Ladies and Gentlemen here is the chapter you have been waiting for part 2 of Emma and Matt's date. This chapter is longer than usual but well worth the read. As always please read and review. P.S. Daredevil belongs to Marvel and Nothing Would Be Better belongs to Nick Jonas
"Nothing is forever, nothing would be better, than the love you're giving me."-Nick Jonas
Romeo and Juliet's first date was also their wedding day.
In the Notebook they explored and the world around them.
In Titanic the boy took girl all around the ship where they danced and he made her feel like an actual human being.
Emma and Matt's first date is happening in a library.
Yes a library.
I couldn't believe my eyes or my feet all these stairs were not good for heels. I was standing at the door of the New York public library with Matt. I should say the closed door of the public library of New York with Matt. Why did I have so much confidence in where a blind man was leading me?
"Um Matt where at the much closed Library as in it is way past business hours." I said to him after standing at that closed for a few minutes. Seriously why did I let him lead? He's blind!
He chuckled "I know where we are Emma and we're actually right on time." He said turning his attention back to the door. I just looked at him with my eyebrow raised in the air.
I wanted to tell him if he's been lying to me and that the acid that poured into his eyes also poured into his brain but before I could a man came running from inside the Library. He made it to the door in a great deal of sweating and opened the door for us.
"Sorry Matt I was stuck on helping the girls finding the owner of a huge debt." He said ushering us in.
"No problem Larry is it all set up for us?" Matt asked as he lead me, once again, arm in arm into the not so closed Library.
"Oh yeah second door on your-well you know." He said patting Matt's shoulder and laughing. "I'll be at the front desk if you need me and I promise not knock if the room is." He winked at us and laughed himself to the front desk.
"Um what?" That was all I could manage to say. I hope Matt didn't rent some sort of secret love room here in the Library. He couldn't expect that on the first date! Could he?
Matt groaned and turned in my direction, "Don't worry that's just Larry being Larry. I'm not expecting anything like that. Not tonight at least" he said leading me to this mystery room.
I gave his shoulder a good smack for that last comment. He laughed.
The room we entered was dark until Matt flipped the light switch then it was bright and romantic. The room was white with a big round table that had a book, lit candles, napkins, dishes covered with lids and filled wine glasses. There was also a single flower on the table.
"Whoa not bad Murdock, you may just get lucky tonight." I said to Matt as he slipped my coat and hung it on the rack with his.
He chuckled "You haven't seen nothing yet come on." He held out his arm for me to take. Which I gladly did. All this time of me grabbing Matt's arm allowed me to feel for muscles and boy was there muscles. Just thinking about the rest of his muscle toned body gave me chills.
"Are you cold Emma?" He asked noticing my shiver. Smooth Emma.
"No I'm good. I promise." I reassured him. He accepted the answer and held out the chair for me at the table. "Thank you" I said as he sat to the chair next to me, "So care to explain to me what you have planned for us tonight? Hopefully food is involved." I asked
"As a matter of fact it is." He said lifting the lid off the plates and revealed plates of a steak entrée with potatoes and the third one had fruit dipped in chocolate.
"Wow Matt this food looks as good as you do." I said not taking my eyes off the plate but I could hear his smirk "I'd knew you'd like it Emma." He said then he placed the lids back on.
"Hey what-." I said disapprovingly. I'm not too hungry but no man should come in between my food. He look amused at my reaction "The food is for later after we are done." He explained grabbing the book from the top of the table to us. "After we're done with what?" This man he's just full of surprises and secrets I swear.
"Take a look for yourself." He said moving the book closer to me. I took a peak at the book and became more confused than before. This book had no title, no writing on it what so ever expect for some imprinted dots-oh.
"Is this brail?" I now recognized the writing from what I've seen on the papers Matt reads. He looked happy "Yeah it is but it's not just any book in brail. This book happens to be your favorite." He said opening the book to the first page that was filled with more brail.
