[center][url=http://fontmeme.com/handwriting-fonts/][img]http://fontmeme.com/embed.php?text=Clover&name=ASafePlacetoFall.ttf&size=40&style_color=A5DED9[/img][/url][/center][hr]“[color=lightgray]You always were more interested in your books than me anyway.[/color]” 

Clover’s hands twitch when their eyes meet and she sees that his brown ones have more venom in them than during their actual breakup. [i]’That’s not how I meant it,’[/i] she wants to tell him, she really did have those chapters due, but what good would it have done? He wanted to be mad at her, she could see it in the way he held himself, all rigid and stiff, and nothing she said would change that.

“[color=lightgray]Let’s try not to see each other around, yeah? I’d like to try to enjoy the rest of my break.[/color]” Jar murmurs indifferently, pushing past her and brushing their shoulders together in the process. Clover’s eyes flit closed and she lets herself enjoy the touch for just a moment.

“[color=lightblue]Alright,[/color]” she answers softly, but he’s already gone. Her eyes are hot and there is a lump in her throat, but she just swallows it down.

Then she gets back on the treadmill and keeps running.

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Clover has reread the same page at least four times now, but nothing is sinking in. By all accounts the Jaguarundi seems to be a central/south american cat, so the ginger girl can not understand for the life of her why she’s even having to learn about it. 

[center][i]”You always were more interested in your books than me anyway.”[/i] [/center]
“[color=lightblue]I wonder…,[/color]” she starts, letting her fingers trail over the glossy pages. “[color=lightblue]...if it would be alright to put it off, just this once.[/color]” She lets the book fall closed and lays it down on the bed next to her. The world doesn’t end, so the lithe girl decides that it might be okay to take a shower. Then she would come back and check on things.

Once she is clean and she’s done blow drying her hair, Clover comes back to see the book is exactly where she left it and the universe seems to be in order. Her phone is flashing on the nightstand so the redhead leans over and unlocks the home screen, seeing a new message from Delilah telling her and Addy that she had gone to the Solarium. “[color=lightblue]That could be fun,[/color]” she decides, shooting her textbook a quick glance.

It keeps mum. Clover decides to take its silence for acceptance.

She goes over to her bags and sorts through them until she finds all the different bikinis she had packed. The blue eyed girl had bought them during winter, when they were on sale and back when Jareth and her had still been together. Clover had never owned a two piece swimsuit before (her father had always told her they weren’t decent) but she had purchased these ones specifically to turn the musician’s head and make him proud to have her on his arm. She feels a bit of apprehension well up inside her but stomps it down quickly, selecting [url=http://img004.lazygirls.info/people/cintia_dicker/cintia_dicker_2012_sports_illustrated_swimsuit_edition_6Duhpal.sized.jpg]one of the more modest ones[/url] and dropping her towel to pull it on. Clover checks herself out in the mirror and lets out a nervous chuckle, because it’s [b][i]a lot[/i][/b] more skin than she’s used to showing, but maybe that’s just what she needs right now. [i]’Best not to overthink it,’[/i] she tells herself, grabbing the essentials and heading out to find Delilah. 

She finds her friend in the Solarium, exactly where she said she would be. “[color=lightblue]Hey,[/color]” Clover greets as she slips into the jacuzzi as quickly as possible, seeking refuge from prying eyes. She had gotten a lot more attention than normal in this getup. “[color=lightblue]Jesus, you always smell so good,[/color]” She comments, flashing the younger girl a grin as she bumps their feet together playfully under the water. “[color=lightblue]I’m astonished that you don’t have at least three guys fawning over you right now. Are you losing your touch, Delilah?[/color]” she teases, but her eyes are full of nothing but affection for the gorgeous brunette.