die with memories.

emma reed. twenty seven. knowledge manipulation. academy combat teacher.

[emsreed]

ncahcrcss​:

Noah laughed, “Maybe you dreamt it,” He teased and smiled smugly as she watched her sit down. The pout might work on other occasions but not this time, not when it came to cooking. He smiled over at her, unable to help himself, and then finished with the bacon, moving on to the eggs, “Of course I do,” He replied with an over-exaggerated nod and another laugh, “Maybe next time, dear,” He teased.

“I don’t know, I think you’re the one that’s making things up.” Emma replied as she put her elbow on the bench, resting her face in her hand. Normally, Emma hated losing with a passion but she didn’t mind it now as she watched him adoringly. “So long as you know, that’s okay. Next time?” She repeated quickly, not being able to hold her laughter at the name; another thing that would be added to their new normal. “I’ll hold you to that.” Emma replied, acting as if it was more of a promise rather than a very big maybe. “Talk me through how you’re making it?” Emma asked, she really just wanted to watch and listen to him talk. 

[emsreed]

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Noah’s expression softened, as did his tone, “I like that you know me too,” He said, moving to plant a quick kiss on her cheek. He pretended to think for a moment and then shook his head as he turned back to the bacon, turning it over so it didn’t burn, “No, that doesn’t sound familiar. I’m definitely sure we agreed you couldn’t cook anything except grilled cheese,” He replied and grinned, “I’m making you breakfast. You have gone too long without a proper one so sit and enjoy your coffee,” He said, nodding toward the seats along the island counter.

It had been less than a day and yet Emma didn’t know how she had ever gone without the soft kisses and touches from him. She melted from them every time. “I really think your memory is starting to fail you. I remember it a different way,” Emma said, still attempting to change his mind. As he continued to talk, Emma put on a small pout as if that would change his mind in any way. “Fine,” Emma conceded as she turned to sit on one of the stools, taking another sip of her coffee as she got comfortable. “I just hope you know that you’re missing out on a really good sous chef,” Emma teased. It wasn’t much of a loss regardless, at the end of the day Emma would prefer to watch him. 

[emsreed]

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“For you,” Noah said, “Did you think I was gonna let you come down here without a cup of coffee waiting? Do I look like an idiot?” He asked almost incredulously but the amusement showed on his face. He would make her coffee even when they were just friends. He wouldn’t be surprised if she chose coffee over him in the right situation. He raised a brow at her, “Help? No, Em, I’m pretty sure I said you could watch. I am not having the fire department here because I left you alone with cooking bacon,” He joked but he wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what ended up happening.

Emma gave a fake gasp as she put a hand to her chest, as if offended by the proposed accusation. “I would never think that, I had complete and utter faith in you.” Emma said, but her ruse didn’t last long. “I just like that you know me.” Maybe that was what Emma had been missing from past relationships, they didn’t know her. No one knew her as well as Noah did. Emma tilted her head towards him, “Are you sure? I’m pretty sure I heard the phrase, ‘Emma you can help.’ I’m sure the fire department won’t come, besides even if they did I bet they’d be so impressed by my cooking. I’m a good helper, I promise.” 

[emsreed]

ncahcrcss​:

Roxy sat and watched him cook, probably looking for a stray piece of sausage or bacon which he did give her some of even though he probably shouldn’t have. He knew that Emma arrived when their dog moved from his spot staring up at him to greet her. She did seem to like them more than food which was good. He grinned, “Good morning,” He replied, sounding a lot shipper than… well, any other time he had spoken in the past few years. He turned away from the cooking bacon for a moment to wrap his arms around her properly and plant a kiss on her lips. He nodded as he pulled away from the kiss, “Best sleep I’ve had in years,” He admitted and then removed one of his hands from around her waist to reach for the mug waiting on the counter. He held it between them, “Fresh coffee. Just how you like it.”

Emma smiled through their kiss, she found it hard to keep any sort of smile off her face; not that she would want to. “Me too, the best sleep.” Emma agreed, she probably wouldn’t have even needed to say anything about her sleep considering the rare sleep in that Emma had managed. It would have been extremely hard to convince him otherwise. The butterflies in her stomach were still there and probably would stay there until they had gotten used to their new normal but Emma didn’t mind it. She was just glad that this was happening. “For me?” She asked, taking the coffee from his hands. Emma had seen the coffee as she walked in and was looking forward to it, but wanted to say good morning to him first. “Thank you,” Emma said, taking a sip before looking at what was cooking. “I thought you said I could help?” 

