chicago ♔ i'd like to be my old self again, but i'm still trying to find it

[socialgraces]

WHO || Francesca & Val'drin Cabot [closed]
WHAT || Immediately following Elena's middle-of-the-night emergency meeting
WHERE || Francesca's hotel room, Chicago, IL
WHEN || July 11/12, 2013 [backdated]
HOW || Actionspam

[ Francesca's smiling again as soon as they're in the hall, pretty determined not to let any amount of awkwardness ruin this moment, or such a romantic gesture, for her. She doesn't say anything as she leads him the fifty feet back to her room, flowers still in hand, and holds the door for him to carry the hourglass in.

It's as the door latches, and she turns to face him, that she finally speaks up: ] I'm so sorry about that. [ She holds the bouquet out in his direction. ] Care to try again?

Comments

[socialgraces]

I know, I just don't want to spend whatever limited time you might have here pretending that I'm not ecstatic to see you.

[valdrin]

As exciting as discretion can be, I tend to agree.

[socialgraces]

Well, there'll be plenty of time for discretion when we get back to the castle. [ ... as horrible as that is. unfortunately it doesn't really register as such to her at the moment. ] For now, I suppose we'll just have to find other ways to keep things exciting.

[valdrin]

Well, I vote we don't waste another second when we could continue doing just that.

[socialgraces]

Who's incorrigible now?

[valdrin]

I don't recall ever denying it.

[socialgraces]

Well, you'd have a much harder time denying it than I. [ she can make uncouth innuendos sometimes, too ] Luckily, I rank it among the highest of compliments, at least coming from you.

[valdrin]

I can aim even higher, if you like.

[socialgraces]

[ this is a game she will always lose when it comes to him... ] You can try. [ as she runs her hand slowly down his chest ] I'm always a sucker for compliments.

[valdrin]

None of them are good enough.

[socialgraces]

[ her smile widens affectionately ] I think that's quite the overstatement.

[valdrin]

I thought the point was it was an understatement.

[socialgraces]

You're quite the tease, you know that? [ she chaffs, obviously amused ]

[valdrin]

Keep me young. [ he buries a hand in her hair and draws her into kiss, a wicked glint in his eye ]

[socialgraces]

[ she makes a muffled noise of agreement, as she certainly understands the sentiment, and wastes no time giving in to whatever those wicked intentions of his may be ]