"The Princess Bride." I whispered to myself afraid of being wrong. I had so many favorites but that book was the first romance I had read as a child. I looked over to him to see if I was right his smile didn't leave his face.
"Give me your hands." He said gently. I placed my hands next to his and he held them inside of his. "I'm going to guide through each sentence and read the story to you. I think that's the best way to learn a new language by reading something you love in another language. You'll already know what to expect." He explained placing our hands on the first line of the book.
"And it also helps to have a hot guy teaching you. Just saying." I said as Matt read the first line, his smiled widened.
As he guided me to each sentence, each letter the world around us faded out slowly. The hum of the air conditioner became steady then none existent. The footsteps outside drowned out to the sound of Matt. Even his voice faded until it became nothing but a steady rhythmic sound. My heart beat replaced his voice in my ears soon I could only hear it beat. I lost my self in the feel of his hands and my hands laying on another gently but firmly holding to one another. Until finally all was left was my heart, his voice and our hands. Everything else was unneeded even the world just in this hour became about us. And only us.
I wanted so badly for Matt and me to stay like this; in the blush of the first date. The calm before the storm because everything that follows generally leads to steadiness and boredom. I don't want steadiness and boredom that's what caused Peter. After this day we'll have to maneuver through all the awkward and painful moments that come with love. How am I to tell Matt that the farthest I've gone with a man is removing my shirt? How do I explain that some nights I can't be torn away from Liv because she might harm herself or worse others? Will Matt and I make it to the end of the year? Will my inability to not learn brail affect us in any way?
I was so wrapped up in my head I almost missed my favorite line of the book. But Matt's steady, deep voice brought me back and said that more beautifully than I ever heard. "…my ears adore you, my knees shake with blind affection." He stopped at that line.
"Why'd you stop?" I asked I'm sure my voice sounded like a whine. He smiled and said "Because I can hear your stomach growling." Oh and that made my face go nuclear. "I didn't feel it growl." I said as he dropped my hands and put the book to side. Finally regaining control of my hands I realized I desperately missed the sensation of Matt's hands. They were callused, cut and scarred even then his touch felt the best.
"Let's start with desert shall we." He brought the plate filled with the chocolate fruit in front of us. "And spoil our dinner. Matt Murdock you are the bad boy I always wanted to date." I grabbed a piece of chocolate covered pineapple, my favorite. The taste of sweet chocolate and the tart juice of pineapple danced in my mouth all the way down to my hungry stomach. Matt grabbed the chocolate covered apple. Hmm I wonder what that says about himself. It must mean he's firm, tough and naturally sweet.
Once we were finished with all the courses are date was officially over. I didn't even had to check on Live once. Thank Gosh. And thank gosh this dress didn't have a tight belt around it because I am full. As I was thanking my lucky stars Matt reached across the table and grabbed the flower. He brought it closer to me to see what it was, a lotus. "Oh Matt I love lotuses." I said as he placed it in my hand. "I know I wanted this night to be filled with your favorite things so that maybe someday I could be your favorite too." I smiled looking at the flower then at Matt, "You're already my favorite avocado Matt." I said to him running fingers gently across the lotus.
Matt chuckled and told me we should be getting home before the night grow to dark. We got our coats, said our goodbyes to Larry and the girls and walked out the cold night. It was perfect along with everything else: the sky was painted like dark velvet covered with shinning jewels in the sky. The night even had a good amount of frost enough to make Matt wrap his arms around me. We took a cab to my apartment and there was were Matt, the gentleman of the year, walked me to my door.
"Here we are." I said more nervous than I've been all night. Please kiss me, I repeated in my head. Usually I don't on the second date but Matt made me want to be kissed and touched like never before.
"Goodnight Emma." He said slowly reaching down to my height. Finally I thought. I reached him half way and our lips meet. I was standing on the tip of my toes, with frost bite on my ears and blisters on my feet. And I would do it all again for that kiss.