pay no mind .

[athena mccarthy]

We pay no mind Athena smiles into the kiss, as if she set here to do just this. She didn't though, her action of visiting was completely innocent. She was genuinely here to let him know of the minor not-so-gossip gossip and to check in on his well-being. She didn't come to distract him and toy with someone else's boyfriend. But the idea of stealing Kendra's boyfriend is far from her mind. As his hand moves up her warm back and his lips press against hers, it's too good to let herself get caught up elsewhere. Besides, being a homewrecker as good content. Her hand hooks around his neck and the tips of her finger dig into his thick nest of hair. It feels innocent enough at first. Her movements aren't hungry but they're sweet and slow. Her chest breathes deeply against his and a warmth fills her. “I don't mind that at all,” she pushes her lips against his again, the stubble of his facial hair tickles her soft skin. “What do you think they'd do if they caught you making out with a girl? Ground you from the meditation pool?”

[isaac mcavoy]

Her comment makes him think about what exactly they would say if they were caught. It was well established who his girlfriend was around here, since he spent a huge amount of time bitching about how she wouldn't sign him out, to anyone and everyone who'd listen. Then, when he wasn't complaining about how angry he was with her, he was moaning about how much he missed her. His therapists, both in here and out of here, were under the impression that his attitude to relationships was not so different from his attitude towards substance abuse-- reckless, weak willed, and impulsive.  It would be hard to deny that now. Still, he couldn't imagine anyone in his position being able to resist. With her fingers tangled in his hair, and her kiss expertly measured, he doesn't feel any regret at all. At least, not now. "Chastise my reckless behaviour, for sure," he gives her a short little kiss, "they couldn't ban me from the meditation pool, how would I reflect on my bad behaviour?!" He pulls away to look at her a little more, unable to help the stupid grin that's on his face. "You're really beautiful, y'know that?"

[athena mccarthy]

We pay no mind She was here to let him know that she had inadvertently outed them on a podcast and truly to check in on him. This is the thought that crosses her mind as she kisses him a second time. If they were caught, it would be so much. Not only for his recovery but for his reputation. Right now, they were innocent. But if they were found, it would bring a quake of drama. She'd be a homewrecker and he would be breaking another heart, branded once again as unfaithful. This makes her paranoid. Athena smiles with her plump lips, her small nose wrinkling and her eyes rolling when he calls her pretty. “That's not unusual. You're surrounded by pretty women.” Athena let's go of him and sits up. Her feet hit the ground, “c'mon. Come show me more of this place before someone calls me a homewrecker.”

[isaac mcavoy]

"I know, and I'm still feeling a need to say it to you! That's how pretty you are," he says, still grinning. It was interesting that Athena had chosen a career that completely eliminated her looks, seeing as modelling and acting must have been options open to her. He admired her relative disinterest in chasing numbers on Instagram, though she easily pulled them in with that combination of wits and beauty. He groans as she sits up, especially reluctant to give up now when they'd already crossed a line. He sits up too, putting his arms around her waist and pulling her into him, kissing her neck and mumbling against her skin, "there's no home to wreck, come on." It's not true and he knows it's not true, but Isaac wants her badly enough not to care. At least, about himself. Kissing her neck and breathing in her perfume, it's hard to think of anyone else in the moment, but he tries to think about it from her perspective... if this got out, she'd be absolutely hounded, and it might even reflect badly on the podcast. Though he tells himself it won't get out, he remembers when he'd thought that about Alessia... eventually he sighs, easing off her. "Alright, alright. Give me a second to calm down and let's walk it off."

[athena mccarthy]

We pay no mind In many ways Athena was similar to Issac, the person she presented as herself on her podcast was especially similar. The blonde could be reckless, selfish and brazen. But these traits were extra on the her she presented online. In reality, she was calmer than that woman. She was calm and gracious. She was definitely a drinker and promiscuous, but she was never intentionally rude or malicious. In this moment, her body wants to lean in and have it. But her mind was thoughtful and pumped the brakes. It's difficult when he holds her from behind, his warm lips make goosebumps raise all over her body. She sighs heavily, “you can thank me at your next therapy section.” She slips away and her hands fix her clothing, pulling bits of fabric into position. “You know I'd like to, but minutes of fun probably isn't worth a relationship with your very publically loved girlfriend.”

[isaac mcavoy]

"You're missing out on some really good material here," he says, though the more she insists the more he knows she's right. Cheating was something that Isaac used to blame on his addiction, and it's true that being intoxicated didn't help. But really his addiction to drugs and his addiction to women were one and the same, evidence of his desperate desire to escape reality, as well as his inability to understand the value his friends and family saw in him. He knew Kendra would care about this but he assumed it would hurt her ego, not so much break her heart. He had a chronic inability to see the consequences of his actions and he knew eventually, he'd be grateful to Athena for calling this off. In the moment though, it's hard to thank her for it. Zac sighs again, leaning over and picking up a pair of glasses from the side table. "Might as well look my worst," he says with a smile, though they didn't look nearly as bad as he thought they did. "She's less publicly loved when she's with me, maybe you'd be doing her a favor." He gets up, going to the door and holding it open for her, "shall we? I've got group therapy in about an hour, can't miss it."

[athena mccarthy]

We pay no mind Athena pouts when he puts on his glasses, stepping in his way to fix the way they sit on his nose and pucker her lips. “No, see. When you put those on, it makes me want to stay. How did you know that hot nerd was my type?” she almost can't resist kissing him, but she forces herself to step aside and leave it be. Such a thing as girl code rarely gets in the way for Athena. She's not malicious or cruel, but often the idea of home wrecking doesn't phase her. As much as she likes to think otherwise, Athena can't resist a slice of cake. But there's something different about the current situation and she can't put her finger on it. It might be because she knows Isaac, or because he's in the public eye, or he's just so hopeless that she can't bare to ruin his life any further. She shakes her head at his comment about Kendra and decides that she no longer likes the subject. “Are there people in here for sex addictions?” she questions in seriousness. “I just think the only thing to do around here is talk and sit in a pool. But I don't want to ruin anyone's recovery with skin,” she slips out the door and walks beside him down the hallway. “Like I didn't bring a bathing suit, so it would have to be nude.. but talking is also fine.”