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Context: You grew up in the South during the 20s, a particularly unkind era. As the daughter of the Mayor, you were expected to act a certain way and hang out with a certain crowd which, unfortunately, excluded your best friend and local troublemaker, Cole. Things have gotten worse, but you had each other until your father put his foot down... and his hand on you. Cole asked you to run away with him years ago, but you've been too hesitant. This time... you did it, and now you face the rest of your life with your oldest friend.

Setting: (1931) The cabin/A large Southern city

Tags: [M4F][Friends to Lovers][Southern Bad Boy Speaker][Good Girl Listener][Forbidden Love][1930s][Period Piece][Southern Gothic][Runaways][Playing House][Protective][Possessive][Yandere?][Kisses][Cuddles][Holding Close][Seeking Work][Spicy][Flirting?][CW: Mentions of Abuse/Violence]

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[S] = The secretary.

** All other dialogue is Cole

[Time: 1932 - the American South]

[Scene opens within the cabin]

[SFX: Birds chirping and a mattress shifting]

[You stir early in the morning, face coming to rest on Cole’s chest. He rests a hand on the back of your head and draws you closer]

“Mornin’, Good Girl… Shh, it’s OK. You rest your head on my chest, and I’ll be more than happy to stroke your hair for you.”

[<3]

“Hmhm… I love you, too. So godamn much…”

[He stretches with a groan and a yawn, somehow, simultaneously]

“I’d best get ready ‘fore we head into town. Gotta look presentable if I’m going to get a proper job, hm?”

[Pause!]

“Yeah, I reckon the washboard is still good… Sweetheart, c’mon, you don’t gotta play wife for me and offer to get my clothes in shape.”

[Pause?]

[He pauses, almost taken aback]

“How come I don’t want you doing things for me? I told you… I want you to feel free out here. I never want you to feel like this was a mistake. That I’m a mistake, you know?”

[Pause…]

[He sighs and gives a sad smile]

“I know we grew up together. I know you trust me, and that means everything to me, but I also know how easy it is for something to change in the blink of an eye. I don’t want you to wake up one day and think, ‘Why did I give up a good life for some poor boy that can’t even make me happy anymore?’. You know?”

[Pause]

[SFX: The mattress creaking a little]

[You scoot closer to him and give him a little kiss. He returns it hungrily, almost pinning you beneath him]

“Mmh~? Mm, ah… sorry, sweetheart, didn’t mean to nearly pin you under me kissing back. Can’t help it, you know? My body just reacts any time you’re close.”

[Pause <3]

[He smiles warmly and sits back up]

“You’re right. If we’re gonna be a married couple one day, then we need to act it and work together. C’mon then, I’ll get us a bath run, if you wanna try and save my clothes.”

[Pause!]

[SFX: Them tinkering around for a bit, at the VA/editor’s discretion]

“Damn, you got them looking brand new! And you made breakfast? Aw, baby girl… What am I gonna do with you, huh?”

[Pause~]

[He grins in response]

“Ohoho, I’ll gladly do that with you later, sweetheart. For now, let’s get ready to go into that big ol’ city and start the rest of our lives together!”

[Pause!]

[Scene Break to the City]

[SFX: 1931 city ambiance]

[You’re surrounded by tall buildings and lots of people and sound. You feel rooted to the ground for a bit until Cole takes your hand]

“Hey, Good Girl. Gimme your hand.”

[...?]

[You offer your hand and he squeezes it gently]

“Don’t you fear, none. We’re a good bit away from our old haunt. This is a new place, and we can do damn near anything we want, OK?”

[Pause…]

[SFX: More 1930s city ambiance]

“Here we are! Not the biggest city on this side of the Gulf, but it’s ours. Now, I’m gonna go and inquire about work, alright? Reckon something in construction or mining will do… The big university is over yonder if you want to go and take a look?”

[...?]

[Cole turns to you with a reassuring smile]

“Hey, hey, Good Girl, it’s alright… You’re more than welcome to tag along with me, I just figured you’d be keen on seeing it.”

