Well, that was the plan. I avoided buying milk and bread at the store today and everything.
[She watches that eyebrow go up. And she hears what he's saying. There's a 50% chance he's going to say something terrible, and a 50% chance it could be amazingly romantic. Kind of a win either way, in her opinion, but it's the mystery that tugs at her interest.]
[She picks up her keys from the dresser. While she won't be driving the uber-cycle down to the Docks, she does still need to get back inside her apartment later.]
...
[She peers at his face for a moment. He's still a tough read, but...]
...Or, I guess I could go in the morning. Stay up all night cashing in that IOU you gave me for Christmas?
[Video]
[ His arms fold over his chest, raising an eyebrow. ]
Here I thought maybe I'd get to preemptively make up for the time you're going to be MIA for.
[Video]
[She watches that eyebrow go up. And she hears what he's saying. There's a 50% chance he's going to say something terrible, and a 50% chance it could be amazingly romantic. Kind of a win either way, in her opinion, but it's the mystery that tugs at her interest.]
I'm listening.
[Video]
Pizza and chill from now to... let's say, Saturday?
[ ... romantic... ]
[Video]
[Video]
stops himself. ]
It doesn't have to only be at my place, geeze.
[Video]
The sooner I do this, the sooner I'll be back. Wouldn't want to risk missing Valentine's Day.
But I'll probably be starved for pizza when I get back.
...And...starved for other things too.
[Wink! Because it's not super obvious what she could possibly be talking about.]
[Video]
[ He's just going to pretend he's not disappointed. Thankfully, he's used to not wearing his heart on his sleeve, so it comes pretty naturally. ]
[Video]
Riiiiiiiight.
[She picks up her keys from the dresser. While she won't be driving the uber-cycle down to the Docks, she does still need to get back inside her apartment later.]
...
[She peers at his face for a moment. He's still a tough read, but...]
...Or, I guess I could go in the morning. Stay up all night cashing in that IOU you gave me for Christmas?