Title: Little White Lies
Author: Astrid
Pairing: Natalie/Jared, implied past Natalie/John
Status: Complete (11/11 drabbles)
Summary: The lies that Natalie tells herself and others regarding Jared Banks and her "relationship" with him. Set in a series of drabbles.
Note: I stopped watching OLTL regularly summer of 2004; however, this past spring, I started catching bits and pieces and in the last few months I've been seeing more and more. So, if anyone seems a bit out of character or anything seems out of place, I apologize.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
I do not find Jared Banks charming in any way.
"Come on, Sparky, you gotta admit-- you do find me at least a tiny bit charming."
"No, I don't. And stop calling my Sparky. I find you smarmy. And you're a despicable and disgusting human being. I find you to be as far away from charming as possible."
"Now, see, that wounds me. 'Despicable and disgusting?' What have I done to deserve that?"
"Oh, I don't know, let me think -- oh, you know, it could have something to do with the fact that you blackmailed my sister into helping you get a job here and by default blackmailed me into giving it to you. Blackmailers generally fall into the "despicable and disgusting and far away from charming" category.
"But you put up with me anyway."
"Hello? Blackmail?"
"You put up with me outside of work."
"Because if it looks like I hate you then people are going to start wondering why I hired you or why I haven't fired you or had you transferred to London to get you out of my hair."
"So, you don't find me charming?"
"Not at all."
Except she does. But just a little bit.