"Subliminal sex, drippin in sweat-"
Lucy tucked her legs beneath her as she snuggled into the couch, her feet ached from wearing six inch heels all night. She twirled a loose strand of her hair between her fingers as she watched Laxus move about his kitchen.
" Do you have any food allergies, love ?" The deep rumble in his voice danced pleasantly over her senses.
" hmm, not that I can think of ." She shook her head and smiled albeit shy, a warm fuzzy feeling buzzed in her tummy at his pet name, at being here in his home. It just felt...right. she didn't feel awkward in his home, she felt welcome.
Un-tucking her legs she stretched them , curling her toes, before placing them on the chilled hard wood floor so she could move about the delicately ran her fingertips along the spines of the books on the shelf.
" I didn't know you were into so many different things." She didn't realize until after she spoke that she didn't really know all too much about him at all. She only knew what shed seen in the guild, on a personal level.. they were strangers.
"Ah, yes, well I've dabbled a bit in different things...I like to keep busy so to pass time I studied... Things like Psychology, Biology, I read a bit on maps and boats. It helped pass the time" she could feel his breath against her hair, the heat from his chest near her back, the way his clothes rustled as he moved. Tilting her head up she saw his strong jaw twitch as he glanced down at her.
" I thought you were cooking." She turned away and moved towards the fire place, changing the subject, she flexed her fingers over the fire trying to get rid of the chill.
" Water has to boil before you put pasta in ,love." He chuckled, not bothered by the change in subject. He wasn't daft, he understood that there was plenty they needed to learn about each other. He watched as she moved stiffly , her movements awkward and reserved.
He leaned against the stone of the fire place, watching the way the fire cast a glow of her features, her amber eyes looked a burnished gold beneath the light of the flame, and her hair ,though loosely tied back, looked like fire, the colors of the fire dancing along her, casting a warm flush to her skin.
"Do you want warmer clothes, love? That dress I'm sure isn't particularly warm." He offered as he moved away ,back towards the kitchen to check on the water, and give her some space.
" Ah no I'm fine, just...trying to adjust."She murmured softly as she crossed her arms beneath her chest. Her feet padded softly as she crossed the room to kitchen counter.
" so um...Do you really like me?" She queried , leaning against the counter, as she worried her bottom lip.
He peered at her over his shoulder before turning back to the stove." If I didn't I wouldn't have blown off my ex."
"Wait ex? As In Mira? As in you two dated?" Lucy blinked surprised , this was new information to her. It would explain a few things though. The shameless flirting between the two, and Mira's feeling.
"Once upon a time, yes. Before you ever came to our guild." He answered sternly, not elaborating on The subject any more than necessary. She took it as a sore subject.
"So what turned your attention towards me?" She couldn't help but ask, the question had been on the tip of her tong all night. He was silent for a moment trying to think of the right words.
" Honestly?"He asked turning away from the stove to look at her.
" For both our sakes,yes, it'd be appreciated."
" Ah well, I think it was your scent, of ...um arousal. Sorry for being blunt but that's what turned my head. What hooked me was the way you denied the attraction to me, how sarcastic and demanding you were. Our banter and your quick quips made me want you. Against my better judgement at the time." He said crossing his arms over his broad chest.
" but do you like me, as in not just my appearance." She stressed the word me, as she spoke.
"Yes, I really like you." He flashed her a lopsided smile. She felt that giddy ,girlish feeling in her tummy, the feeling you get when your crush smiles at you. Shyly she looked down at the marble counter top.
" so, um, is the food ready?" She went her lips and stood up a bit straighter. She suddenly felt overly exposed, her dress that was ment for the club, became very uncomfortable. The confidence from earlier, the alcohol having wore off, left her lacking the courage to be wearing the skimpy dress.
" yeah, just give it a few more minutes." He murmured as he walked around the island, so that he was standing in front of her.
"Can I kiss you ?" His breath was hot against her cheek, and the way he asked her sounded less like a question like he was giving her warning. So answering felt out of the question. But she nodded her head anyway as she leaned closer, Her fingers trailed over the smooth expanse of his chest, the skin hot beneath her touch. His lips brushed her briefly as he leaned down to kiss her. Their breath mingled as they stayed there, there lips just brushing, waiting to see who'd move first.
His lips melded to hers firmly,as he wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her closer. The kiss set a deep burning desire aflame in the pit of her stomach, something so fierce it left her brethless. It thrilled and scared her, thrilling because she loved the feeling, and scared her because it showed her just how strong a feeling could be. Pulling away she heaved a sigh, trying to catch her breath .
" that was ...well, I definitely want to do that again." She gave a breezy laugh as she laid her head against his chest.
Au : I didn't wanna update because I'm sick, been feeling horrible , but since I was laying in bed all day why not. Sorry no smut but I was not up for writing that today so here take a filler chapter * lazily throws confetti *
