"Yeah, let's go." Adrienne answered, a little smile forming on her face. She had changed into a dark skirt and a blouse, though she was once again wearing her sneakers. When he took her hand she laced her fingers through his and moved close to him as they walked. Her eyes flickered to the cat hair that he pulled off of her shirt and she gave a little shameless smile - Edgar's hair tended to get everywhere no matter how many times she vacuumed. On the furniture, on her clothes. Hell, it was likely that there was some of it over at Mitchell's place now, because he'd spent the night in her home and then went back to his the other day. So - yeah. There was no point in trying to keep Edgar from shedding.
"I think that Edgar was more excited to be fed." The redhead informed him, a little smile twitching at the corner of her mouth. She wasn't going to tell him how the dog had sat staring at the door for a long moment as if he was wondering why Mitchell wasn't there. After such a short time, the dog really had gotten used to him.
Michelle chuckled when she spoke of the cat hair. "I've never had a cat so I don't know exactly what it's like to have cat hair all over the place." He chuckled a bit as he walked with her towards the house before he walked inside with her. He had set up the kitchen with a nice table cloth and actually found some candles that didn't look too horribly predictable. He smiled seeing the food was still hot and ready for them as he lead her to the kitchen and pulled out her chair for her.
He served up the food and while they ate, he chatted with her a bit and chuckled enjoying every moment with her. When he finished eating he went to the counter and grabbed the small box. "I have something for you Adrienne." He spoke before making his way over to where she was. He smiled and gave it to her letting her open the box when she wished to. "My mother gave it to me before I left for the war…it was her mothers and her husband gave it to her when they started dating. She told me to give it to someone who was the world to me…Adrienne…I want you to have it."
Adrienne, not for the first time since being around Mitchell, was speechless. The more reasonable part of her mind shouted at her that they'd only known each other for a few weeks, that she couldn't be his world and he couldn't be hers. But the side of her mind that he turned gooey with those deep brown eyes and those words told her that she really did love him. She wanted to shout at him for giving her something so precious, say that whatever their relationship was, it hadn't gone through trials and tests and she didn't know how long it would last because statistically speaking it didn't have much of a chance.
That was reason.
But her emotions were completely different and he was setting them alight. Honestly, it was confusing.
"I didn't think it was possible to fall in love in less than a month, you know that?"
That was as close to an admittance as he was yet going to get. But it was definitely a big one, coming from her.
Mitchell looked to the young woman that was sitting across from him as he gave her the necklace that had been passed down his family for years. He gave her a smile before seeing she was struck speechless. It made him mentally chuckle but he did his best to keep that from showing right now as she spoke after a few moments. "I didn't think so either…but I know that no one…no one will ever mean more to me than what you mean to me." And he meant it. "you are unlike any other woman that I've ever met. You make me smile, I feel…as I've told you before I feel human with you."
He slowly picked up the necklace from the box before he moved behind her to slip it around her neck. He latched it before letting it rest against her skin. He could feel her blood running under her skin. He smiled and moved to look in front of her to see it around her neck. "You look beautiful baby." He spoke softly as he ran his hand over her neck before he leaned forward and gave her a light kiss on the lips. "It looks perfect on you." He spoke gently taking in the view of the brass butterfly that seemed to be perfect for her both personality wise and physically.
Now it wasn't just his accent that made Adrienne weak in the knees, but also what he was saying. The girl had never thought that she'd be rendered all gooey and lovey just because of the things a man said to her, but Mitchell was, well, he was special. He was perhaps the most special person in the world to her, and that didn't look as though it was going to be changing any time soon. He was her world just as much as she was his.
She let him put the necklace on her, and he could probably hear the way her heart sped up when he brushed his fingers on her neck. She returned his kiss, her eyes fluttering shut for a moment.
She thought about telling him that he was the only one who'd ever get her to enjoy cliché little situations like this, but instead, she just pressed another kiss to his lips. "I love you, you know that?" Well, she'd just told him, sort of. So he probably did. But it wasn't something that she often said unless she was being sarcastic. "So much."
Mitchell knew that Adrianne wasn't one to fall for gooey lovie stuff, but he did hope that she was enjoying what he'd put together. He smiled kissing her lovingly on the lips as he ran his fingers over her neck gently and heard her spoke. "I love you too Adrienne. More than I've ever loved anyone in this life or my human life." He spoke honestly as he gently traced his fingers over her cheek. He could only hope and pray that he wouldn't ever snap around her. He was pretty good about controlling himself, but one thing that scared him was hurting her by accident.
