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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 380px; border-left: 20px solid #7a9aa9; background-image:url(http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss279/legendskseeker/fk5qwnjpg.png); padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 20px;] Senseless Denial, We spun like birds on fire right down towards the residence and i I took all that I desired even crooks have to pay the rent We swam like rats on fire right, right down the reservoir We took all that we could carry but we tried to carry more it was good to be back in los angeles. los angeles was her home, more so than phoenix ever had been. all her friends were there, and then there were those that she'd come to consider family. people she worried about. people she cared for. they didn't always like her back, like andrea at the moment. some of them were her best friends, like ryland and bianca. but this was where she belonged, and it was always nice to be back. of course, she couldn't stay for long; in a few days, schuyler would pack her bags and head off for new orleans. she'd stay there for another month, being away from everyone except her costars. she was lucky that she was close enough with a few of them that she wasn't completely alone. but still, it was hard to be away from everyone. and then there was cooper. her feelings for him confused her, to be honest. she didn't know why they were so strong, or where they had even come from in the first place. but she knew they were real. and they were strong. she loved him, and schuyler was absolutely sure of that. she was so sure that she'd somehow wound up telling ryland before she ever told cooper. the girl had warned her against it, had said that he had a history of falling fast and hard, getting too serious too soon, and then things didn't work out. to say that sky had been anything less than freaked out would be a lie. she'd brought it up with him, and his response hadn't exactly been encouraging. but he'd flown across the country for her, and she'd done the same thing for him. he'd given her more second chances than she deserved, and when she felt like she couldn't talk to anyone, he'd been there. if that didn't mean something, she didn't know what did. and she was determined to make this work. he'd picked her up from the airport today, her first day back in la. she'd missed him, a lot. so, the most reasonable thing to do would be for them to have a date. a real date. they'd only had one, maybe two, before. and she had yet to cook for him. so she'd had him take her straight home, then kicked him out, telling him to come back at six. she'd taken the world's speediest shower, gotten a dress on, and started on dinner. cooking was something she was good at; she'd spent most of her life doing it, and it made her happy. it was one of those things that she could channel energy and emotions into. it was one of the things she'd spent most of her time doing, just after she'd quit drinking. it took her mind off of the cravings of alcohol and calmed her down. fast forward and she was rushing to get ready in time. lighting candles, she rushed around, touching up her make up, muttering obscenities under her breath. she'd had plenty of time to get ready, but time management was definitely not her strong suit. then he was at the door. swearing, she pulled her heels on, hopping towards the door. thankfully, the curtains were drawn, so he didn't see her like this. which would have been embarrassing. stopping just in front of the door, she stood up straight, smoothed her hair, and opened the door with a smile. "hey!" she said, giving him a hug and a quick kiss on the cheek. "come on in. dinner's not ready for a few more minutes," she explained, closing the door behind them and walking towards the kitchen. turning down the music, she smiled to herself. she was too excited for this. it was stupid. "i hope you're hungry. i think i made too much spaghetti." she laughed and walked into the kitchen, checking on the various pots. "so, um... how was your day?" tagged for draven as cooper, wearing this! ahh yay i'm so excited haha.

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Cooper Draven was a lost soul, even if he didn't appear to be. At twenty five he was one of the most experienced actors in the business. He had worked from an early age, and had mastered his craft. He was insanely rich, both by birth and by work. He had two beautiful children an eight year old, tall and slender for his age with floppy brown hair and small brown eyes. Noel. A natural athlete, a better baseball player than Cooper had been in his youth. Smart, outgoing and with a smile that killed even in elementary school. He was most like Cooper. And Miles. He had freckles, a short brown cut and missing front teeth. He was quiet, reserved and scared. But they were everything to Cooper. They filled every moment of his life with something to look forward to. So, why would a young, rich, and famous man feel alone? The truth was, Cooper couldn't answer that question himself. But he did. He had roamed through the last couple of months of his life on an empty feeling. Things had filled him momentarily. The fresh air of the Japanese countryside. The Eiffel Tower. India's crowded markets. But the feeling was fleeting and every time an empty feeling of loneliness had come back to him. It had eventually been time to come home and resume his life and career. And while things were going fairly well, he had still felt alone. Wandering through life with a hollow smile and a White Russian.