[emsreed]

ncahcrcss​:

Noah could sense that Emma was falling asleep without even looking at her. Her breathing was slowing and though she tried to hide it, he knew she was yawning. Part of him wanted to stay up and talk to her all night but he was getting tired too. The lack of a good night’s sleep seemed to be catching up with the both of them. He smiled and let out a soft hum at her comment before her drifted off. He wasn’t sure what time it had been but it did feel like he opened his eyes only a few moments later. Even without an alarm, his body automatically woke up early, 7 AM usually. even on the weekends. He was either heading to work or going for a jog but today he was doing neither. But this time he didn’t wake up with a sense of dread, he woke up warm and happy. It was rare, almost never happened really, but it didn’t take him any time at all to know why. The woman tangled in his arms brought a wide smile to his face and he inhaled deeply as he stretched a little. Noah wanted nothing more than to stay in her arms forever, or at least for the rest of the day. But his stomach started grumbling and he remembered that he’d promised her breakfast. Carefully moving her out of his arms and onto the bed without waking her, Noah turned off her alarm so she could lie in a little longer and went into the kitchen. He was greeted by Roxy, who seemed to sense the change in mood, “hey girl,” He said to her softly giving her some pets and a belly rub as well as filling her food and water bowl. Then he started on their own breakfast and coffee. He couldn’t forget the coffee.

For the first time in days, Emma slept through the entire night. Emma couldn’t remember the last time she had woken up without the sound of her alarms, nor could she remember the last time she felt truly well rested but when she did wake Emma didn’t feel as if she needed any more sleep. Emma stretched out as she woke, her hand moving to the colder side of her bed in an attempt to find him. It was only when she kept meeting cold spots that she properly opened her eyes and woke up, sitting up on her bed. On a typical day, Emma might have woken up stressed, tired, or just generally overwhelmed by all that she had planned for the day, today wasn’t like that, Emma woke up happy and excited for the day. It was only once she had properly woken up that Emma noticed the smell of breakfast wafting through her room, it brought a smile to her face to remember his promise from the night before. Emma got up from bed and followed the scent of breakfast to the kitchen, she wasn’t surprised to see Roxy sitting in the middle of the kitchen before Roxy had gotten up to greet her. Emma gave her a quick pat behind her ears but dropping her hands as she walked further into the kitchen, smiling as she saw Noah cooking up a storm in their kitchen. “Good morning,” Emma said, her tone filled with bliss as she walked closer to him. She hesitated for a second, a flash of doubt that last night had been a dream but it went away quickly as she wrapped her arm around him placing a kiss on his cheek. “Did you sleep okay?” 

[emsreed]

jamesallenreed​:

“Why don’t you put it into the equation?” James replied. “Think about it logically.”

“I don’t know how,” Emma sighed as she took a sip of her coffee. “How do you find the logicality in your best friend just kissing you out of the blue? I don’t know how I feel, I mean, I think I do but I don’t. What if I like him and something goes wrong? I don’t know what I’d do if I lost him.” 

[emsreed]

ncahcrcss​:

How was it possible that Noah hadn’t been able to sleep for days and after twenty minutes with Emma in his arms, he knew he would sleep like a baby, “Me too, with you,” He said. She probably didn’t need the reassurance because he had been making it very obvious but he said it anyway, “Maybe we should just do two first dates so we can fit both in huh?” He asked with a small laugh. Fitting a movie in before seven would mean that they’d have to leave work early and neither of them were the type. If she asked, he absolutely would though, “That we do. We have all day to do whatever you want.”

For someone who hadn’t been sleeping well the past few nights, if at all, Emma would have been completely happy to stay awake just talking with Noah all night. But sleep was slowly but surely catching up to her. Emma rested her head against his chest, burrowing herself slightly into him. She nodded slightly against him, “Maybe,” Emma agreed, her voice quiet as she stifled a yawn, closing her eyes. She was attempting to fight sleep, despite how much she needed it. “That would be nice.” Despite her best efforts to stay awake with him, it was a battle that she was quickly losing as she fell asleep. 

[emsreed]

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As his arms wrapped around her and she sunk deeper into them, one of Noah’s hands found its way into her hair and he strokes it softly. It was an absentminded action, letting his fingers run through the smooth strands as he smiled at her, “When did you get so corny?” He teased, pressing his forehead against hers before adding softly, “I agree,” He paused as he thought, “I suppose we should probably check movie times before we decide on that, don’t you think?”

It was easy for Emma to get comfortable in his arms, mere seconds passed before she was completely comfortable. As he stroked her hair, Emma’s mind slowly began to slow down and she felt as if she could easily fall asleep; it had been weeks since she had felt as if she could sleep easily. “You did this,” Emma joked, “I just like being here, with you.” She added, as if it wasn’t obvious already. In her excitement at the pure idea of their date, Emma’s mind had completely skipped a step in their planning. “Probably...” Emma admitted, laughing at herself. “I think trivia usually starts at seven, so it would have to be an earlier one to give us enough time. But we can look at it all tomorrow, we have all day.” 

