AN: Hey so I'm back after 9 months... so many apologies to be made but hopefully this chapter makes up for a bit. I'm starting a new story for various other fandoms but I encourage you to stick along because I adore seeing the number of views! Also if you enjoy any of my writing thhen please feel free to msg me on my tumblr (because I'm sure you all have one) .com! Thanks for reading! Reviews are appreciated!

Disclaimer - I do not own anything related to The Skulduggery Pleasant series except for some books and my own fanfiction! Also the song used is "Loving you tonight" by Andrew Allen.

A small cough from behind the two women caused them to break apart, their faces mere millimeters apart much to each other's dismay. There stood the balding man that Tanith had taken an extreme disliking to. He stood there with a somewhat lovestruck expression on his face and Tanith wanted to punch him. Really there was nothing holding her back, the café was empty other than the three of them, but she had a better idea. She snatched baked goods from his grubby hands and led China to the door. China followed with a somewhat puzzled expression on her face. Adorable, the blonde thought to herself, grinning as she motioned to her motorcycle.

The expression of China's face was pure glee. Without hesitating, she took the spare helmet from Tanith's hands and was about to put it on her head, then paused. "What about the tea?"

A sly smirk crept onto Tanith's face. "Cupholders in the back hood."

China burst out laughing, "No way!"

Tanith just grinned, "What? I had this thing designed for my personal comfort. Just get on the bike." Placing the tea in the back trunk, she slammed the cover and swung herself onto the seat, China clambered on behind her. She tapped the side of her helmet to turn the headpiece on. "Hold on tight."

The wind whipped past them as they sped through the open road. There wasn't a vehicle in sight, the air smelled of pine trees, the weather was crisp. All of that combined with the fact that China had a firm grip around her waist, causing the two women to mold into one another was why Tanith pulled over at a quaint overpass towards the side of the road.

(start talking, drinking tea, starts to rain, dance in rain, kiss in rain)

A droplet hit the blonde's nose, then another, and plenty more until it was pouring all around them. She could begin to feel the droplets thoroughly soaking her hair and she let out a full blown laugh. This was perfect! Tanith shrugged off her waistcoat and placed it in the hood of her bike. With a huge grin on her face she offered her hand to the slightly shocked woman beside her.

"You're kidding me."

"Aw, you're no fun." Tanith bit her bottom lip, hand still extended, waiting for the other to decide.

China took a look at the blonde's eyes, they were sparkling like emeralds. Raising her own eyebrow, the brunette grinned back. "I'll show you fun." Her grabbed Tanith's hand and ran towards the other side of the road, throwing her jacket onto the bike in the process. Halfway to the other side she felt a firm tug on her wrist and struggled to come to a stop.

A strong pair of arms wrapped up around the brunette, spinning her to face her accomplice. She couldn't help but notice how insanely gorgeous the blonde was. Her eyes were lit up, her cheeks rosy, hair tousled from the rain, and breathing slightly laboured from the excitement. China decided that she would be perfectly content if they stayed like this together, the taller woman's arms cradling her in the middle of an empty road, the rain pouring from above. She deeply inhaled and the smell of fresh rain her lungs, mixed in with the other woman's scent, something similar to leather and lilacs.

Her thoughts were interrupted however as a song erupted from Tanith's pocket. "Aren't you going to get that?"

The blonde shook her head, still smiling.

"Well let it play, I love this song."

Tanith let out a laugh and started to sway side to side, her hands travelling down the brunette's arms until they tangled fingers. She started softly singing the lyrics as they moved together.

I'll say hey,

You'll say baby.

How's you day?

China grinned as Tanith twirled her out then back towards her. She decided to continue the song herself.

I'll say crazy.

But it's all gonna be alright.

I'm lovin' you tonight.

Tanith's eyes widened slightly as the last few words left China's lips as nothing more than a broken whisper. The brunette's expression faltering slightly, feeling the words were too much and had scared the taller woman. She felt China start to move away from her. Tanith moved fast and pulled China into her arms again, firmly pressed together. The moment the brunette made move to speak, she felt a pair of soft lips crash down on hers. Her body froze as Tanith moved her lips against hers, slowly, steadily, giving China all the opportunity to back out if desired. However the desire was nowhere near negative and China found herself responding to the kiss, tugging Tanith closer to deepen it.

The blonde hummed in agreement as she carefully ran the tip of her tongue along the brunette's bottom lip. The brunette obliged and let out a soft moan. The two women moved against each other gently as the rain continued to pour from above.