Price
Summary: Of course Edwin won't tell Alan about Lizzie's crush on him… for a price, that is.
Author: Lady Azura
Rating: T
Disclaimer: Don't own LWD. Also, the first 6 or so paragraphs are from the episode itself. 'Nuff said.
Author's Note: Inspired by a scene from 'No Secrets'. You know which one I'm talking about, Lizwin fans.
Enjoy!
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"So what if you know that I have a crush on Alan O'Falen? Big deal." Lizzie told her step-brother in her defense.
"You know… you are so right." Edwin agreed, although there was something about the tone of his voice that made the tomboy believe otherwise. He took a step or two back, but just when Lizzie thought he was actually going to leave, he stopped and turned to face her once more. "It's… no big deal. Actually, I think Alan will get a great laugh when he hears about it."
His dark eyes shone wickedly as a look of utter fear swept across his step-sister's face.
"You wouldn't tell him!" She cried nervously.
"No… no, I wouldn't." Edwin assured her, shaking his head. Lizzie relaxed some, but tensed again when he added smoothly, "For a price."
"What? Edwin!" She started to protest, but stopped when he raised a daring eyebrow. She sighed in exasperation and planted her hands on her hips. "Fine. What do you want?"
She expected him to say something along the lines of "do my homework for the rest of the week" or "be my personal servant for a day", but when he merely smirked at her, Lizzie knew his request wasn't going to be as simple as that and began to chew unconsciously at her bottom lip.
"It's nothing much," he said, sensing her worry. He paused to walk over to the bedroom door and shut it before sauntering back over to her, "I just need you to do a favor for me."
"A favor?" Lizzie repeated suspiciously. "What kind of favor?"
She sucked in a sharp breath when his eyes met hers, dark and smoldering, and clouded over with something that she didn't quite recognize. That's when she suddenly became very much aware of their close proximities, and tried to move away, but only managed to back herself into the desk behind her. When she heard her step-brother chuckle, she glanced up again, just as he was leaning forward.
"I need you…" he murmured into her ear, sending chills down her spine, "to kiss me."
The second the words left his lips, Lizzie's eyes went wide and she promptly shoved him away.
"WHAT?" She all but shrieked disbelievingly.
Edwin sighed dramatically and scratched the back of his neck.
"Listen, I need someone to practice on for Michelle; not just some inanimate object." He said, grimacing at the memory. "And I figured you'd be my safest bet."
Lizzie just gaped at him in outrage.
"That's disgusting!" She snapped. "Not to mention wrong. You're my brother!"
"Step." Edwin corrected.
"It doesn't matter. It's still gross and I refuse to do it!" Came the stubborn and defiant response.
"That's fine." He replied casually -- a bit too casually for Lizzie's comfort. Then he stepped forward once more, trapping her between his lankly body and the desk behind her before muttering, "Unless, of course, you want Alan to find out about your little crush on him."
With that, he smirked and pulled back, her phone in hand. Lizzie didn't know when he'd managed to snag it, but since it was Edwin, she didn't bother asking and instead, just watched in horror as he started to dial a number before holding it up to his ear, his eyes never once leaving hers.
"Oh, hello Mrs. O'Falen." He greeted in a sickeningly sweet tone. "Is Alan -"
Suddenly, and without warning, Lizzie lunged at him -- tackling him to the floor in the process. A brief struggle ensued shortly thereafter, in which she straddled his hips and pinned his wrists above his head, trying to pry the phone from his vice-like grip but with little success. It was then that it occurred to her what she was going to have to do in order to get the phone from Edwin and ensure that Alan never find out about her crush on him, and with that in mind, she swooped down and kissed her step-brother angrily and with bruising force.
Unfortunately, that seemed to be Edwin's plan all along and before she knew it -- instead of dropping the phone out of shock like she'd originally anticipated -- he was kissing her back.
At first, panic coursed through her veins. After all, she was all too aware about what it would look like if one of their family members were to walk in at that very moment. It'd look like she was the one forcing herself on Edwin; not the other way around. The mere thought of what her mom -- or worse, Casey -- might say if she saw them terrified Lizzie to no end, and she tried to pull away but Edwin's arms were now secured around her waist, preventing her from moving.
However, it wasn't long before the kiss started to feel really good and she relaxed a little, closing her eyes. She didn't know what, exactly, she was doing -- she'd only ever kissed Jamie, and that had been more of a peck than anything else -- but she decided to follow her instincts, lacing her fingers through his dark curls and reveling in the pleased groans that left him when she deepened the kiss by slipping her tongue into his mouth.
After a few minutes, Edwin finally broke the kiss, gasping for breath. Lizzie sat back on her heels, still straddling him, and gazed down at his flushed face through lidded eyes, licking her swollen lips.
"Wow." He panted, resting on his elbows. "We should do that again sometime."
Lizzie snorted, rolling her eyes and swatting him upside the head before standing up and crossing her arms.
"In your dreams, Venturi." She said, "I only did it to stop you from telling Alan."
Edwin laughed loudly and stood up as well.
"Oh, you'll have to do more than just that to keep me from telling Alan." He chuckled.
"What?" Lizzie cried. "But you said to kiss you and I did!"
"True, true. But I also said that I needed practice, and I'm afraid one little kiss -" the other tween shot him an incredulous look, "- just ain't gonna cut it." He smirked at her knowingly, his dark eyes twinkling with mirth. "Maybe in about a month or so, I'll let you off the hook. Until then... see ya later, dollface."
With that, he winked at her and turned to leave.
In the meantime, Lizzie let out a frustrated scream and stomped her foot.
"You'll pay for this, Edwin Venturi!" She yelled at his retreating back, clenching her fists, "Mark my words -- you'll pay for this!"
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Words: 1101
Pairing: Lizwin, with mention of Edwin/Michelle and Jamie/Lizzie
I wrote most of this a few days after the episode was posted on YouTube, but I had trouble figuring out how I was going to end it. Fortunately, it seemed to hit me today, so… here it is.
Hopefully, you enjoyed.
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