Moose and Sami walked silently side by side down the dark streets of Baltimore. The only sounds were the sounds of their feet against the pavement, their even breathing, and to their own, private ears- the sounds of their racing heart beats.
Moose sighed quietly as the cool fall air cooled his hot face. They had been walking for about ten minutes, but he still felt extremely heated. He dug his hands further into his pockets and looked to his left at Sami. She stared off in the other direction looking completely at ease. His eyes traced her entire body, not in a perverted way; he was just making sure that it was really her there next to him.
He could see the glistening sweat on her body in the dim street light. Her hair was completely sweated out, it was still straight, but he could see that it was starting to get that curve to it. Her limbs were completely relaxed, and he could see the glint of her naval piercing.
The sound of her gentle sigh brought Moose out from his thoughts. He noticed a short ripple through her body, as she crossed her arms in front of her. She bit her bottom lip and looked down at her shoes. Moose smiled, same old Sami, still claiming that her New York blood can block out the cold.
Moose immediately shrugged out of his white and red jacket. The sudden movement caught Sami's eye. Moose immediately felt better as soon as his jacket was off, well that would've been a smart move to have made fifteen minutes ago when he was about to die from heat stroke. He draped it over Sami's shoulders gently.
"Still trying to pretend that the cold doesn't affect you?" Moose teased softly. It was the first time they spoke in the past fifteen minutes, and the sound of his own voice almost startled him.
Moose pulled his red tshirt over his head, might as well, he already took the jacket it off. His tshirt was damp with sweat and Moose wrinkled his nose at it. Oh well, sweat was apart of being a man. He tossed his shirt over his shoulder and he could hear Sami's faint chuckle. He wore a black wife beater and the lack of extra clothing made him feel lighter, freer, and not hot.
"Thanks…" Sami sighed softly.
They were quiet for a few more moments. It was extremely comfortable, the silence, but that's not why they were taking this 'walk'. They were taking a 'walk' so that they could finally talk. No distraction, no interruptions, just Moose and Sami, Sami and Moose.
Moose thought about holding her hand, but decided that that might be too forward given their situation. They reached a corner and Sami stopped short making Moose stop with her. She looked up at him with piercing eyes, and Moose knew it was time.
"Okay…" She breathed out slowly. They were standing right under a streetlight and Moose could really see her face now. She pushed her arms through the sleeves of Moose's way too big jacket so that her gloved hands could free themselves, and she took her hat off. She swung her hair quickly, and for a brief moment the scent of her shampoo flew past Moose's face. She ran a hand through her hair smoothly, "Obviously…we need to talk…"
Moose chuckled nervously, his hand finding the back of his neck, "Yeah…uhm, so I guess we should go over the basics first…"
"Yeah, yeah…right…" Sami agreed quickly, she cleared her throat before looking into his eyes again, "I guess…firstly…uhm, I…really like you…"
Moose couldn't help, but smile, "Yeah and I uhm…really like you…a lot…"
They both laughed awkwardly for a brief moment.
"Right…" Sami looked down at her shoes, and then back up at Moose. There was a hint of a smile pulling at the corners of her mouth, but a full on grin in her eyes, "Where do we, uhm, go from here…?"
Moose sucked in a huge breath. His heart skipped a beat as the words that were about to spill out of his mouth play though his mind, "Uhm, I…"
Sami waited patiently. Her eyes never leaving Moose's, this made Moose incredibly nervous.
"Well, Sami…uhm…" Moose could feel himself babbling. He was such a dork. He looked at Sami. With her skin glistening with sweat, her hair a mess, her eyes bright and the specks in them dancing, the smile on her face that was getting bigger because of his idiocy, and his way too big jacket that she was now wearing. She looked adorable, even at what would be considered her worst she looked stunning.
Sami ran a hand through her hair again and placed her hat right back on top of her head. She bit her bottom lip expectantly, and Moose could tell that she was enjoying his nervousness.
Moose took a deep breath, "Well, since we've already had our first date…" Moose was able to smile at that one. It felt good to joke, and it boosted his confidence a little bit, especially since she laughed at it. "Maybe…you know…if you want…we could…go on a second one…this time…" Moose sucked another breath before he breathed out, "as my girlfriend?"
Moose watched as a full out smile spread across Sami's face. She looked down at her feet shyly, but the smile remained, when she looked back up she nodded, "Yeah…that'd be cool…"
Moose grinned, "Awesome"
