Day 2

Mick spent the previous night researching the meaning behind the name Emily chose for her daughter. He learned that Kehlani was of Hawaiian origin. The meaning was 'sky'; Emily chose a strong name for her little girl. He got up fairly early that morning and went to do a little shopping in Mayfair. He found a teddy bear that was holding a cloud and sun above its head. Mick thought that it fit perfectly with Kehlani's name. Mick kept the bear with the necklace that he'd already bought Emily previously; he planned on giving them both to her before he left London. Mick was pleasantly surprised that Cooper gave him an extra week off after he'd already been there nearly a week.

Mick leaned against his rental and waited for Emily. When Emily got out the car, she saw Mick and couldn't help but check him out. He was wearing black jeans and a somewhat tight burgundy v neck t-shirt. Emily could see the outline of his very fit body and unconsciously licked her lips. Mick turned to see Emily in a white jumpsuit. Her body is ridiculous. Come on Mick, don't start that right now. You want to DATE her, not just bone her. Mick trailed his eyes over her body until he met her eyes. "Hey stranger." "Hey yourself beautiful." Emily blushed and cleared her throat, "You don't have to do that you know." Mick stood up straight and looked down at his shoes, "Do what? Call you beautiful? I say it because I mean it." Mick moved closer to Emily and ran his fingers through her gentle waves. He was only a hair's breath away from her lips when he said, "You are a beautiful woman Emily." Emily felt goosebumps spread over her body and she leaned in impossibly close and watched Mick's eyes slowly close, "You're not too bad yourself Mick." "Now that was just wrong. You're such a tease", Mick said with a pout on his lips. Emily smiled before grabbing his hand. Mick raised an eyebrow at the gesture before Emily tugged on his hand, "Come on Mick. I know a shortcut."

Mick studied Emily while she studied the paintings. He watched intently as her brown eyes widen in amusement and narrowed when she tried to decipher a painting. She saw subtle things in the art that Mick didn't and that sparked his interest even more. He snapped out of his trance when Emily laughed. God I love that sound. "Huh?" Mick asked Emily. "I was saying that the painting against the far wall is almost identical to the one that Kehlani and I made. Trust me, we spent nowhere near that much on it." Emily looked up and realized that Mick was staring at her again, which made her blush. "You stare at me a lot, did you know that?" "Maybe I really enjoy the view." Emily and Mick were interrupted by the sound of a throat clearing behind. Mick watched in annoyance as some guy attempted to flirt with Emily. Emily looked past the arrogant man flirting with her right into Mick's eyes. She stopped whatever the guy was rambling about, "Look I'm on a date."

The guy didn't want to take no for an answer so Mick intervened, "Step off." "Or what?" "Or I'll kick-"

"Mick" Emily said as she tried to pull him back. she moved close to him, "It's not worth it." The guy shrugged his shoulders and walked off to go harass someone else. Feeling the tension from Mick, Emily knew that she needed to change the mood. "You ready to leave?" Mick's mood changed immediately, "I'm sorry Emily. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. It's just that —" Emily silenced Mick with a kiss. Mick was in heaven from the fact that Emily was actually kissing him. She pulled back, "Stop overthinking things like a chick." Mick growled slightly before reaching out to grab Emily's waist and pull her flush against him. He captured her lips once again and took his time, nipping at her full lips. Emily felt Mick's tongue pressing against her closed lips and happily parted them. The first touch of their tongues sent shockwaves through Mick and Emily. Emily felt her toes curl while Mick got lost attempting to probe every crevice of her mouth with his tongue. Emily felt eyes on them before Mick did and tried to pull away but Mick wasn't having it.

Emily managed to wiggle away, "Mick people are staring," "People should bugger off. Now can I have those candy pillows back?" "Candy pillows?" Mick exhaled dramatically, "Fine. Come here sugar lips." Mick watched Emily's jaw drop and took advantage by placing kisses all over the sides of her mouth. When she closed her mouth, he trailed kisses from her jaw to her mouth. Emily moaned softly into Mick's mouth before pulling back to catch her breath. "Can we please go so that people will stop staring at us?" Mick nodded and grabbed her hand. As they left the National Gallery, Emily intertwined her fingers in Mick's.

Mick and Emily walked hand in hand back to their cars without much talking. Both had longing thoughts about one another. I really like him. Maybe I should see where this can go. Are you serious Em? He has never interacted with Kehlani. Make a decision after you see how they interact. Mick couldn't stop thinking about Emily. I can't leave London without knowing if she wants to date me. You've never been this gone over a woman before. Then again, Emily isn't just any woman. I really want to get to know Kehlani too. They both deserve someone who stays around and actually cares about them.

"This is me." Emily said, hearing the own regret in her voice. Neither one wanted to let go of the other but did reluctantly. "Mick?" Emily watched his eyes perk up and said, "How about we meet up at the Science Museum?" "So that you can show me how much of a nerd you really are?" Emily laughed at Mick, "Yeah something like that." Emily pulled Mick's arms until they were wrapped around her. She ran her gentle hands through his hair before leaning in to kiss him. Mick savored every millisecond of that kiss before she pulled away, too soon for him.

"Tomorrow?" Mick pecked her lips once more. "Tomorrow."