Then he had met her. He had a thing for beautiful blondes. He had always known that. But the way she had strolled into that hotel room and sat down in front of him, drank his beer and kissed him had taken him in the strangest of ways. The way her lips had tasted, even beyond the haze that cigarette smoke creates, like a tropical fruit. The way she had smelt and sounded like the night they had spent together. Her laugh, her voice. Everything about her had haunted him when the two weren't around each other. And it had all started with a simple sentence. "Maybe we can just cuddle." It had turned out to be a lie. A loud, sweaty, lie. Not that he minded. But what had surprised him was how eager he was to keep her around next morning. How much he wanted to cook breakfast for her and kiss her a little more. Sure, their romance had been difficult at the very least. He had encountered some bumps on it already, but the two had been able to work through it. That's what was most important to him. Specially now that he was easily irritable. As part of the deal with her no longer drinking Cooper had agreed to give up smoking. It wasn't an easy transition from being someone that had been smoking for ten years before quitting cold turkey. But so far he had managed to maintain himself pretty satisfied. He had sent the kids away to an over night camp, both for his sanity and for the importance that this weekend had held for him. He felt a weight in his jacket pocket. A weight that could possibly change his life.

Cooper was a little surprised how quickly she had pushed him to take her home. He thought at first that it had something to do with jet lag or possibly with the fact that she was supposedly off the hooch. He didn't know if she was for sure, but he had done his best to trust her word that she was. But he was surprised when she had asked him to come back over. Cooper had gone to the batting cages for a few hours, taking a few swings. Cooper had hit the ball well, strong and fast like he had when he had been in high school and college. Cooper had been given a choice. He had chosen to be an actor. He had done both at the same time for a little while but that didn't work beyond being a kid. It was time to focus on one thing. Looks like he had made the right choice.

Cooper had worn a blue v-neck and a leather jacket. He was good with time. He had been ready for a while before knocking on the door and waited for her. He laughed softly, when he had heard the knock of the heels on the floor and waited. The door swung open and there she was. Like an angel. He took the sight of the beautiful girl in before feeling her lips on his cheek. Cooper followed her into the kitchen, hand on the small of her back before wrapping his arms around her waist, kissing her neck softly. "I'm quite hungry. I worked out all day long before getting home so yeah. Very hungry." Cooper rested his chin on her shoulder and shrugged. "Just went to the batting cages."

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The weight of her head against him made him smile softly. He brushed his nose against her ear and hair, kissing her temple softly. Cooper was fully aware that the reunion of the two would be short lived. After all, that was the life of a working actor. Family, friends and paramours would be set aside for work. It was an experience he was all too familiar with. Due to access to money, and herculean efforts Cooper had been able to maintain a constant presence in the lives of his two kids. Cooper would film a bunch of his scenes, sometimes working for twenty, twenty four hours straight before flying back to spend some time with his boys. Sometimes he would take the boys on location and let them enjoy a vacation. Cooper had decided to be an actor a long time ago. But the decision to be a father, and a good one at that took precedence over everything else. The same stinging sense of loss that he felt whenever he wasn't around his children, Cooper had begun to feel for the missing blonde. Cooper would find himself wondering what Sky was doing at that very second. It would be dishonest to say that he wasn't scared that sometimes she would be drinking. He knew the haunting sense that addiction carried with it. He understood the cravings for the next fix all too well. He had been a victim of addiction. Several different ones throughout several points in his life. In his youth it had been alcohol. He had managed to downsize his drinking to a more manageable volume, but he couldn't stay away. Cooper Draven was never an entirely sober man. But the substance that had haunted him the most had been painkillers. Painkillers had been such an important crutch for Cooper Draven. He had used them when the kids had gotten just a little too loud, or when the filming had gone on for a little too long. He had very recently shaken off the addiction and had been in the process of rebuilding everything around himself. So far it had been surprisingly easy and pleasant. He wasn't sure if that would last. But he would ride the wave while he could and deal with the fall out of it later. As if he was reading her mind he piped up quietly. "Hey, I just wanted to maybe say that maybe tonight we don't like...have sex? It'd be really nice to just lay in bed with you and go to sleep and...sleep." Cooper chuckled softly. It would be a big test for the relationship. Once the physicality that the two had grown to be accustomed to was gone where would the two sit? Cooper was fairly confident that everything was going to be okay.After all, he loved her. And she said she loved him.

"Spaghetti's always good. Besides, you've never fed me. You'll see. I'll finish the whole pot off tonight." Cooper could eat for days. He kept a pretty brutal workout schedule on himself. After he had beaten his cancer he had become obsessed with proving to himself and others that his body hadn't lost a single step. He would wake up, run for a few miles, go to the gym, box, and try to play some basketball in between. Cooper's body type didn't support a whole lot of muscle. But he was deceptively strong and agile. Diet had a lot to do with his physical attributes. He took care of himself, sans the occassional beer. Spaghetti was actually a pretty damn good part of a strong diet. The carbohydrates would be turned into useful energy and if exercised properly would only serve as fuel for the body. Cooper smiled broadly at the home-made meal. "I mean. Holy shit, I can cook pretty well but nothing like this. This smells amazing!"

