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[ if he has to hear that girl's stupid fucking name one more time. valentino's fingers flex with annoyance, but rather than snap at angel like he wants to, he turns his head away and reaches for his drink, knocking the rest of it back in one mouthful. the mild burn isn't enough of a distraction, so he keeps his mouth busy with the lemon slice in his glass, fishing it out easily with his tongue and piercing it with his sharp teeth.

setting his glass back down, valentino bites the little bit of fruit off of the rind and drops it in his cup to be discarded later. by now, he's had a couple of seconds to let his flash of a temper pass, so when he finally decides to say something, it sounds like they could just be having a casual conversation about the weather, and ot like they're talking about angel fucking off like valentino hasn't given him fucking everything. ]

Mmm. [ a thoughtful hum. valentino reaches toward the edge of the tub with one hand where there's a gold wire basket sitting on the marble, filled with a myriad of soaps and salts, lotions. he plucks a small, soft sponge from the basket and brings it back, dipping it in the water. ] And why are you her only guest now?

[ it's a rhetorical question. val glides the loofah up along angel's back, then forward over his shoulder and against the side of his neck, slow and gentle. he cocks his head slightly, but his eyes are following the path of his hand, deliberately not looking at angel. ]

Is it because the last one died under her protection?

[ val's hand pauses for a moment, and his eyes dart upward to catch angel's. angel could try to deny it if he wanted, but valentino watched that entire fight play out with vox and velvette right here in his penthouse. does he even need to mention the fact that the only reason that snake was even there was because the vees planted him there, and he folded like a coward when he got caught?

two of his hands settle over angel's thighs under the water, thumbs stroking idly back and forth, and he continues with the sponge. ]

You've been there for months, baby. Are you helping? Or are you just... free PR?