[emsreed]

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“How about…” Noah began, finally stopping the kisses and moving to wrap his arms around her better so he could just hold her. He was starting to get a little tired but he didn’t show it. He just wanted to enjoy every moment he could with her. He thought for a moment and planted one last kiss on her temple, “Both?” He suggested, “If we catch an early enough movie, we can go to the trivia night down at that pub you like?”

Emma missed the feeling of his kisses; something she never imagined that she would be thinking until they had kissed the first time a few weeks ago, but fell into his arms all the same as she allowed herself to sink deep into his hold. Anyone would say that Emma was a very active person and prefered to always be doing something but if presented with the opportunity to stay with him Emma would clear her schedule. “That sounds perfect,” Emma said, “Anywhere we go would be a good first date so long as it’s with you but that sounds perfect.” She spoke with a light giggle as they talked more about it, already excited by the mere thought of it. “What time should we leave?” 

[emsreed]

ncahcrcss​:

Noah hadn’t put an excessive amount of thought into what a relationship with Emma would be like. But this was pretty much how he would have guessed it. The same as they were as friends with the excessive organisation except with dates and kissing. He wasn’t the least bit concerned or frustrated by it. He was more than happy to listen to her talk about stationary and planning all day, as long as he could be part of it, “No we couldn’t have that,” He said, smiling against her skin, “And Thursday? Our first date, have you got any ideas for that yet,” He had a number of them but they had made a rule so it was up to both of them to decide together.

Emma wasn’t one to hide things about herself from others but she knew that at times it could intimidate people or scare them off. Emma never felt like she had to cover it up or settle down with things that she was passionate about. Noah had always been there to lend an ear or encourage her thoughts. “We could... go to trivia? Or... maybe a drive in movie?” 

[emsreed]

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“Will we have to get a calendar too?” Noah asked, planting a kiss on the sweet spot where her neck and shoulder met. His tone was casual but serious. He knew that Emma would take that kind of question seriously whether he was joking or not, “One for the kitchen or something so we can both always see the dates,” They did already have a calendar in the kitchen. It wasn’t exactly full of social visits, mostly about appointments for Roxy, days when one of them would be home late, when they were expecting visitors like Rori or James, “Tabs huh?” he asked, using his hand to move her hair out of the way so he could access more skin. He knew that doing this would lead nowhere except eventually stopping and going to sleep but he was taking the time to show affection while also memorising her features. He would probably have to stop soon, though he didn’t want to, “Well sure, if you think they’ll help.”

“It wouldn’t hurt to get one,” Emma answered, her eyes closing momentarily as he kissed the connecting lines of her neck. Her breath kept hitching as she talked, her attempts of trying to prove that he wasn’t distracting her were long gone. “But it doesn’t have to be a priority, I can organise us one for our phones, it’ll always be there that way.” If he was in any way attempting to tease her about her organisation, she absolutely wouldn’t be able to tell. Even if he was, she would still talk about it and her different ways. Emma nodded in response before he had moved her hair; Noah’s soft touches were very quickly becoming her favourites. Just as he was memorising her features, Emma was busy storing away his kisses. She had been extremely tired before, thoughts racing around her mind as she tried to piece them all together but now that they had worked it out and knew what they had wanted, Emma’s mind was finally calm and the tired feeling had washed away allowing her to remain in the moment. “I think they would, especially if we have multiple ideas. No chance of anything getting lost.” 

[emsreed]

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“I do sometimes you know,” Noah said with a little hum. Despite being busy with kissing any part of skin he could reach, he was talking as if he was just standing and talking about their day. Emma was the one who he was distracting. He moved to kiss the top part of her chest so he could move around and give attention to the other side of her neck. He tangled one hand in her hair and used it to help tilt her head in the other direction, “A binder styled one, hm? So fancy. And just for our date planner?” He questioned with a wide smirk on his face, “Options. What kind of options?”

“Now that you mention it, I have noticed it once or twice.” With his success of his distraction earlier, Emma was trying to not let it happen twice, especially as he was still talking so casually. For someone who normally didn’t particularly liked to be touched, Emma was relishing in every touch as she let him move her and get newly acquainted with her different features. “It has to be fancy, it’ll be a very important binder.” She mused, “We could get one for our pre-date organisation... one for the dates themselves...”   Emma paused between her suggestions, her mind more wrapped up in him rather than the stationary and planning. “Maybe we could even get some tabs?” 

