Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jan 27, 2009 23:40:52 GMT -5
"I think you look amazing," he told her once more, just because she said he could. He leaned in for another kiss, knowing this moment was going to be one of the few they had alone before she had to go off to school again. If he thought they could get away with it, he'd steal her away and keep her all to himself for the rest of the evening.
"It's been long in coming, I know," he told her breaking off the kiss just enough to speak. He nuzzled her nose with his, enjoying her scent and being mindful that he probably shouldn't mess around with her hair as much as he wanted to run his fingers though those curls, curls he was sure were for him because he had asked for them.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Jan 28, 2009 0:11:26 GMT -5
Following his lead with the kiss, she hardly let his lips leave hers when he pulled away to talk once more. Long in coming, she knew, but at the same time it made this time coming all the more important and precious. Who knew when she'd have another chance to see his parents? But then again, she wouldn't mind spending time with just him either, after all, this felt really, really good. They hadn't had a really good kiss since before they left Hogwarts in June, there were just too many people around to try.
"I'm just glad I can finally meet them. It's a really important time, I mean, it's not every day I have the chance to see them, right?" She had been beginning to wonder, if she and Drew were still together next summer, if they'd have to plan to go meet his parents in California before she had to start work, if she was accepted.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jan 28, 2009 0:33:45 GMT -5
"Maybe again at Christmas," he said, knowing that they had missed last vacation because of the Dragon Pox outbreak. He had thought it was kind of silly to quarantine the whole school, but it wasn't like he could really do anything about it. His mind drifted to the letter he had gotten that winter from Felicity's dad and how every so often he got a small glimmer that maybe the man would be okay with him dating his daughter. It never lasted very long.
"Okay... one more before we get there," he told her quickly, raising his eyebrow and cupping her face in the palm of her hand before leaning in to take one more kiss. He lingered there for as long as he thought he could get away with, savoring the sweet taste of her lips before they had to go and spend the rest of the evening with his folks.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Jan 29, 2009 0:36:33 GMT -5
Humming in response to the delicious taste, Felicity really wasn't ready for him to leave just yet and argued quietly as the cooler air touched her lips. His warmth had hardly lingered, and she wasn't ready to give up at that very moment. They didn't have many chances like this, and while they had to meet his parents and arrive for reservations, he started it and she wasn't about to allow him to finish it quite yet.
Arms around his neck, she lingered only a moment longer, before the scoff of a passing individual drew her from the cloud she was on. Turning to make a face, a very immature reaction, Felicity gasped and quickly turned back to face Drew, a horrified look on her face.
"That was my neighbor," she uttered quietly, grabbing a hold of his arm and urging him forward. "Oh, I hope she didn't recognize me." The woman was known for making problems in the neighborhood, and that was all she needed was for word to reach her father's ears of what they were doing. But with the dress, and the curls, could she recognize the blonde for who she really was?
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jan 29, 2009 23:22:12 GMT -5
He gave a low giggle as she went back in for another kiss, not minding in the least that she chose to continue where he had left it. He didn't even notice the passer-by until she pulled back again, making first a face to mock the woman and then out of embarassment. He looked quickly in the direction the woman had walked before hurrying off with Felicity.
Would the woman recognize her? Drew hoped not figuring that the dress, hair, and the fact that her face had been pressed against his were enough to camoflauge her identity. If not, they were both in huge trouble.
"Come on, we're almost there," Drew prompted, thinking that maybe it was a good thing her dad hadn't asked for phone numbers and addresses for the evening.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Jan 30, 2009 23:16:01 GMT -5
His response to let her continue was satisfying, and Felicity took the opportunity as well as she could. But that one noise, someone not liking that they were showing affection for one another, that bothered her. After all, their hands weren't all over one another, and they weren't being extremely rude, they were just kissing, nothing like she'd seen elsewhere. And a little kissing didn't hurt anyone, right? Well, it didn't until word got around, and that word was gotten around to her parents.
Hurrying along with Drew, Felicity did her best not to trip or stumble in the sandals, that was quite a task all on its own. "Where exactly is it we're going, love?" she asked as they passed a few diners she was well acquainted with, though suspected to begin with none were which his parents would make reservations for.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jan 31, 2009 2:59:14 GMT -5
They turned another corner and Drew slowed down just a little, figuring they were safer. Even so, he didn't think he would get to kiss her again.
"Italian? It's called La Betulle... just up the street a bit. I hope that's okay with you," he told her, thinking he probably should have checked before his parents made the reservations. There wasn't too much he could do if it wasn't okay but thinking about it was keeping his mind off of kissing her. He was trying to figure the chances of being alone again, but it didn't look so good.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Feb 1, 2009 2:49:49 GMT -5
"Le Betulle?" she asked, turning her head with a surprised and shocked expression. That place was one she'd couldn't even ever afford to stand in front of, and they were to be celebrating there? Immediately Felicity's mind turned to mush, trying to calculate in her mind how long it would take to save enough money to just afford to order a glass of water from there, it was mind boggling. Of course she knew it wasn't the most expensive restaurant in London, but it was one she never thought she'd ever be able to go to, let alone be invited to go to with another.
