I ride alone until I die

@teuila & @ezekiel

Dating was not something that Bella had really been into in the last year or so. She had done her time of being alone, of healing and making herself better. She had gotten over her shitty marriage and the way that things had been. The lying and the cheating wouldn’t be as easy to forgive and forget though. It made her paranoid and worried about things, about those that she was with, and if they truly liked her, of if her inability to have children now was what made her attractive to them. Sure it was a little morbid but this was her. She couldn’t help it if she wanted to, but that was how life was. It made her stronger because she was able to be herself and be loved for it, or hated for it.



She didn’t go looking for dates. She didn’t go hoping that she would meet someone, or anything like that. Her life was simple and occasionally she found someone to go home with, but that was about it. Not many wanted to keep her around and not many blew her socks off, but Zeke had. He had made her laugh and smile and she had enjoyed their time together. Their dates together since then had been great. She knew that he had a sister from their talks, and when he said that he had someone special that he wanted her to meet she could only assume that that was who he meant. And she hoped that was who he meant.If he had a wife or something she honestly might throw herself off a cliff or something. She really didn’t need that in her life. She didn’t want that mess in her life.



She stood just inside the restaurant and waited for him, her hands in front of her. She had on soft make up and her long red hair lay in curls about her.

Seriousness in her love life was not something that Teuila really was into. She really liked her freedom, but she knew that sooner or later she was going to be face to face with the man that her parents wanted her to marry. It meant that whatever she had going would come to an end, that she would have to walk away, even if she was in love. It didn’t matter because she was going to have to put duty above all else and love last. It was her fate and even though she liked Zeke she couldn’t let herself fall in love with him, she just couldn’t. Relaxed and easy was the best thing for her, it meant that she would be able to have the freedom that she craved, but she wouldn’t have to be alone. He would just owl her when he wanted to see her.

Simple enough. He had wanted a date, and it seemed like he had something that he wanted to talk to her about, probably wanting more than she was interesting in giving, like always. She knew it would be the beginning of the end, so she wore something cute and short so she could go get wasted and forget her troubles for a little while if she needed to. She wore her hair down and her make up dramatic, her lips painted wine red.

Going into the restaurant she toyed with her hair, knowing that it needed to be perfect for when she saw him. She looked around, waiting for in the reception area and began watching other people.


Outfit

Part of Zeke knew that this was a disaster waiting to happen, but part of him was also curious to try. After his break ups with his previous exes he’d not wanted to date but he had found himself in the company of two witches he had gained a particular fondness towards. It wasn’t anything serious and he was still free to roam and sleep around if he so wished, but he was being a gentleman and still courting Bella and Teuila, he didn’t want their hook ups to be one sided; sure everyone involved wanted to have a good time, but the noble part of Zeke couldn’t stand just using the girls to sleep around, which is why he kept taking them on dates, to make himself feel like a less terrible person. He was worried that the girls may think it’s something more… well Bella might, he knew that Teuila was still shagging anyone relatively attractive alongside him and he was fine with it.

He didn’t know why he had a ‘genius’ idea to get both girls in the same room, he had thoughts but he didn’t want to come across as a jerk. He liked both girls and he didn’t want to use them, but he also didn’t cheat. This is why Zeke was here, he hoped that the girls meeting would clear things up. They were both his friends, and both his lovers. It could be even better if all three of them could spend time together. But he was getting ahead of himself and he’d never force Teuila or Bella into something like that, although he had a feeling Teuila, who was very outgoing when it came to her sex life would probably be up for it. Bella though, was different she was timid and shy and unsure of himself. Needless to say the sex with them both contrasted greatly but he enjoyed them both greatly.

Ezekiel took a deep breath and strolled into Chutne Jidlo, he’d reserved a table for three and given both girls the same time. Now he just had to see if they’d both sit down and talk with him or if one would leave, or even worse both! He did hope to go home with at least one of them tonight after all. Zeke spotted Teuila first, the way she was done up made her stand out in the crowd and he smiled before sauntering over and kissing her, ”Mi amore.” He greeted before noticing Bella and going over to her, she looked so different to Teuila and seeing them side by side amused him greatly. It clearly wasn’t just the sex that the contrasted greatly with, ”Querida.” He said, kissing her as well and starting to look between Teuila and Bella, ”Shall we take our seat?”

Trusting someone at this point in her life seemed like it wasn't going to happen. She waited and waited, didn't date, she just did what most girls her age did. She slept around a little had fun with no promises of the next day. It was fun and it had lead to nothing serious, which was what she wanted. It had worked that way, until she had met Zeke after breaking up a fight in a bar. Wasn't that how it always worked though. The thing you weren't looking for was the thing that you were given with both hands.

The date was something she hadn't expected really, they had not had the ‘what are we’ talk and they had a lot of fun, so she had been taken off guard by it. So she had done her best to look good, makeup that made her eyes seem even bluer somehow her hair redder. She tossed her hair over her shoulder as he came inside, but watching him go to the smaller woman Bella pursed her lips.

Of course, she wasn't enough. He kissed her and she kissed him back softly but didn't lean into him as she usually would. She looked to the other woman, unsure of how she would feel about this but nodded her head as the hostess lead them to their table.

Dating wasn’t something that Teuila did. She saw people casually, because she didn’t want to get attached. She couldn’t afford it because she never knew when her parents were going to send someone to take her home and make her get married. It was harder, honestly, thinking that she could be happy and just be yanked away from it all. Taken from anything, anyone that she loved. So she did her best to keep distance between herself and the ones that she was with. She didn’t want or need anything serious. The only one she ever debated sticking around for was Rowle and he was a bit much for her to handle. Even if she liked him and liked the things that he had whispered into her ear, it was better that that was done and over with.

She wasn’t sure how she felt about him being a Death Eater after everything that her brother-in-law had gone through, after everything that her sister in law had been through. She wished beyond all things that things had been different for them, that they didn’t have the pain of knowing the realities of war, of losing those that they cared about. She wasn’t sure that she herself could ever go through something like that. Was a Princess? Yes, but it had been so long since her people had seen the horrors of war and she really hoped to never have to do so again.

She was lost in thought when she saw Zeke come in and she didn’t fight the grin on her face nor the smile as she pushed up on her toes to happily return the kiss. When he moved to kiss the redhead across the way, Teuila couldn’t help but smirk, at least his tastes varied.

”Yes, lets.” She smiled at him then winked at the redhead. This was going to be hilarious. She just knew it.


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