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Murphy rolled over in the bed, away from his still sleeping, very naked girlfriend, early the next morning. He turned towards his night stand and slapped his hand down on his alarm, cutting off the blaring sound that had pulled him from his sleep. He sighed and rolled back over, readjusting the blankets as he moved. He snuggled into her more, putting his arm around her and tucking Tatum into his body as their legs tangled together again. He worked his nose through her hair until it reached the back of her head. Slowly he started to work it back and forth, rubbing the tip against her and loving how the strands felt against his skin.
" Don't go." Tatum whispered, grabbing at his hand. Murphy's chuckle was low and still laced with sleep.
" I have too." He whispered into her hair. Tatum cracked open one eye to look out one of his window. She sighed and shut it again.
" What time is it? The sun's not even up." She whispered, rubbing her face into his pillow. She smiled as his scent reached her again. His scent was everywhere, clung to everything he touched and she loved it.
" It's four in the morning." Tatum groaned, making Murphy laugh again.
" That's insane. Just go back to sleep." Murphy started to rub his face into her hair more as he squeezed her again.
" I can't. I need to get up and get ready. You can lay here as long as you want though." He said.
" Okay. I'm just going to sleep a little longer than I'm going to get ready and go home." Tatum whispered.
" Come and see me before?" Murphy asked.
" Yeah, okay. What time will you be home?"
Quietly the couple talked, letting each other know how their day would go. Tatum would shower and get dressed at the cabin since she had packed an overnight bag, then take the boys' car home. She was going to go around the town with her dad, sight seeing more and taking photos. The brothers would work in the fields with the animals. Murphy and Connor would be done by six so she would meet them at the cabin and have dinner with them.
" Murphy!" A hard came to his door, making Murphy groan and Tatum tighten her hold of him. " Get up!" Connor called out.
" I am up!" Murphy yelled back.
" I'm not talking about your cock!" Tatum shook her head and felt her cheeks heat. " Get out of Tatum and get ready!"
" He is so stupid!" She snapped.
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Connor frowned as he sat on top of his horse and stared out at the sheep. Murphy was across the small field, perched on his own horse. He was smiling down at Tatum as she and their dad were talking to him. Murphy reached down one hand as she reached up for him. The second their hands touched, Connor could see their fingers lacing together and their smiles growing. He sat back in his staddle as Peyton flashed through his mind. He needed to find her again.
He found himself smiling. Yeah, he would. It wouldn't be hard. The entire town was friends with his family. All he had to do was put the word out to his friends and they would find her. Now that he knew she was a real person and not the angel, it would be easy to find out information on her. Once he started asking around, it won't be long before he found out where she was staying. Her appearence was seared into his memory, plus, she was American. There wasn't alot of lone Americans running around in the small town. All he had to do then, was put himself in her line of sight. Connor knew had to win girls over. He would just hit her with the MacManus charm. With a grin, Connor nudged his horse forward, picking up it's pace to reach his family.
" Well, look who it is." He said when he was close enough to the three for them to hear him.
" Hey, how's your day?" Tatum asked without letting go of her boyfriend's hand.
" Better now. A fella's day gets better when he sees a pretty lass." He said with a grin. " What are you going to do today?"
" Your dad and I are going to town for a bit before we meet up with my dad." Tatum said. A smile went across her face as Murphy started to rub against her hand. She looked up at him to see him beaming down at her.
" Well you have a good time." Connor said.
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Peyton walked into yet another small store in the little town. She was going to pretend to look around while she listened to people talk. In small towns, it usually wasn't hard to find out information that could be useful to her. If someone was possessed in a small town, usually everyone knew it. It would be big news, unless the family was hiding it. So far, there was nothing.
Until the door open as Peyton reached the middle of the store. On impulse, she turned and looked at Tatum and an older man walked in. Tatum was smiling and looked the same. Well rested, happy, and...like a normal person. Peyton frowned and ducked quickly behind a display. She wanted to watch them without being noticed.
" So who owes this?" Tatum asked as she looked back at Duce.
" An old family friend." Duce said. He placed his hand on her lower back and started to guide her towards the counter. " Finbar!" Duce called out when they reached it. He leaned forward to look into the backroom while rapping the knuckles of his right hand on top of the counter.
" Is that Duce I hear calling me?" A older man asked as he started up towards them. He pushed up his black wire frame glasses and smiled. He walked slightly hunched over and with a shuffle in his steps. Tatum could see that he was a few years older than Duce. He had short, salt and pepper hair, wrinkles around his eyes and a smile across his lips.
" Come and meet one of my son's lass." Duce said.