Cooper burned whenever her eyes rested on him. Despite his ability to seemingly carry on through the day, or not notice that she was looking at him he was keenly aware that her eyes were on him. Cooper had grown up looking for people to look at him and had become tuned into it. Cooper had a knack for the nearest camera, for the nearest set of eyes. Whether it was from experience in front of them or from a natural charm he couldn't answer. Cooper dug into the spaghetti, tasting the rich sauce and the delicious past, smiling broadly. "This is amazing!" He wiped a small blob of sauce from his lip and examined her. She seemed a little healthier than last time. At the same time she bore the same air of hunger that came from an addict. He thought about telling her a personal story. Something to help her keep her resolve up. But he knew that it wouldn't make a difference. Recovery was a personal journey. She alone had chosen what would drive her to sobriety. If it was himself and his kids, that was fine with him. If it was her own health, even better. But he would support her, quietly and from behind in the smallest ways possible. He preferred to go unnoticed, allowing her to grow uninhibited than try to force something.

Cooper smiled "Elbow. I had Tommy John. And no, it's pretty good now." Cooper rolled up the sleeve of his jacket and looked at the cross shaped scar on his elbow. It had blown up a very promising baseball career. He could've come back, but he had chosen not to. Sometimes he wondered what his life would have been like if he had chosen baseball instead. He was sure that he would have been one of the best. It was part of his personality. He was an addict to success, to reaching for the highest level. Cooper watched her pull her legs up and smiled, taking a sip of water. "You should work out with me sometime." Cooper took a deep breath and looked down at the table then back up at her. it was now or never. "Listen, this is all amazing, the food, the dress, the heels. Everything. But there's something really important I really wanted to talk to you about. Something huge." Cooper reached over and grabbed her hand, making sure to show that it was nothing negative, waiting for her permisison to speak.

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Cooper smiled softly. The sound of her laughter was music to his ears, making him feel good about the situation. He was glad that she agreed. The two shared the same fear of their relationship being built on a physical house of cards. "I'm sure you'll do just fine, sweetie. We'll be able to settle down, I think." it would be pretty fair to say that Cooper was better adjusted than Sky. Something about her drove her to express something with physicality. Cooper, perhaps because of his kids or because he was a bitter man, had found words or little actions to be far more meaningful than sex. Sex could happen with anybody. He was a famous Hollywood actor. But for someone to want to watch a movie, cuddle and then go to bed? That was mind blowing to him. He saw it as such a rare opportunity. It was the most beautiful thing that Cooper Draven could think of. "I'll make sure. Otherwise we'll....put you on the couch or something." He joked.

"Yeah, I understand. At this point I can cook pretty much any kind of little kid food in Earth." Cooper was adept at making dinosaur nuggets from scratch, macaroni and cheese, and burgers. He was worried about his children, so he always made everything from scratch, trying to avoid the restaurants an fast food as much as he could. Cooper would spend a lot of time trying to ensure the best and only the best were available for his kids. He would look for the best public school, the best ingredients for their breakfast, the best beds, the best sports equipment. Noel and Miles were the brightest lights in his life and he tried to ensure that they knew that.

When she flushed he laughed and leaned over, squeezing her cheek slightly. "You're fucking adorable." Cooper took another bite and smiled appreciatively. He was beginning to think that it was definitely the best idea that Sky would be the girl in his life, if she could make meals like this all the time. Cooper looked at the small scar. He didn't think too much of it anymore. He remembered he had been devastated when he was younger. Cooper had loved baseball so much, dedicated so much to the game that having it taken away from him in such a random event? Cooper had come to terms with it, and continued to love his beloved hometown San Francisco Giants with all of his heart. "Oh come on. It won't be that bad. I'm not even in great shape or anything." That was an outright lie.

Cooper waited for Sky to give him the green light. He wondered what was going through her head right now. Cooper took a deep breath. "I know that we haven't been together for a long time. But I think it's really fair to say that I love with all of my heart. having you away has been the hardest thing I've had to do in a long time. But you being gone has given me a little time to think about different things. Like what I want to do with myself, outside of work, and what I want to do with myself for my family. My boys love you as much as I love you and that's even more important to me. So, while you've been gone I've only had one thing running through my head." Now or never. He reached into his pocket and grabbed the little box, opening and getting on one knee in front of her. " I was kind of hoping that you would do me the honor of becoming my wife." In his opinion, not the most charming speech.

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Cooper laughed at the exagerrated expression and words of the blonde. She had a way of keeping a smile on his face, something that was notoriously hard to do. Cooper tended to over-examine things and find himself down about things. But nowadays those things weren't exactly a worry. He had been busy trying to figure out how he would ask her to marry him. He had been busy trying to find small spaces in his schedule where he would be able to fly out to meet with her. Those were his worries now. Cooper's jaw dropped when she said she would win his children's heart with her cooking. he growled slightly and narrowed his eyes, leaning to her. "We'll see missy, we'll see." A split second later a smile had returned to his lips as he playfully planted a kiss on her nose.

