Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 23, 2007 20:32:06 GMT -5
Not enough, but even if they had another couple of hours, it still wouldn't have been enough for Drew.
"Fifteen minutes," Drew answered, already feeling like they were running late. He knew it wouldn't take more than five to get back to Felicity's front door, but he had wanted to make sure she got back to the house with plenty of time to spare. If he was lucky the invitation to stay until ten would still be open. It was the best he could hope for at this point.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Sept 23, 2007 20:40:43 GMT -5
"All right," she smiled up at him. That would be plenty of time to return home on time, and she might still be able to fit in a last kiss before getting under the watchful eye of her dad. Keeping her arms around him, she walked with him down the rest of Diagon, overly pleased with the time she'd got to spend with him. True, she could've done without the misunderstandings, but even then, they were well worth it in the end to her. It just meant they were out of the way for another time.
"Did you have fun tonight?" she inquired as they approached the entrance back into the Leaky Cauldron. Felicity sure had had quite a bit of fun, but it was always nice to ask another if they did as well. Besides, it allowed her to hear his voice if there was a conversation taking place.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 23, 2007 21:37:48 GMT -5
He gave a long sigh, wishing for a time-turner, feeling the last few seconds he had alone with her slip away as they walked through the pub and back out onto the Muggle streets of London. There weren't enough words to describe how much he had enjoyed the evening with her. Even the arguments, while not enjoyable, were something Drew wouldn't have given up. Besides the great make-up snogging that came after, he thought they got a few key issues out of the way, or at least brought to light. And has Drew had considered before, he hoped it wasn't the last time they argued.
"Yeah... I did," he answered, smiling back at her, still wondering how he could prolong the night. "You?"
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Sept 23, 2007 22:21:16 GMT -5
"Always," she grinned in response. While it was an exaggeration, she thought it was close enough to the truth. The arguments were just another stepping stone they had to get over, and as it turned out...it was worth it to her.
The walk actually seemed too short, especially when she recognized they were only a street corner away from where she lived, and just before they got to that corner that turned her home into view, she stopped walking and turned so she was standing directly in front of him. They had to have a few minutes left and she wanted to get her good night kiss.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 23, 2007 22:48:22 GMT -5
Drew was pretty sure he knew why she had stopped, recognizing the corner himself. It was definitely his last chance to kiss her. Any closer to the house and they'd risk being seen. He wasn't to thrilled about the idea of sneaking around, but then again he had limited options.
With one hand still holding the bundle of desserts, he took his free hand and placed it on her cheek, bringing her face up to his. He was going to use his last precious seconds to kiss her as softly and slowly as possible. Da*n what the neighbors might say if they happened to see the Hjort girl kissing her boyfriend on a public street.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Sept 23, 2007 23:03:19 GMT -5
It wasn't really sneaking around, it wasn't like they were hiding from someone...they just hadn't reached her house yet. All right, so technically she was hiding, but she knew her dad wouldn't approve of her kissing on Drew, and especially since when they left the house they weren't boyfriend and girlfriend.
But it didn't really matter, not when he was going in for the kiss like he was. Slow, soft, those were definitely her favourite type. While she enjoyed the other types, the slow ones were the ones she relished most, especially since he made her feel really special with those ones.
Smiling, she gladly met his lips. Slow and soft worked well for her, but it could only be as slow as the time on his watch allowed it to be, and she knew time was really running short.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 23, 2007 23:16:39 GMT -5
He took as long as he dared with the kiss, finally breaking it off as always with a sense of reluctance. He was determined to get her home on time, knowing that if he didn't he'd never get a night like this with her again.
"I had a really good time tonight," he told her softly, taking in as much of her face as he could: brown eyes, pink cheeks, freckled nose. Merlin, was she cute. "Thanks for letting me take you out."
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Sept 24, 2007 16:11:04 GMT -5
Drew wasn't the only one who was reluctant about it. Felicity was reluctant to let it come to a stop, and was disappointed it had to. However, her dad wouldn't ever approve of it if it didn't, and Felicity wanted her dad to approve of Drew, like Drew, and allow Felicity to see him again. It just wouldn't feel right if he didn't, and Felicity wouldn't dare go that far behind him about something. If her father told her she wasn't allowed to see him again, that would be the end of it, even if she really didn't like the decision.
"I had a really good time tonight, too," she smiled happily at him. Lots of people could make her smile, but she loved smiling when Drew was the one who made her; especially when he smiled back at her. "Thank you for asking if you could. I really enjoyed tonight."
Bumping her nose against his, she lightly kissed his lips and pressed into him for a moment before stepping back, knowing that if she didn't she'd be likely not to even stop.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 24, 2007 21:56:48 GMT -5
"So you'll let me take you out again?" he asked with a crooked smile, taking her hand up in his and making the way back to her house. He had asked her out for New Year's but that really wasn't going to count, especially if they had to stay in. He probably wasn't going to get another chance to take her out on a real date for a long time unless Raynor scheduled some Hogsmeade trips for the coming term.
Valentines... was it too early to plan for Valentine's Day? Probably not...
