door open for her before she left. @Amari