Her voice cut through the rain and encased him in velvet. She pressed into his arms with a slick cool, like the night around them. She was familiar, but was she this young when he'd seen her last? This sweet? He'd appreciated her; they danced, drunk, and come back home. The talking and reminiscing had led them to the dark, listening to the rain beat down like applause.
"Captain?"
"Yes?"
"Do you know where the rest of my clothes are? I can see-"
"Why would you worry about clothes so quickly, luv?" He asked, trailing his fingers over the skin of her hip.
"Well, when you dance and dine a woman, and then bring her home, you tend to chuck them out in the morning," She sounded sad.
"Know me that well, do you?" He mused. "I think I'll not. I think I'll have you about, ask you what you've been up to for three years," His voice dropped to whisper. "I think I may want to keep you."
She seemed to think this over for a moment, turning to look at him. She brushed his messy hair away from his face, her grey-green eyes boring into his questioningly.
"Stay with me a while longer, Arden," He kissed her lightly. "Just a while, if you'd prefer."
Her dark face broke into a smile. "I think I might prefer," She purred, pressing her face into the hollow of his neck. He smoothed a kiss into her hair and held her tightly, drifting off to sleep.
"Captain?"
"Yes?"
"Do you know where the rest of my clothes are? I can see-"
"Why would you worry about clothes so quickly, luv?" He asked, trailing his fingers over the skin of her hip.
"Well, when you dance and dine a woman, and then bring her home, you tend to chuck them out in the morning," She sounded sad.
"Know me that well, do you?" He mused. "I think I'll not. I think I'll have you about, ask you what you've been up to for three years," His voice dropped to whisper. "I think I may want to keep you."
She seemed to think this over for a moment, turning to look at him. She brushed his messy hair away from his face, her grey-green eyes boring into his questioningly.
"Stay with me a while longer, Arden," He kissed her lightly. "Just a while, if you'd prefer."
Her dark face broke into a smile. "I think I might prefer," She purred, pressing her face into the hollow of his neck. He smoothed a kiss into her hair and held her tightly, drifting off to sleep.