" And which of the MacManus boys have caught her eyes?" Finbar asked.
" Murphy." Tatum said. Just the mention of his name made Tatum's heart start to flutter and a smile to grace her face.
" The quieter of the twins." Finbar said. " But don't let that quietness fool you, Love. Connor is loudest one but Murphy is the fighter."
That was something Tatum already knew. Murphy would silently smoke while sitting beside her, listening to Connor tease him over and over again then suddenly, he would launch himself forward, tackling his brother to the ground. Tatum would laugh and watch as the brothers roll around the ground, throwing punches and insults at each other.
" Fin, this is Tatum. Tatum, Fin." Duce said as he smiled proudly down at Tatum. She and the old man reached out towards each other and shook hands.
" It's nice to meet you." Tatum said, making the older man smile.
" It's always a pleasure for an old man to meet a pretty lass." Finbar said.
As the men started to talk, with Duce playing an order for the cabin, Tatum took the time to look around. The shop was filled with an assortment of things. Snow globes, blankets, key chains, canned goods. There was no theme to the shop at all. Tatum smiled to herself until her eyes landed on a young woman, looking a snow globe. It was the angel look-alike.
" Excuse me." Tatum said quietly to Duce before she hurried towards Peyton. " Hello, you're Peyton, right?" The blond's head snapped up. She looked taken back for a moment as she set the snow globe down. " I was with Connor yesterday, the man you met at the pub."
" Oh yeah." Peyton said with a slight nod of her head. " Yeah, I saw you with his brother." Tatum smiled and nodded.
" Yeah, that's right, Murphy." Tatum said, again feeling the flutter his name brought to her. " So we didn't really get to meet. I'm Tatum. Murphy is my boyfriend." She held out her hand and didn't miss how Peyton's eyes darted down to her hand then back at her face. The other girl took a half step back, making Tatum lower her hand down.
" It's nice to meet you." Peyton said.
" Yeah, you too. Um...so the boys and I are going out tonight, over to Jack's. It's a pub down the road, do you know it?" Tatum asked.
" Yeah, I do." Peyton said.
" You should meet us there. I know Connor would like that." Tatum said. Peyton smiled and nodded.
" I can do that. What time?" Peyton asked.
A few details were decided then Tatum excused herself to rejoin Duce. Peyton watched as the older man placed a hand on her shoulder. She smiled up at him before they walked out together. Peyton frowned and shook her head. How could he touch her like that? How could the others touch her? Peyton almost threw up with Tatum held out her hand to her. Peyton had only touched a possessed person once and once was enough. The possessed changed not only in personality but also physical. Their skin wasn't soft and warm like a non-possessed person. It was clammy, cold, and sometimes gritty or scaly feeling. Peyton didn't know why that was but it was a fact and she never wanted to feel that coldness again.
Something wasn't right with Tatum and Peyton couldn't wrap her head around it. As she followed the pair around town, making sure she kept a safe distance, she thought back on everything she had seen. Tatum's eyes were clear with no hint of cloudiness or blackness that came with possession. Her voice was steady and even. It was light and soft, not dark and deep like she had heard from the possessed. Her skin was clear and flushed with color, not scarred, pale, and ugly like other possessed people's skin was. There was no signs of her pulling out her hair or scratching herself, nothing. She looked...normal and Peyton couldn't understand why. She was so unsure of what was happening that she got lost in her thoughts and lost sight of her target and the older man.
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Tatum was walking down the walk way leading from the MacManus' cabin to the barn, later in the day. She had put on one of Murphy's sweaters but the chill in the air still slipped through, making her hugging her arms to her chest. Halfway through her walk, the barn came into view, making her smile. The boys were just up ahead, closing the big doors after settling in the animals for the night. Tatum never went into the barn, not since her possession. The structure made her uncomfortable.
" Hey!" She called out, making them turn and look at her.
Murphy grinned and left his brother's side to hurry to her. Connor shook his head and started towards the couple slowly. He put his hands in his pockets and smiled when they reached each other. Tatum's arms went around Murphy's neck as his circled her waist. His brother picked her up and kissed her deeply before sliding her down his body and setting her back down.
" How was your day?" Connor heard Murphy asked.
" Good. You guys will never guess who I ran into in town." Tatum said.
" And who was that?" Connor asked, coming up to her side. He offered up his arm as Murphy took her hand. Her other hand wrapped around Connor's bicep and together the three started towards the cabin.
" Peyton and we are meeting her at 7:30 for drinks. So you need to hurry up and eat then shower." Tatum said.
" You made a date for me, Aye?" Connor asked, making her laugh.
" Aye." Tatum said in a mock Irish accent.