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Theo's teasing had the desired effect and he got to see her blush again. They would work on that a little, getting her to stop talking him so seriously, but for now he liked it and it was good to know he could still get a rise out of her even if she was suddenly acting a little more boldly. Besides, he thought that deep down she liked it, especially now that she knew it was his way of showing affection.

He didn't have to long to think about it however as after a moment's break they were back to kissing with renewed vigor. Hailey was right, he thought, this was a lot more fun than Candyland and if he had his way they would have a lot more still. Theo had just enough sense to cast a quick silencing spell over the room to make sure that they didn't disturb any of her siblings if they came home and then let his magic hands creep down to the hem of her shirt and begin to gently tug it up over her head.

Theo thought he could get used to this and considering Hailey wasn’t offering up any objections he guessed she could get used to it as well. That was good because judging by how heated things were starting to get he figured that there was probably more to come. All in all he had to admit that this conversation was going much better than he had anticipated on the walk over here. He hadn’t really wanted to hurt Hailey so maybe this was his chance to make things right.

He would be lying if he said that having her straddle him like this wasn’t incredibly hot and Theo thought it would be a shame to waste a chance to enjoy the sexy girl that had literally fallen into his lap tonight. As Hailey got more into their kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck the Hecate boy slipped a hand down to give her butt a little squeeze and with his other hand he reached up to rub the back of her neck and play with her hair as he pulled her deeper into their kiss wanting to get as much of this as he could get.

Unfortunately it didn't look like there was much hope for calming Hailey down. She was a complete bundle of nerves. Did he really hurt her that bad that she couldn't even sit by him? Theo sighed as he watched her shift and move uncomfortably He wished he could do something to make this all easier for her but considering everything that had happened he had probably already done enough. In any case he waited patiently for her to come to what she had to say in her own time.

He fully expected to get everything that he had coming to him. Why not? It certainly wasn't the first time his freewheeling love life had gotten him in trouble with a girl. Usually he tried to keep things less messy but sometimes...well sometimes you couldn't avoid those things. Hailey wasn't mad at him though and as he listened he was actually kind of impressed by the courage she was showing to not let her sister's, and by association his, actions keep her down.

When she finally got to the point though and blurted out her confession it still took him completely by surprise. Theo was so surprised it actually took a moment for the full weight of what she said to sink in. When it did Theo began to laugh. He knew that he probably shouldn't, knew that Hailey would probably take offense but he just couldn't help it. This was what she had to say after everything that had happened? This was her big secret? Suddenly the weight of the past couple of hours just seemed to melt away and once he had started there was little he could do to stop it aside from just ride it out.

"Hailey." He tried to say even though speaking was hard when it felt like he couldn't breathe. "Hailey I'm sorry I just..." He had to get control of himself and after a few moments of hearty laughter the sight of her standing there nervous, probably embarrassed to death because of him again, was finally able to help him regain control of himself and let the last chuckles die away. "Oh Hailey. That's really all this was about?" He was still chuckling slightly but he was determined to push through this for Hailey's sake. "I know you like me. I've known since we turned you back into your human form. Why do you think I've been flirting with you and teasing you so much?"

Theo shook his head. This really had been a wild evening and now to top it all off Hailey was finally admitting to liking him? "I like you too Hailey. It's one of the reasons I was trying to get you to come out of your shell. I was just waiting for you to be ready. I mean your sister can't change that she just confused me in to thinking you were. I should have known better but I'd be lying if I said I didn’t like you like that."

Theo didn't know what he had expected when the door to the Hephaestus cabin was flung open to meet him but he certainly wasn't expecting Hailey to come barreling out practically knocking him over. She probably would have succeeded at that very thing and it surely would have meant the end for one or two of those board games which had already seen one accidental spilling tonight but fortunately the girl was able to stop herself before she rammed straight into him.

Perhaps that was for the best because the unexpectedness of practically being run over did serve to help him forget for a moment or two why he was here. Instead it allowed him to react with a little more of his tradition flair than he probably would have been able to manage otherwise. "Woah there Hailey. Where’s the fire?" He said as he grinned at her with that lopsided grin he had. He wasn't sure where she was going but it must have been to see him as her rush to get past him stopped as soon as she realized who he was and she invited him inside. Theo looked at her for a moment seeing that she probably wasn't in a mood for teasing and that brought him back to the reason he was here. A very sobering thought.

"Yeah, I'll come inside. I uh...brought back your games." He said with a nod to the boxes in his arms and stepped through the doorway. Inside he took a moment to look around. He had never actually been in the Hephaestus cabin and he couldn’t help himself. Still, he couldn’t really forget that he had a very frantic Hailey just behind him. “You weren’t rushing out to see me were you?”

The look on her face to see how eager she was to get away from here really was the worst part. He really had screwed up this time and even though he had never been the type to start pining over a girl he hadn't wanted to do this to her especially when he knew how she felt about him. Those feelings made things especially difficult and he knew it would be a while before he could win her trust back if that was even possible now. There was nothing he could do about that now though. The important part was doing what he had said he would do and giving them a little time to think about things. Maybe then he could figure out something to do.

"Yeah I'll do that." He said still not really sounding like his usual light hearted self. He didn't expect it to be as simple as all that but the fact that she said she did want to see him again gave him a little hope that this could all be fixed, or at least get a little better. In any case he had other things to worry about at the moment like getting revenge on a certain evil twin. "I'll see you Hailey."

Theo nodded after Hailey had finished talking. A case of food poisoning would be enough to keep her sister off her feet and out of trouble for a while. Whatever the reason that Hailey's twin had decided to pop back up around camp was it was obvious that it wasn't good. Hannah might not stay put even if she was sick but at least it would make her stand out more if she was. Theo just hoped that it would give them some time to sort things out, if, that was, things could be sorted out.

"I'll take care of her that much I can promise. As for what we do after that..." Theo trailed off not really sure where he wanted that conversation to go but knowing that they would have to figure it out eventually. "...well I guess we'll have a little time to think of something." Theo sighed and rubbed his hands through his hair. He wanted to say something more, wanted to make things "alright" in a way that making her sister sick couldn't but did he really want to approach what he had done with her sister? Not really. Still, that bridge would have to be crossed eventually. "Listen Hailey." He began still not feeling entirely comfortable with this new dynamic. "You don't have to stay around for the magic part...you know if you don't want to. I could come find you afterwards. Tell you how it went. We could...you know, talk."