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And what is that supposed to mean?
[There is a very clear flicker of regret when he moves away from her, her lips chasing after him but not quite catching him before the plate is brought between them, her gaze ravenous, darkening with the promise of what is to come later.]
Are you saying that I am a messy eater?
[She carefully picks up the piece of meat that sits in the shell with a fork, and shakes off excess sauce before taking a bite of it.]
[There is a very clear flicker of regret when he moves away from her, her lips chasing after him but not quite catching him before the plate is brought between them, her gaze ravenous, darkening with the promise of what is to come later.]
Are you saying that I am a messy eater?
[She carefully picks up the piece of meat that sits in the shell with a fork, and shakes off excess sauce before taking a bite of it.]
And risk giving ourselves away?
[She shakes her head, and with the last bite of the meat on her fork, she brings it to his lips.]
We might as well try what else this party has to offer first. It is not every day we get to eat this fancy. [A pause, and she smiles.] It is almost like a date, isn't it...
[She shakes her head, and with the last bite of the meat on her fork, she brings it to his lips.]
We might as well try what else this party has to offer first. It is not every day we get to eat this fancy. [A pause, and she smiles.] It is almost like a date, isn't it...
Mm, while I would prefer a different sort of thrill on a date...
[She reaches up to adjust the collar of his jacket with a fond tilt of her head.]
There is something to be said about the sort of thrill this brings... [She lowers her voice so that only he can hear her beneath the din of conversation and music.] It is rare we get to enjoy both at the same time.
[She reaches up to adjust the collar of his jacket with a fond tilt of her head.]
There is something to be said about the sort of thrill this brings... [She lowers her voice so that only he can hear her beneath the din of conversation and music.] It is rare we get to enjoy both at the same time.
[She drags him closer in turn, until her back is to the wall, putting them further from the crowds of mingling people. With a bump of her hips against his, her eyes dart to another table of food and then back to him, thoughtful.]
Not quite... Though, it does remind me a little of our first date...
[That she was adamant about not calling it a date at the time.]
Not quite... Though, it does remind me a little of our first date...
[That she was adamant about not calling it a date at the time.]
[Don't worry, they won't stay here forever... maybe. They still have a job to do, and more food to sample, but... It has been a long trip across Nogard to get here, she wants to savour the closeness a bit. Besides, they can't risk being overheard...]
Mm... We are very lucky the restaurant did not know them.
[She picks a piece of lint off his jacket.]
But we do not really have to pose anymore, do we?
Mm... We are very lucky the restaurant did not know them.
[She picks a piece of lint off his jacket.]
But we do not really have to pose anymore, do we?
[She purrs quietly near his ear, the brush of his fingers near that ring doing things to her that they should not. It stokes a fire within her, as well as makes her heart flutter when his breath tickles her skin.]
Have we not already fooled everyone in this room by simply being here?
[She brushes her lips against his cheek as she pulls back to look at him, affection dimming some of that heat.]
Though it does not really matter what we are doing...
Have we not already fooled everyone in this room by simply being here?
[She brushes her lips against his cheek as she pulls back to look at him, affection dimming some of that heat.]
Though it does not really matter what we are doing...
[She chuckles under a breath.]
You know...
[There's a poignant pause, a shyness creeping up into her again. For all the haughtiness and confidence she wears so easily on her skin, there are moments like this that she wishes that she could use them to hide behind... but they would not feel quite as genuine if she did. And it is something that bears saying right now.]
Even if this is a job, I am already enjoying myself tonight.
You know...
[There's a poignant pause, a shyness creeping up into her again. For all the haughtiness and confidence she wears so easily on her skin, there are moments like this that she wishes that she could use them to hide behind... but they would not feel quite as genuine if she did. And it is something that bears saying right now.]
Even if this is a job, I am already enjoying myself tonight.
[She kisses him, the taste of her lips still spiced from the sauce.]
I think sometime in between all the gifts that you bribed me with.
[They both know that isn't true. There had come a point when she had become easy to please, though she's not quite sure when. She's not quite sure when this whole thing of theirs turned her into this doting little thing, but it's not as if she minds in the privacy of their own little world. She would just never call herself that aloud.]
Shall we continue on? See what other strange little delicacies the rich enjoy around here?
I think sometime in between all the gifts that you bribed me with.
[They both know that isn't true. There had come a point when she had become easy to please, though she's not quite sure when. She's not quite sure when this whole thing of theirs turned her into this doting little thing, but it's not as if she minds in the privacy of their own little world. She would just never call herself that aloud.]
Shall we continue on? See what other strange little delicacies the rich enjoy around here?
I'm glad to see them pay off.
[A quiet chuckle as he looks at her for a moment, that warmth that always forms in these moments spreading in ways that makes his thumb lightly roll over that fake ring over her finger before he leans into kiss her chastely on the lips. Truly, should anyone cast a glance their way they would look like a true couple in every sense of the word, with eyes only for each other.]
You can choose which to try this time. Perhaps some light wine as well?
[Only then will he step back so he could escort her back to the tables.]
[A quiet chuckle as he looks at her for a moment, that warmth that always forms in these moments spreading in ways that makes his thumb lightly roll over that fake ring over her finger before he leans into kiss her chastely on the lips. Truly, should anyone cast a glance their way they would look like a true couple in every sense of the word, with eyes only for each other.]
You can choose which to try this time. Perhaps some light wine as well?
[Only then will he step back so he could escort her back to the tables.]
[Her breath stutters when she feels his thumb over that ring, the motion only making that not-so-secret want swell in her chest, and for a moment, she wonders what it might feel like were it her own ring. A real one that they chose for themselves... Perhaps to match with one another.
The thought is gone all too quickly when he steps away from her, and her attention is turned to the tables lined with food again.]
Mm, some wine would be nice.
[She loops her arm through his as she nudges him in the direction of a different table, lined with different kinds of meats, bread platters, and spreads. Her eyes especially linger on the thinly cut steaks, and then the strange white spread made of little ballsit's white caviar on some toasted baguettes. And after helping themselves to some glasses of red wine that someone brings through on a tray, she points to the bread.]
What is that?
The thought is gone all too quickly when he steps away from her, and her attention is turned to the tables lined with food again.]
Mm, some wine would be nice.
[She loops her arm through his as she nudges him in the direction of a different table, lined with different kinds of meats, bread platters, and spreads. Her eyes especially linger on the thinly cut steaks, and then the strange white spread made of little balls
What is that?
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