Tiptoeing around certain things in his life had become something Booker was quite an expert at over the years. It was practically bread into him, if he were being honest about it all. One just didn’t speak of aspects of their lives that they didn’t want others to know about. When it came to Ruby, though, there was never an embarrassment factor that played into it, but the light tread was maintained the facade they were living of simply friends with benefits to topple over. And of course, that happened just the other day. A simple question turned into a bit of a life altering moment. It should have been expected, after all. They were getting a bit ‘couple-y’ than usual recently.
Now, he would have been lying if he said that butterflies hadn’t taken over when she said she was willing to cross the line. It wasn’t particularly the manliest feeling in the world, but when it came to the brunette, all bets were off. He was himself. And if that meant he was a bit of a softie, well, she didn’t seem to mind. Perhaps it was added on to his charm. Either way, Ruby wanted to take things further, and he had wanted to do so for quite some time now. He was just being a punk about it. What if taking things to the next level ruined everything? If for some reason it didn’t work out, would they be able to continue to be friends? - minus the whole benefits, of course. He wouldn’t expect that at all.
A car was sent to pick the woman up from work, so he could make sure that the house was relatively spotless - not that he was a messy person. Dinner had been ordered and set to arrive just after she did, and flowers were bought with a smile. Everything was falling nicely into place! Candles were lit around the house, which was actually quite normal, and he made sure he didn’t smell like the gym before settling back on to the couch. Was he being extra about the situation? Possibly. A quick text message was sent to his best friend to let her know what was about to go down, so she could stop pestering him to make things official, and he took a deep breath. Ruby may have already said yes to something more between them, but still! A deep breath was taken. How exactly did one get this lucky?
To say that Ruby was restless was a huge understatement. She’d barely been able to pay attention during her shift all day, and as it neared the end of her work day she only grew more impatient and nervous. She knew there was no reason to be nervous. This was Booker; this was someone she trusted wholeheartedly, who knew almost everything about her, who wanted the same thing she did - and that’s what they were going to talk about. Exactly how to go about shifting from what they were now to... something more. Ruby was glad she’d taken that step, even if she’d been scared shitless at the time, and despite the quickening pace of her heart, she still was glad.
It was a short ride from the brewery to Booker’s home, but it felt like a lifetime. Ruby knew there were a few things they had to sort out first. There were probably a few things she should tell him, too. After all, she really, really wanted this to last. Maybe she wasn’t in love just yet, but she knew it was only a matter of time before Booker flashed one of his trademark smiles and Ruby would completely tip over the edge of so far gone that there was definitely no going back.
Before she knew it, she was standing just outside the door, and before she could totally lose her courage she was knocking on it. She hadn’t felt butterflies like this since she was a teenager. The things Booker Kensley did to her, she supposed. Ruby definitely wasn’t complaining.
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