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[He lets his fingers curl up against hers, squeezing lightly.]
I've never mentioned my thing for older women?
I've never mentioned my thing for older women?
No, but I suspect if I get very bossy, you'll be all too happy to comply with my requests.
[She almost leans towards him]
[She almost leans towards him]
[He does like older women, although really he likes women with substance, and age offers a chance to grow into that. Also into positions of authority. She knows his tastes.]
If you get bossy? [A smile, and he turns in toward her, a little.] I'll love you when you're thirty and antisocial. Even if you want to turn into a recluse.
[Saya it is so rare that a spider joke presents itself that easily.]
If you get bossy? [A smile, and he turns in toward her, a little.] I'll love you when you're thirty and antisocial. Even if you want to turn into a recluse.
[Saya it is so rare that a spider joke presents itself that easily.]
Oh, a joke.
[She says that, and it's not really dry, not when she sounds just so slightly pleased.]
I mean bossy in bed. And by bossy, I really mean maybe I should be a dominatrix sometimes.
[Now she's teasing him.]
Are you trying to come on to me?
[He enjoys the teasing - teases back without hiding that he'd clearly enjoy other things, too. But he's not only thinking about that.]
Bossy's an insult of a word. It sounds like a toddler having a tantrum. Nobody calls a man bossy, but when a woman knows what she wants? [He pauses.] That's smart, and sexy. Not bossy.
[He enjoys the teasing - teases back without hiding that he'd clearly enjoy other things, too. But he's not only thinking about that.]
Bossy's an insult of a word. It sounds like a toddler having a tantrum. Nobody calls a man bossy, but when a woman knows what she wants? [He pauses.] That's smart, and sexy. Not bossy.
Aren't I always coming on to you?
[She's not, really.]
I could be demanding. Precise. And very thorough.
[She's not, really.]
I could be demanding. Precise. And very thorough.
Demanding's a much better word. [He brings their joined hands to rest in his lap.] Implies high expectations.
I expect a great deal out of you, all the time.
[She considers something for a moment]
There really is no hotel here that's better than my room in the Warehouse, is there?
[She considers something for a moment]
There really is no hotel here that's better than my room in the Warehouse, is there?
[Considering her room in the Warehouse is also all the rooms in the warehouse, usually, no. But he's interested in why she's considering it.]
Depends how much mess you plan to make. Have I missed a special occasion?
Depends how much mess you plan to make. Have I missed a special occasion?
I don't make messes.
[Well, she doesn't make anything she considers a mess, anyway.]
No. It's hard to plan a vacation when there isn't anywhere to vacation. Time alone. Without work.
We're both very attached to our work, aren't we?
[Well, she doesn't make anything she considers a mess, anyway.]
No. It's hard to plan a vacation when there isn't anywhere to vacation. Time alone. Without work.
We're both very attached to our work, aren't we?
[Having tracked sand, seawater and goodness knows what else through her room at varying points, he just raises an eyebrow.]
You mean you don't get messy. [But he's twisted round to face her properly now, one knee tugged up onto the seat of the bench. They look like an ordinary couple, if anyone cares to notice - and that's something.] I took vacations back home. [Less than he used to.] Usually surf or ski.
You mean you don't get messy. [But he's twisted round to face her properly now, one knee tugged up onto the seat of the bench. They look like an ordinary couple, if anyone cares to notice - and that's something.] I took vacations back home. [Less than he used to.] Usually surf or ski.
Or that.
[She turns slightly, tipping her head his way. People will notice them because they're beautiful, together, because this isn't glacial anymore, from her side. Ordinary isn't exactly a description they might use.]
Well I didn't. My sister might make me take time off, for the holidays. No snow for skiing. Why go surfing?
[She means, as a vacation together.]
[She turns slightly, tipping her head his way. People will notice them because they're beautiful, together, because this isn't glacial anymore, from her side. Ordinary isn't exactly a description they might use.]
Well I didn't. My sister might make me take time off, for the holidays. No snow for skiing. Why go surfing?
[She means, as a vacation together.]
[Why go surfing. He lifts his eyebrows.]
I like surfing. And when the water's flat, there's something to be said for both of you being half naked and wet. [Truth be told, save for a couple of times with Cameron (one being the honeymoon) he went on vacation for the sports and his company was, largely, incidental. But the naked and wet part was rarely a bad thing.] I know, it's not your bag. I do still have that place by the beach.
[He stretches out his legs, crossing them at the ankle.]
I like hotels, too.
I like surfing. And when the water's flat, there's something to be said for both of you being half naked and wet. [Truth be told, save for a couple of times with Cameron (one being the honeymoon) he went on vacation for the sports and his company was, largely, incidental. But the naked and wet part was rarely a bad thing.] I know, it's not your bag. I do still have that place by the beach.
[He stretches out his legs, crossing them at the ankle.]
I like hotels, too.
But I'm rarely ever wet.
[She shrugs. If he wants to go surfing, she'll accompany him.]
I don't think I could have sex there.
[She shrugs. If he wants to go surfing, she'll accompany him.]
I don't think I could have sex there.
[And that's why he wouldn't ask her to go surfing. Plus, he can walk to the beach from the warehouse. And he does, often enough.]
No, my place, not your brother's. The house up the way a bit.
No, my place, not your brother's. The house up the way a bit.
Would you like to? Spend a few days alone? Without work?
[He watches her, his eyes dark with only the streetlights to catch in them.]
Maybe if we've focused on each other for a while, you'll be able to focus on something else.
Maybe if we've focused on each other for a while, you'll be able to focus on something else.
That isn't why I'm asking.
Although the logic is sound.
Although the logic is sound.
Thank you. [and he honestly wouldn't mind if it was the case - as she's said, he work is important to her.] Then why now?
Because I want to.
[She is always very decided in her needs. She doesn't make up excuses.]
[She is always very decided in her needs. She doesn't make up excuses.]
[And he doesn't often argue with her decisions.]
...Pick a hotel you reckon might run a close second. I'll get it booked.
...Pick a hotel you reckon might run a close second. I'll get it booked.
My hero.
[She says, in a manner that most people (who are not Chase) would only read as vaguely pleased.]
[She says, in a manner that most people (who are not Chase) would only read as vaguely pleased.]
hey dude r u ok?
[ Considering Saya and Jim ... ]
[ Considering Saya and Jim ... ]
[Oh? Oh. Well, thanks for that heads up, Stiles.]
last time i checked.
last time i checked.
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