Cooper laughed as her face grew redder and redder.When she covered her face away he leaned forward and kissed her hands, feeling the soft palms on his lips. He loved those hands. He loved her blushing cheeks. He loved her voice. There was nothing about the girl that he didn't love. It was definitely decided as far as his side came. Cooper remebered the time the two had played basketball. He had been good enough to make a college team, but not good enough to garner any significant playing time. He loved to play and had a fantastic 3-point shot. But outside of that he wasn't exactly college basketball level. Still, he held his own on pick-up leagues and kept playing as much as he could nowadays. Cooper shrugged. "Maybe you're just a really shitty basketball player. Have you thought out that?" Cooper stuck his tpongue out to her and leaned back.

Her movement, slipping her shoes back on, looking down at him. He didn't know what she was going to say. For a second he began to run doubts in his mind. What if she said no? That would ertainly be an embarassing moment. Probably catastrophic to the relationship. He had heard about Ryland's comments on the subject of his relationships and had not appreciated it. He knew Ryland, and he knew that at least she must have an idea that his relationships tended to explode not because of Cooper but because of the women in them. Sure, he seemed to place too much blame on Holly and Cassie and Colette for their break-ups but he wasn't the one that hd cheated. He always entered a relationship with the dedication to stay faithful. Unfortunately, his partners did not always enter with the same intentions. But here he was, in front of the girl that he loved, holding a box with a ring on it and waiting for her answer. If it ever got more real than this he had no idea when that day was. And then she said it.

He felt his lips meet her and his hand find her ring finger and slip on a band. He kissed her nose and nodded. The two were engaged. "I...uh..I'm sorry it's not what you expected." Oddly enough that's the only thing he could say.

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 380px; border-left: 20px solid #7a9aa9; background-image:url(http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss279/legendskseeker/fk5qwnjpg.png); padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 20px;] Senseless Denial, We spun like birds on fire right down towards the residence and i I took all that I desired even crooks have to pay the rent We swam like rats on fire right, right down the reservoir We took all that we could carry but we tried to carry more if you asked schuyler what it was that she liked most about their relationshipm getting an answer would be incredibly difficult. there was a lot she loved about them, together. hell, there was a lot she loved about cooper alone. they hadn't been together that long, but they had been together long enough that they worked. they had their fights, like any couple, and their fights were bad. dark days in the kingdom, so to speak. but when they weren't fighting, things were wonderful. they could be around each other and just be themselves, and be in love, and that was something she really liked. but as he kissed her nose, she knew that her favorite thing was that they could just be silly together. she really appreciated that quality in them, and, if she was going to be one-hundred percent honest, it was something that she needed, at times. it was a stress reliever and it took the pressure off things. and he could give that to her. she loved him for that. the feeling of his lips on her hands calmed her a bit. he was good to her, schuyler concluded. he could make her blush, but he wasn't a dick about it. that was always good. she laughed as he told her that she was probably just a terrible basketball player. that much was true. there was no point in lying about it. but it probably didn't help that he had an obvious height advantage, and was better at the sport then he seemed to care to admit. but the more she thought about it, the more going to work out with him seemed like a good idea. she'd been meaning to start for some time now, and here was an opportunity to spend even more time with him. so why not? "fine. sometime next week, maybe. i'll work out with you." she laughed and shook her head. "but no laughing at me or anything," she warned, raising an eyebrow at him. "or my out of shape ass will be out of that gym faster than you can apologize." she was only half joking. her lips twitched up into a smile as he apologized for... what, exactly? she couldn't figure that part out. "it's... it's fine," she said with a laugh. she felt giddy. there was a rush of endorphins flooding her system. what had just happened? it was almost like she'd blinked and missed all of it, only she hadn't. she'd lived it. that had just happened to her. "wow," she said quietly, looking down at her hand. there was a ring. hers. she was engaged. to cooper draven. when she'd moved here, she hadn't thought that she would be in a serious relationship for a long, long time- let alone married. but here she was. it was insane. one word, yes, and now she was committed for life. it was an intimidating thought, but she was sure that there wasn't anyone else she would want to have said yes to. she loved him. sky looked back up at cooper once again, smiling. she couldn't be happier. "oh, wow." she looked down and frowned, then looked back up. "so I guess we should start telling people that we're... together?" she bit her bottom lip, thinking this over. they couldn't just be secretly dating, then secretly engaged, then tell everyone they were getting married. that would freak people out. on top of that, she would get a lot of shit from all her friends about moving too fast. so the slower they made it look like they were going, the better. "I mean, we don't have to tell people we're engaged or anything, yet. just... I don't know. be seen together? something?" she shrugged and smiled again. it made sense. she wanted his input on it, though. tagged for draven as cooper, wearing this! ahh yay i'm so excited haha.

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