He nods in response, squeezing her hand and taking a deep breath. He tries to relax, let go of everything but the moment and her company.
He's not going to entirely stop thinking about it, not for a while and definitely not while he can still hear what's going on around him, but he can push it to the back of his mind.
She smiles, even though she knows he won't be able to comply entirely. As long as he enjoys himself and isn't too distracted with possibilities, she'll be happy.
"You know," she says with a slight amusement in her tone. "We have all that food just waiting to be eaten. What about getting into that, hm?"
"I forgot that was there." He laughs, shaking his head. Not something he ever expected to say, after having had to scramble for food a couple of times, but surprises will do that to you. "Let's do that."
He doesn't let go of her hand as he heads for the table, a small smile settling onto his face.
She laughs too, kissing him on the cheek. "Don't tell me I'm going to have to start reminding you when to eat, pet." Not that she sounds like she would mind or anything.
She goes for fruit, picking at it seemingly at random and enjoying the sweetness. Fruit and baked goods are her weaknesses and you can probably tell by the spread that's laid out for them. Yes, there are other things but the vast majority seems to fall in tone of those tow categories.
He grins at her. "Probably not. I'm not promising anything, though."
He leans against the table, picking at a little bit of everything. Her preferences are quite clear but he can't say he minds them, either. But then, he's not difficult to please with food, so long as it's edible.
She laughs, picking up a strawberry and moving to feed it to him. "Well," she says. "If I have to. I'd best get on it. I don't want you getting too thin."
Oh good because chances are this is the kind of food that is stocked within their home right now anyway. Sure there are a few other things but lots of fruit and lots of bread and lots of milk and honey.
He takes the fruit from her without complaint and then pulls her closer, wrapping his arms around her for a brief hug and an even briefer kiss on the cheek. Normally he's not much for physical affection, but he's grown used to Aurora's displays, enough that it's almost grounding in its familiarity.
He would find it odd a year ago, how quickly that's happened, but it's not as if these aren't extraordinary circumstances.
"I think I can take care of myself," he assures her, and reaches behind him when he lets go, refilling a glass with wine and offering it to her.
She does not mind the affection, not in the slighted and she wraps her arms around his neck, leaving a kiss of her own again the corner of his mouth.
"Oh can you," she says giving him a skeptical look. "Well, if you stay here, we don't have to find out." She takes the wine and has a sip, a smile curling against her lips. Oh yes, she is very, very pleased with life right now.
"True," she says with a smile. "But you don't have to now. You have someone who's willing to do the work for you."
She smiles as he seems to settle into the idea, taking another drink from her cup and stepping towards the fire. Chicago is still cold, no matter what she does and the fire is a welcome warmth.
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Date: 2011-01-16 04:27 am (UTC)He's not going to entirely stop thinking about it, not for a while and definitely not while he can still hear what's going on around him, but he can push it to the back of his mind.
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Date: 2011-01-16 04:39 am (UTC)"You know," she says with a slight amusement in her tone. "We have all that food just waiting to be eaten. What about getting into that, hm?"
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Date: 2011-01-16 04:54 am (UTC)He doesn't let go of her hand as he heads for the table, a small smile settling onto his face.
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Date: 2011-01-16 11:01 am (UTC)She goes for fruit, picking at it seemingly at random and enjoying the sweetness. Fruit and baked goods are her weaknesses and you can probably tell by the spread that's laid out for them. Yes, there are other things but the vast majority seems to fall in tone of those tow categories.
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Date: 2011-01-16 01:35 pm (UTC)He leans against the table, picking at a little bit of everything. Her preferences are quite clear but he can't say he minds them, either. But then, he's not difficult to please with food, so long as it's edible.
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Date: 2011-01-16 01:44 pm (UTC)Oh good because chances are this is the kind of food that is stocked within their home right now anyway. Sure there are a few other things but lots of fruit and lots of bread and lots of milk and honey.
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Date: 2011-01-29 07:31 am (UTC)He would find it odd a year ago, how quickly that's happened, but it's not as if these aren't extraordinary circumstances.
"I think I can take care of myself," he assures her, and reaches behind him when he lets go, refilling a glass with wine and offering it to her.
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Date: 2011-01-29 07:53 am (UTC)"Oh can you," she says giving him a skeptical look. "Well, if you stay here, we don't have to find out." She takes the wine and has a sip, a smile curling against her lips. Oh yes, she is very, very pleased with life right now.
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Date: 2011-01-29 08:25 am (UTC)Nor will he complain about her being pleased, and as he pours his own glass he can't say he feels much differently, at the moment.
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Date: 2011-01-29 08:36 am (UTC)She smiles as he seems to settle into the idea, taking another drink from her cup and stepping towards the fire. Chicago is still cold, no matter what she does and the fire is a welcome warmth.