"That...That's perfectly fine, I told you it isn't my choice, it's your parents." After all, they were the ones who chose the restaurant, wanted to celebrate in such a manner with him, so, she had no say. "It's just...I've never been there before..."
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Feb 1, 2009 3:18:14 GMT -5
"That's the one," Drew answered, not really understanding her look. If anything, he hoped Italian would be okay with her. His mom had first suggested Japanese, knowing he loved sushi, but he hadn't ever actually had a discussion on raw fish with Felicity and wasn't sure how well that one would go over. He figured Italian was a pretty safe option and his second favorite.
"Me either," he answered with a smile and a shrug as he saw the place up ahead. It looked good and he was anticipating large portions. Italian places were usually pretty good about that though.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Feb 1, 2009 3:31:16 GMT -5
Rolling her eyes at Drew, she turned her face away with a smile, shaking her head. It wasn't just that she'd never been there, it was that she'd never be able to afford such a place, or at least the bill at one. While it mightn't be a huge deal to some people, she hardly went to such a place, her family preferred smaller restaurants with cheaper menus, that way they could afford to take everyone out...once, maybe twice, a year. And Felicity truly liked Italian food, Drew knew as much, but there were less expensive Italian restaurants in the area as well, and they had rather good food.
"So, should I offer your parents my hand?" Felicity asked, wondering if it was customary in America to do as such. Drew offered his hand the first time they met, but even the second time she'd held his hand and had wrapped her arms around him... "I mean, is it polite to do so? In America, I mean, for a young woman to do such?"
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Feb 1, 2009 3:55:58 GMT -5
He was a little confused by her wording, used to an offer of a hand being a proposal of marriage. It took him a moment to realize what she meant, and while some frowned upon ladies being so forward as to initiate a handshake, believing it to be a sign of confidence and strength that was reserved only for men, his parents would not think such.
"You do whatever feels right for you," he told her, knowing his folks would be okay with a hug, a handshake, or nothing at all. They just wanted to meet her. "If you want to shake hands, then that's the polite thing to do. Man or woman should have nothing to do with it, right?"
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Feb 3, 2009 22:02:31 GMT -5
"But what feels right and what is right are different, especially when it comes to different customary acts between countries," she answered, trying to stress the point. "I'm not trying to offend, but I've never been to America, and while I've heard Americans are much more free about what they do, in the ways they express themselves, I don't want to mess up. And I know genders shouldn't have anything to do with other things, but a lot of the time, they do."
Drew could sometimes be more free than she was, was more able to speak of certain subjects than she could, but other times she had more ability to do such. "But I do think shaking their hands would be polite to do."
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Feb 4, 2009 22:58:48 GMT -5
"Come on, we aren't all that different," Drew answered with a playful smirk. He was never really sure why Felicity sometimes said that. Of course he knew there were differences, but there were way more similarites and the differernces really weren't that big of a deal. "And seriously, it's not like my parents are going to think I'm starting to cross-dress if you tell them about stealing my jumpers, right?" He finished with a grin and a raised eyebrow. Talk about gender having to do with it...
"I think shaking hands would be good too," he agreed, knowing that was how he and Allegra had been taught. His parents wouldn't have thought less of her either way, but again, it was one of those similarites that Drew saw. "And I don't think you can mess anything up, seriously." If anyone was going to do that, it would be his mom and he knew it.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Feb 5, 2009 0:36:45 GMT -5
No, they weren't extremely different, but he'd also been pretty much living in Europe since he started Hogwarts. And how was she to know if another American was any different? The only other one she'd met, besides Drew's family members, were Alexander (who'd attended an American school) and Alexander's mum, and honestly, she was a bit different at times. Likable, but different.
It took the blonde a minute to understand what Drew was saying, at first not thinking of dresses, but not understanding what he was talking about. To her, jumpers had always been sweaters, it was only recently she'd ever known a dress to be called a jumper, and that was because Celina had one and referred to it as such, confusing Felicity be her words.
"Well, I hope if I mess anything up, it won't be very serious," she answered quietly, having understood what Drew said as her not messing anything seriously up, rather than seriously being just a used word. "Maybe just a wrong word, or nervous laughter at the wrong time, but nothing huge like going on about what a wonderful kisser you are..."
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Feb 5, 2009 1:22:51 GMT -5
"You aren't going to mess anything up," Drew repeated, confident of that statement. There was no concern about being serious or not, he just knew it wouldn't happen. Wrong words happened and his family understood nervous laughter. He really didn't think they'd hold anything like that against her.
The kissing though, they had already covered, and he gave a short laugh at her tease. "You can save that one for after my parents are gone," he told her, opening the door to the restaurant to allow her in. The place looked pretty busy, but he thought he saw his parents sitting at a table in the back.
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