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Sept 24, 2007 22:20:15 GMT -5
"Yes," she grinned and giggled. As though he actually had to ask about it, though, it was probably good to clarify with the way they tended to be at times. "I'd like it if I could go out with you again sometime."
Walking along with him, she couldn't wipe the smile from her face, though it was a good thing. Even if her dad decided to have some kind of weird suspicions about the smile, as he'd once had for Fawn when Felicity was younger.
Leading him up to her door, she didn't drop his hand. If he decided to drop hers, she'd let go without another word, but since he'd officially asked her to be his, she didn't see why she shouldn't be allowed to do such. Felicity didn't think her mum would mind too much, but her dad might have something to say about it. Though, it wasn't as though they were doing anything else under their eyes, hand holding wasn't really too much.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 24, 2007 22:54:01 GMT -5
Drew followed Felicity willingly, unaware of the goofy grin that was plastered on his face. He had spent an incredible evening with an incredible girl and as an added bonus had the hope of yet another date with her. He was up to... what... five more now? (WOO HOO!)
He wasn't even concerned over the fact that he was holding her hand, more concerned over the dessert as he wondered if it had shifted in the box during their last little bit of kissing.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Sept 24, 2007 23:52:37 GMT -5
Lightly biting on her lip, knowing they were back on time, she opened the door. Nerves were acting up in her stomach something fierce, fearing her dad would say something about them being late, even though there had to have been a few minutes still left.
Keeping a good grip on Drew's hand, Felicity waited for him to step through the doorway before closing it and diverting her brown eyes from the piercing blue ones she knew were watching from the living area, waiting for the two to enter.
"Dad?" she called out cautiously. "We're back." It was a simple statement, an obvious one, but it was something at least said. Peaking a bit around so she could see the elder Hjort, she smiled brightly at him, to show him she'd had a good time and was safe and sound.
However, the cautious silence only lasted a minute before a little red head popped into view and let his blue eyes fall to the giant standing before him. At least the giant hadn't stepped on his aunt, or at least he didn't seem to have as Felicity wasn't crying. The boy had begged to be allowed to stay up until his aunt returned home so he could make sure she was all right. Plus, it meant she got to put him to bed if he pleaded a bit with her.
"What are you doing running about at this hour?" Felicity asked the boy, letting go of Drew only to pull Freddy into a hug. After a quick whispered conversation, the blonde couldn't help but grin and agree to acquiesce to his request of being tucked in.
"Run along and I'll be up in a minute," she told him softly as she urged him to go to bed. Flashing a smile at Drew, she took off her outer garments and hung them where they belonged.
"How would you like to help me put Freddy to bed?" she asked with an almost hopeful smile. Her mum was bound to be up there, so it wasn't as though they'd be alone and her dad would have anything to really say in retaliation and not allow it; as long as she said a few words more to him before taking off. And as long as Drew did too, if he wanted to, she was sure it'd be all right.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 25, 2007 1:01:59 GMT -5
They stepped through the door, cutting it closer than Drew had planned, but still before the deadline, something the Ravenclaw hoped would earn him a few points. "Hello, Mr. Hjort," Drew called out as he shrugged off his own coat and hung it up in the same spot he had used before, shoving his gloves and hat into the pocket.
The invitation to help her with Freddy took him by surprise, pretty sure that going upstairs was the forbidden zone... at least it had always been for Allegra's dates. He glanced nervously towards the living room where he knew her father was, and Drew finally nodded in agreement. "What do you want to do with this?" he asked, holding up the bakery box.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Sept 25, 2007 7:18:21 GMT -5
"We can take it into the kitchen first and go upstairs from the backway stairwell," she answered, her smile growing at the anticipation of him helping her with the young boy. Dropping her voice to a whisper she added, "but I think it best we talk to my dad for a minute before doing that. He'll not take kindly to anything if we just breeze by him without saying something about the festival."
Sliding her arm through Drew's, Felicity pulled him into the living room with her. Ib's eyes, as was expected, were trained on the contact between the two, but he didn't say anything, instead choosing to greet the pair as kindly as he felt necessary, which resulted in a stiff nod, although he smiled at Felicity before letting his eyes fall to the young man's.
"Did you have a good time?" he asked in general, though shifting the conversation towards his daughter the man's eyes didn't leave the Ravenclaw.
"It was fantastic," the blonde answered with another smile. "We saw the light show, and this time I got to see most of it because we had a better spot than when I went before." Pausing, she lightly jabbed Drew with her elbow to get him to say something as well.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 25, 2007 9:14:34 GMT -5
"Yes sir," Drew answered, letting Felicity fill in the details. Maybe it was better that way considering all he could think about at the moment was kissing her in the snow. Felicity jabbed at him and as her elbow grazed his ticklish spot, he let out a nervous giggle, thinking he'd better start thinking about something else or risk needing a cold shower right there in the middle of the Hjort's house.
"We brought some dessert," Drew added, holding the boxes up like a peace offering, figuring Felicity's dad would probably find something wrong with bringing it back to the house.
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