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"Mom."

She was sitting at my desk chair, looking quite angry. I sighed to myself and hung up my jacket.

"Where have you been?" she asked, her voice sour. I walked into my bedroom, shutting the door behind me. I reached my dress over my shoulders.

"Coming home." I said, my voice surprisingly sarcastic. I grabbed my jeans and shirt from earlier and dressed myself.

"It doesn't take 20 minutes to drive home." she growled. I buttoned up my shirt.

"Arthur...drives slow." I smiled to myself. I heard her laugh harshly behind the door.

"Arthur, Arthur, does he even have a last name?" she raised her voice. I ran my brush though my hair before slamming the door a little too harshly.

"Yes." I muttered.

"Seriously, who are those guys Ariadne?" She yelled. I backed up at the sound of her voice.

"They're my friends!" I yelled back. She stood up and pointed her finger at me.

"College girls are not friends with 20 to 30 year old guys! There's something strange about them! Especially that one Arthur!" she cried. I heard her voice rip through her throat. I threw my arms up into the air in frustration.

"Well, I don't care! I'm not 15 anymore, I can hang out with whoever I like!"

"Fine! But you won't see me crying when your face is in the deseased section in the paper!" I felt my heart break. My eyes were watering.

"Please, be honest with me!" she begged. "Tell me why you hang out with them."

"I work with them." I muttered. She did a double take.

"Doing what?" she asked, quietly. I sighed. Honestly, my mind went blank. What was I supposed to tell her?

"I can't tell you." I said. She was about to open her mouth, but I cut her off. "...But I know someone who can."

I left the room and shut the bedroom door behind me. I grabbed my cell phone off the bedside table, and hit the speed dial. Arthur picked up after the first ring.

"Ariadne?" His voice was a mixture of happiness and worry.

"Arthur, can you come over?"

"Are you alright?" I sighed into the phone.

"I need your help explaining all of this to my mom."

Silence.

"I'll be over in 5 minutes."

The phone went dead, and I could hear my mom pacing the room. I sat on my bed and waited for Arthur to arrive. When the doorbell went, I half-ran through the living room, ignoring my mom, and opened the door. Arthur was standing there, in the exact same pose as he was when we met him in the resturant. His face was serious though.

"Hi." he said awkwardly. I suddenly blushed remembering the kiss.

"Hi. Come in." I said, shutting the door behind him. When my mom saw him, she more or less turned her back to us. I furrowed my brow, angry of her rudeness towards Arthur.

"Mrs Johnson." Arthur said, his face as serious as ever. "I would like to talk to you, if thats alright."

My mom turned to face us. She said nothing but nodded her head. Arthur turned to me and grabbed my hand.

"Ariadne, can you...?" he asked, motioning to the bedroom door. I nodded and felt my hand being squeezed. I dropped my hand and walked out the room. I walked into my bedroom and collapsed onto the bed, shutting the door in the process. As I sat there, my mind was burning.

What exactly was he going to say to my mother? I couldn't picture her naive head being filled with all this information on illegal dream-sharing and extraction. I tried to be silent and hear Arthur explain, but he was so quiet, so calm, that I couldn't hear a word. Eventually I lay back on the bed, and let my eyes close.

"Ariadne."

"Ariadne."

"Ariadne, wake up."

"It's me, Arthur."

I let my eyes ease open, and my heart stopped. Arthur was practically on top of me, leaning his face into mine. When my eyes were fully open, his lips curved into a warm smile. We started at each other for a little while, but after realising why he was here, I sat up.

"Where is she? Did you tell her? What did she say? Did she freak?" He shook his head and held out his hand to pull me out of the bed.

"Ariadne, it's fine." he breathed. Sometimes I really wished I had his confidence.

"I told her everything. She took it very well. She just listened. I tried to explain it as carefully as possible, making sure she understood everything. I told her that you were the best Architect in the buisness. At one point she got angry about your safety in all of this, but I told her that I would personally make sure nothing happened to you." he smiled.

"Where is she?" I asked him. I sped to the door but he grabbed my hand.

"Gone. She promised that she would never tell anyone. She won't tell your dad either. They're leaving tomorrow." he whispered into my hair. He was still holding my hand.

"Thank you Arthur." I said. He didn't reply apart from a smile. I couldn't wait anymore. I grabbed his collar and pulled his lips onto mine. He didn't pull back at all, he simply pushed himself closer. He pulled away and smiled.

"I should leave right this second, otherwise I won't be able to make myself go."

I didn't particularly want him to go. I thanked him again, and sneaked another kiss before he left. I heard the engine from the car outside and I listened to it dissapear. I suddenly felt a lot more exited about going to work the next day.


Aww, I love this chapter. I hope it's a good enough ending for you guys. Eames's family next! I'm especially exited about that one!