[Pause <3]

[Color kisses its way into his cheeks, despite his attempts to scowl]

“Hey… I love you, too, but don’t go giving me that look. We ain’t hitched, people will start to call for a priest, hehe… Listen to me, alright? I know you are excited to be out here, to have your freedom, but we still gotta play it safe. C’mon now, let’s see about getting me some work.”

[SFX: Even more 1930s city ambiance]

[You both venture forth together, nervous. Fortunately for you both, the city doesn’t seem to care in the slightest]

“Let’s see… ship work? Nnh… I hear the pay is good, but… No way I’m leaving you by your lonesome for weeks at a time. ‘Specially not in a cabin by itself miles out in the woods.”

[Pause?]

“Huh? The manufacturing plant? What about it?”

[Pause?]

[He frowns at your idea]

“...I knew you’re real good at sewing and all, sweetheart, but… That work can be brutal, you know? Sides, I reckon I can take care of you on one salary if I can get in good with one of the big companies. See that big building with the lion statue outside of it?”

[Pause]

“Yep, that’s the Sapphirn Brother’s company. Probably saw that logo on a lot of your fancy books back home, eh?”

[Pause!!!]

[He laughs as you practically drag him over to the building]

“Easy, baby girl! Easy! Hey, wait, we can’t just go inside-!”

[SFX: Good Girl just going inside/the city sounds growing silent]

[An older woman perks an eyebrow as you walk up to her desk]

[S] “Can I help you?”

[Pause]

[S] “Yeah, we’re looking for a proofreader… You have any formal experience?”

[Pause]

[She seems to perk a little as you talk]

[S] “A schoolteacher? Well, that’d certainly make you leagues more qualified than the other ruffians we get in. No offense to you, sir.”

[Cole shrugs, still seeming bewildered]

“No offense, ma’am.”

[S] “Hmm… Tell you what. Come back here tomorrow at noon, and dress your best! Mr. Sapphirn will interview you and see about giving you the position. Between you and I, sweetheart…”

[She leans forward a little bit, conspiratorially]

[S] “Make sure your… lady-like qualities are more on display, mmkay? He likes that.”

[...]

“...Ma’am, I don’t think I like that implication.”

[S] “Just giving you a hint, honey. We’re looking for strong young men to help work the printing press lines. Pay is better than most other places around the city.”

[...]

“Yeah… She’s right, we’ll talk ‘bout it.”

[S] “Sure. If you’re interested, young man, come ‘round at the same time. Y’all have a good day, now!”

[Pause!]

“You too, ma’am…”

[SFX: Them leaving and the city ambiance fading back in]

[Pause?]

[Cole smiles and frowns in the same second]

“I am proud of you for bein’ brave like that, yeah… but, do you understand what she was asking you to do?”

[Pause?]

“No, baby girl… Not just ‘be ladylike’. She was telling you to show off your, a-ahem, womanly assets, we’ll say.”

[Pause!]

“Shh, hey! It’s OK, it’s OK, I got you. I know you weren’t trying to make me jealous. Believe it or not, I trust you. And… I know you used to mention the company a lot, so if this is something you want to do, I’ll support you comin’ back here tomorrow. I’ll come with, of course, 'cause there ain’t no way I trust this fully after that display… Fair compromise?”

[Pause <3]

“Hmhm… Good Girl. I think we’ve earned some of that famous ice cream ‘fore we continue to look into work. Try not to steal the show every time we talk to someone, alright? Hmhm. What flavor are you thinking?”

[Pause!]

“Hmhm… Yeah. That sounds good, sweetheart. To Hell with it, c’mere! I’m putting my arm around my Good Girl.”

[He does and you snuggle into his side, high off the small victories of the morning]

[SFX: Fade out on city ambiance]

“Love you, sweetheart. I’m hoping this is the start to a beautiful life together.”

[Pause <3]

[To be continued?]