George
George grinned at that, relaxing a bit of tension he hadn't even realized he'd been holding in. It was a relief to hear her agree to another date so readily, and to have a sort-of plan in place for what it might be. He could already see a day at the beach: perhaps a brunch at one of the many restaurants dotting the beach, learning to surf, revisiting the bar they'd gone to the first day they'd met - there were any number of possibilities, and he looked forward to exploring them with her. "If you get too wrapped up in work, I'll come back to personally escort you to the beach," he promised, affectionate laughter in his eyes. He may have said it teasingly, but he would happily drag her back to Torchline if it meant more time together.
As Hotaru stretched beneath his hands, George's lips quirked up in a small smile, pleased to have elicited such a reaction. He made a mental note to send her the quilted, embroidered blanket from the beach. "I will send you one," he told her. He had more than enough blankets, after all, and it was promising for her to want one for herself, right?
He filed away each new tidbit of information into the mental file he had created with Hotaru's name on it: blankets, hunting, dancing... all the while, his mind spinning with new ideas of things he could do with her, things he could share with her. "When you return to Torchline, I'll take you dancing," he said. It had been a long time since he'd had a night out on the town, but he enjoyed dancing when he had a willing partner.
As Hotaru stretched beneath his hands, George's lips quirked up in a small smile, pleased to have elicited such a reaction. He made a mental note to send her the quilted, embroidered blanket from the beach. "I will send you one," he told her. He had more than enough blankets, after all, and it was promising for her to want one for herself, right?
He filed away each new tidbit of information into the mental file he had created with Hotaru's name on it: blankets, hunting, dancing... all the while, his mind spinning with new ideas of things he could do with her, things he could share with her. "When you return to Torchline, I'll take you dancing," he said. It had been a long time since he'd had a night out on the town, but he enjoyed dancing when he had a willing partner.