[emsreed]

tcnnerfrcy​:

“Which ones?” Tanner asked, taking the instructions back, “Oh uh, A screws. Those are A screws.”

Emma groaned quietly to herself as she placed a hand to her face. “I think I picked up the wrong ones.” She admitted, “Please tell me we don’t have to take out every single screw?” 

[emsreed]

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“No, not all the time. But I’m not agreeing to a rule of absolutely no surprise dates,” Noah explained. He did like to be a little spontaneous sometimes, even if she didn’t. He raised his brow back in a challenging manner, “I will if I know you’ll enjoy the surprise,” And who knew her better than he did? And vice versa. Noah hummed against her neck in a low, almost moan-like manner, “The lined ones… limit how much you can… write in there. You can write smaller… without… the lines,” He pointed out between kisses, moving his lips around to the other side of her neck, “I’ll buy you all the planners you like.”

Emma made a face towards him, both of were as stubborn as each other but Emma knew it wasn’t something she would be able to budge him on. At the end of the day, Emma would like a surprise date, just not the suspense or the lack of details leading up towards it. “You have a lot of confidence there, don’t you?” She asked, still slightly teasing him. Emma already knew that she would like anything they did or anywhere they went so long as it was time together. A breathless sigh that Emma didn’t know she was holding escaped as he talked and moved kisses around her neck. One of her hands found themselves in the small curls of his hair, creating soft movements through it. “That’s... Good point,” She managed to get out, still catching her breath with every movement. “Maybe a binder styled one?” Emma then suggested, she really could talk about stationary all day. “Any? I could get us options then...” 

[emsreed]

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“But what if we want to surprise each other?” Noah asked. He sucked at keeping secrets from her anyway but there was nothing wrong with surprise dates, “You know, like for special occasions or something,” He continue and then smirked, “I thought you might,” He moved to plant kisses on her neck again, “You’re very sexy when you talk stationary, did you know that?” He was only teasing a little. Her organisation and how serious she was about it was one of the things he had always liked, even loved, about her, “Thursday’s perfect.”

“I really like knowing everything, though. We can’t have surprise dates all the time then, I wouldn’t be able to cope. Besides, you couldn’t keep it from me if you tried.” Emma teased, almost challenging him with her words. Her head tilted upwards slightly as he peppered more kisses to her neck, basking in the moment of every little touch against her. “Really? That’s good, because I could very easily talk about stationary all day. Like... what colour planner should we get? I already have blue for work so it can’t be that... Oh! and should it be lined, or not?” 

[emsreed]

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Noah pondered for a moment, “Maybe I’ll just keep it as a surprise,” He murmured against her lips. He laughed and propped himself up on his elbow for a moment, gazing down at her with an adoring smile on his face, “Okay, new rule, different rule,” He began, “Because we’re both workaholics, we have at least one date night a week, more if we want but always one day which we decide in advance and we both decide what we’re gonna do an organise it together,” He grinned, “It’ll be like a pre-date,” He joked but knowing she’d enjoy the planning as much as she enjoyed the date, “That one always has to be together, that way we’re both happy and involved. If you wanna plan a plan a date by yourself or I want to, those are extra dates or surprise dates. Sound good?”

“No,” She whined with a pout. “Don’t do that. Rule, no secrets or surprises.” Emma countered, pointing a finger at him as if she had found a way around it. Emma liked the way that he already knew her completely, she felt understood by him and his idea as it catered to both of them. “I really like that idea. Especially the pre-dates. Do you think I should get a new planner for it all?” She asked, if they hadn’t known each other so well Emma would have needed to specify that she was serious about her question. “Maybe... we can go on Thursday?” 

[emsreed]

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“Three?” Noah asked, pretending to sound incredulous before laughing softly, “I’ll take you on as many dates as you like, Em,” He moved to kiss her other cheek now before catching her lips, “You’re not gonna damage my masculinity. I just know that you like to be in control. Are you willing to hand over complete control to me for all our dates?” He questioned in an almost challenging manner. He raised an eyebrow, “I’m on a roll? How am I on a roll?”

“I wouldn’t be upset if it were more than three.” She responded to his light gasp with a laugh, “And where would you take me?” Emma asked with a tilt of her head in anticipation for his answer. She opened her mouth slightly to answer before closing it again- he had gotten her there. Emma was very much a planner and liked to be in every single decision. “Not all of them... maybe just the first ones? Or I could help you organise them?” Emma offered, although deep down she knew she wouldn’t be able to let him be in complete control of planning, or even be able to help without taking over. “You are! You kissed me first and you’re here. You may as well round it out with our first date.”