Scott pulled up in front of the lake house and turned off the car. Opening the door he grabbed the bags of take-out from the Thai restaurant and turned to enter the house; he didn't have very long until Ro was supposed to be there. The restaurant had gotten his order mixed up or he would have been back earlier. Moving swiftly he entered the house and made his way to kitchen. Placing the take out on the counter he wondered if he should just leave it in the containers or put everything in bowls. He wondered which option Ro would prefer. Before he could make up his mind he suddenly remembered that he had wanted to take a quick shower and change clothes before Ro showed up. Deciding to leave the take out in the original containers, Scott hurried up stairs to shower and change.
Ro looked at herself in the mirror smoothing the material of the skirt she was wearing down nervously. Looking at herself in the mirror she gave a snort of disgust. What was she doing? Worrying about what she was wearing. This was just dinner with Scott. A chance for the two of them to discuss next weeks Danger Room schedule and other business. Looking at herself in the mirror again she wondered once more if she should change. Turning from the mirror to view the clothes she had thrown across the bed she noticed the time. Damn, she didn't have time to change; she needed to leave now if she didn't want to be late. Opening her bedroom door and switching off the light Ro closed the door behind her and hurried down the stairs. Making her way to the recreation room Ro started to make her way through only to be waylaid by Kitty and Marie.
"Wow, nice outfit Ms. Monroe. Are you going out tonight?" Marie asked.
"You definitely look too nice to just be having dinner here with us." Kitty injected.
"Thank you both for the compliment, but I am not going out. I am simply having dinner with Scott at the lake house to discuss school and X-Men business." Ro stated.
"Oh."
"Mmm, okay."
Ro nodded and made her way out the French doors and toward the lake house. Kitty and Marie watched as she exited the mansion and made her way across the terrace and down the stairs and headed for the lake house.
Marie looked at Kitty.
"I didn't see this one coming." Kitty quirked an eyebrow. "That's a pretty nice outfit to be wearing just to discuss school business with Mr. Summers."
Kitty smiled.
"Yeah, I know. Did you also notice she was wearing a little more make-up then just her usual eyeliner and lipstick?"
Marie nodded.
"Oh yeah. I also noticed the shoes." She stated.
"The shoes?" Kitty asked.
"Mm hmm, shoes like that are worn for one reason and one reason only…to call attention to how great your legs look." Marie and Kitty exchanged a glance and then both broke up laughing.
Scott hurried down the stairs as he heard someone knocking, pulling his shirt on as he went. Buttoning a couple of buttons he opened the door expecting to see Ro. Instead he finds Bobby and Peter gracing his doorstep.
"Hey Ro…oh, I thought you were…never mind. What can I do for the two of you?"
Bobby answered for the both of them.
"Peter and I are going into town for some pizza and we wanted to see if you wanted to join us." Scott looked from Bobby to Peter, who nodded his head as if to confirm the invitation.
"Thanks guys but I can't tonight. I've already made plans for dinner with Ro."
Bobby and Peter exchange glances. But before either one can make a comment Ro arrives. After exchanging greetings, Bobby and Peter leave and Scott steps back so that Ro can enter the house.
"Come on in. Dinners in the kitchen but I think we're going to need to warm it up before we can eat."
Entering the house Ro heads for the kitchen with Scott following behind. Going over to the counter and taking the containers out of the bags Scott opens an upper cabinet and pulls out two plates. Placing the plates down he asks Ro what she would like. Ro walks over and indicates her choices. While Scott places the food on the plates and pops it into the microwave Ro takes out napkins, utensils and glassware. Scott seeing that she is about to place the items on the kitchen table says that he thought that they could eat in the living room and instead of the usual glassware grab a couple of wineglasses for the wine he purchased. Ro switched out the glasses as Scott grabbed the plates from the microwave and followed her into the living room. Placing the plates on the coffee table, Scott went back into the kitchen to open the bottle of wine and bring it out. Coming back he sees that Ro has laid out the silverware and taken a seat on the sofa. Coming over to the sofa he picks up the glasses and pours the wine. Placing the glasses and the wine down, Scott sits down on the floor next to Ro's place on the sofa. Picking up his plate he turns his head to speak to Ro but finds himself caught by the sight of Ro's legs crossed in front of him. Allowing his eyes travel from Ro's feet, up her calves, to her thighs, past her hips, to her chest and finally to her face, Scott finds himself blushing as his eyes meet Ro's.
"Something wrong?" She asks.
Scott shifts a little as he clears his throat and takes a breath, thanking god that he had chosen to wear loose fitting pants instead of jeans. What the hell was wrong with him? He had seen Ro's legs before. He cursed his body's reaction. Ro was a friend, a good friend. This was not a reaction he should be having with her. Scott tried to ignore the voice in his head that was saying "Like hell!"
"Scott? Scott? I asked if something was wrong."
"No, umm, of course not. Nice shoes."
Ro smiles and points her toes a little as she looks down at her feet.
"Thank you." Scott nods in acknowledgement. "Now do you want to discuss the Danger Room schedule during dinner or after?"
Scott clears his throat again.
"After. Definitely after."