"I should probably take you home before it gets too late. I'll even stay over tonight if you want me to." He gave her a gentle smile before he sighed and looked at the kitchen door behind him. "Come on out Annie, Nina and George. I know you all are back there." He turned to look over his shoulder as Annie popped her head out with a smile. "WE couldn't help it Mitchell! We've never seen you this sweet before." Annie giggled before she hugged Adrienne tightly very happy for her. "I know you and Mitchell will be amazing together, and your kids will be so adorable!"
Adrienne nodded. She'd like it if he stayed over - granted, he'd have to deal with Ceasar taking up about three fourths of the bed, but if seemed like a wonderful excuse to be closer to him.
She almost wanted to kick herself for not realizing that Annie, Nina, and George had been spying. She was usually more observant than that - but she supposed that Annie didn't really have to make noise if she tried not to. Also, the redhead had been fairly distracted by Mitchell, and rightfully so.
"What?" She mouthed to Mitchell over the ghost's shoulder when Annie said something about children.
They did manage to get out of the house relatively quickly, thank goodness. Adrienne was getting used to Annie and considered her a friend, but there was only so much that the redhead could take. Patience was not one of her strong suits.
Mitchell chuckled looking to Annie who'd started gushing about children. "Ok time to go." He chuckled and grabbed his coat before rushing Adrienne away from Annie as George had started to do his squeaky thing when Annie had spoken of them having children. "I don't need that mental image!" Mitchell knew what he was talking about, to have kids, they'd have to have sex. He shook his head a bit before he wrapped his arm around Adrienne's waist and lead her towards her home. "Sorry about them, I expected that from Annie, George I knew would at least be listening to make sure nothing happened, but I never expected Nina to be involved."
He arrived back at her house with her and opened the door for her so she could go inside. He smiled and kissed her cheek lovingly before he saw the dog that ran over to him. He chuckled a bit and pet the sweet dog's head as he shut the door behind him. He was glad that at least one of the animals that she had liked him. He wouldn't mind sharing the bed with her and her dog, he could tell her dog loved her very much. He wrapped his arms around her as he stroked her face gently. "You are so beautiful Adrienne."
Ceasar wasted no time in running over to Mitchell, and even as the vampire wrapped his arms around Adrienne the dog was pushing his way in the middle in a demand for attention. Adrienne laughed, glad for the distraction because otherwise she would have blushed at Mitchell's words. It wasn't like he'd never complimented her before, but all the same, her cheeks had started to heat up and they'd probably turned pink.
"I'm going to go change into pajamas - don't kill the cat." The girl gave a joking warning, knowing very well that Mitchell disliked Edgar. And that Edgar disliked Mitchell. It was possible that, if vampires could scar, he'd have several new ones on his ankles before long.
The redhead went to her bedroom, gathered pajamas, and changed in the bathroom. She brushed her teeth, washed her face, and headed back out to feed the animals - Edgar was probably fine, but Ceasar was a big dog and ate a lot.
Mitchell chuckled when the dog tried to squeeze his way between the two of them. He stole a kiss from Adrienne before he moved to pet the dog as she headed upstairs to change. He had brought a bag with his clothes in it so he wouldn't be stuck in his dress shirt and slacks that were actually very uncomfortable to sleep in. And at least this time he'd be sharing the bed with Adrienne…and of course her dog that was demanding his attention at the moment. He playfully pet the dog before he looked upstairs towards where Adrienne was.
After a few minutes he headed up the stairs himself. He smiled seeing her just coming out after she changed into her pajamas. "Hey, you look as adorable as always." He kissed her cheek softly. He was glad to be away from her annoying cat who seemed fascinated with clawing him up. He brushed it off for now and gave her a soft kiss on the lips. "I'm going to change in the bathroom real quick and then we can do whatever you'd like. Watch corny movies, watch old tv shows, anything." He smiled at her before heading into the bathroom with his pajamas.
"We've already cleared the fact that you're the adorable one in this pairing." Adrienne told him, a little smirk on her face. She didn't know what she wanted to do, really, but old television shows did sound particularly nice. She did have to go into work the next day, but not too early in the morning. So it wouldn't hurt to stay up for a little while. While he was in the bathroom changing she turned on the television and switched it to one of the channels that played old black-and-white movies and shows. She fetched a blanket and sat on the couch, curling her feet underneath herself. Ceasar was in the kitchen noisily chomping down on his food, but Edgar hopped up onto the coffee table and twitched his tail until she reached out to pet him. He was a moody cat, but he did enjoy his attention. Well, when it was her giving him that attention. He really didn't like strangers at all.
Mitchell grinned at what she said before he followed her to the couch after she got herself a blanket. He was in his pajamas by now and made his way over to the couch and smiled seeing her petting the cat. "I see he only likes you." Maybe with time the cat would get used to him. He was unsure about having that cat in the house with George. He'd probably start squeaking about how the cat was evil…actually that could prove to be pretty entertaining. He chuckled at the thought and brushed it aside for now.
Mitchell moved onto the couch with her and lay down behind her. He wrapped his arms around her and gently ran his hand through her hair. He kissed her head lightly before he played with her hair some more hearing Ceasar in the kitchen eating up his food He couldn't help but laugh hearing how loud the dog was eating the food. "I was surprised that George was actually spying on us. Nina and Annie I suspected because well they're girls but..George." he chuckled a bit shaking his head.
"He doesn't hate you -" Adrienne's statement (lie) was interrupted by the cat's hiss. Edgar's fur had puffed up when Mitchell got close, and he didn't look all that happy to have the vampire around. Apparently Mitchell had left a dangerous impression on the feline. "Well, not as much as he hates George." She amended, brushing her fingers over his hand.
"You didn't expect George to be spying? Come on, he's practically one of the girls anyway." Edgar had bolted off of the coffee table and retreated behind the chair near the side of the room. That was quickly becoming his favorite place to be when Mitchell was over. "I think you've traumatized my cat."
Mitchell grinned when she said that the cat didn't hate him. "Oh yeah, he really loves me." He shook his head a bit as he held her close to him on the couch. "Even though he sometimes acts like a girl more than a guy, it does surprise me that he was watching us." He smiled and ran his hand over her neck gently seeing the necklace on her. It was just perfect on her. "I know if my mother was still alive, she would love you. My grandmother would love you too." He spoke softly as he gently held her close as her cat went to hide away from the two of them. "sometimes I wish I'd met you back when I was human…but other times not. I'm happy with you my dearest."
It really shouldn't have surprised Mitchell that George had been watching them, After all, George was an overprotective werewolf and Mitchell was his best friend. George would have been spying not only to make sure nothing happened, but to see what did. A little shiver was sent down her spine when he ran his fingers over her neck, and she looked at him with a little smile. She wanted to point out that, had they met back when he was human, it was likely that he would either have died in war and they'd have a terrible relationship anyway - and that without recent advances in medical science they'd probably be screwed if they got a really bad flu - but she didn't.
"You should stop being cheesy and just watch the show." She said, but it was said with a smile. His words got to her even if she wasn't going to admit it to him.
Mitchell looked to her when she spoke and chuckled a bit kissing her head softly. "I'm only cheesy around you my love." He kissed her hair before gently running his fingers through it as he watched the show with her. That night was going to be a test honestly for him. He hadn't been next to a girl at night for a long time now and he honestly didn't want to hurt his love, he had control over himself sure..but that didn't mean it was easy for him to sleep next to someone. He shook his head of the thoughts that worried him for now and just focused on relaxing with the woman that had grown to mean so much to him over a short time. He never thought he could love someone so quickly but it was happening.
After the few episodes of the old black-and-white comedy they were watching, Adrienne nearly fell asleep on the couch with him. She rolled her shoulders a little and glanced over, a smile on her face. "Come to bed with me?" The redhead sat up and slipped her hand into his. She was quite tired now, and did need to sleep ifs he was going to wake up at any decent time the next day. She led him to her room and climbed into bed, slipping under the covers on one side. Almost as soon as Mitchell climbed into bed beside her, Ceasar jumped up and lay across the bottom of the mattress. He was too big for that, of course, and would no doubt maneuver things so that he had more space later on.
Mitchell could hear Adrienne's body slowing down little by little for sleep. He smiled seeing her almost falling asleep before she rolled her shoulders and asked him to go to bed with her. "Of course." Unlike other guys who would hear that and automatically think sex, he knew she meant sleep. He slipped off of the couch with her and let her slide her hand into his own. He loved holding her hand, he really did. He followed her up the steps before letting her climb into the bed on one side as he climbed into the other and nuzzled her cheek softly as the dog jumped up to the bed as well. He honestly didn't mind the dog…as long as it didn't sneeze in his face again, he'd be perfectly content. "Sleep well my love."