BE MINE. / @iriiidescent
Eve and Emory had spent some time socializing with Emory’s coworkers at her office party, and though all was going well, there had been slight awkwardness at times in Emory introducing her. After all, they hadn’t quite given each other official titles –– but they weren’t just friends anymore, were they? They’d gone out on a picnic date and nearly ended up in bed together afterward, for Christ’s sake. But they hadn’t gotten around to actually asking each other about titles, and so Emory had simply called her her ‘date’ and left it at that ( though Eve imagined instead how it would be if she referred to her as her ‘girlfriend’, and that sent thrilled chills all up her spine ).
At some point, Emory had pulled Eve off to the side and suggested sneaking away for a moment, to get some fresh air, and Eve was more than happy to accept. Emory’s coworkers were all nice people, but conversation had begun to become somewhat dull. No offense to lawyers, but sometimes they could drone on and on about policies and cases and things that generally didn’t hold Eve’s interest. When everyone else was distracted, they slipped away to the elevators and made their way up to the roof. Eve was surprised to find it was a rather nice setting when they made it up –– indeed there was a pool, as well as boxed plants all around and general lounge spaces for socializing and perhaps small events.
“It’s gorgeous up here,” Eve remarked, a slightly chilly wind blowing against her curled hair as she gazed around. “And the view is fantastic. Do you come up here a lot?” She turned to her date, smiling as she looked over her features. She was so beautiful. Eve was suddenly so very glad she’d abandoned that gala to come with her to this party, even if there was some bland conversation and she didn’t know anybody –– it was so worth it to be near her.
After picking Evelyn up from the event she had attended, there was only one thing that was still missing to make the evening perfect: Emory desperately wanted to make things between them official. She didn’t want to keep living in uncertainty. She wanted Evelyn to know that she was all in, that she wanted to be with her through the good times and the bad times as her girlfriend and her partner in crime. So far, the moment hadn’t presented itself yet. Knowing she would have to talk to her soon, the lawyer waited for the conversation to lead there naturally.
At some point, Emory had realized that it was definitely not going to happen while they were around her coworkers. And so she had suggested getting some fresh air, knowing the venue had a rooftop pool — lawyers and their fancy parties. Emory’s fingers were gently wrapped around Evelyn’s, the gesture intimate yet already so familiar. There wasn’t a doubt in Emory’s mind that they had a special connection; one even Emory hadn’t felt quite like this before. No one except for the gallerist had ever been able to make her heartbeat pick up in speed so rapidly, no one had ever caused such warmth to spread in her chest with just a smile; no one but Evelyn.
Emory closed her eyes for a moment, taking a deep breath before looking over at the other brunette. “Not as often as I’d like,” she admitted, slowly closing some of the distance between their bodies, her hands innocently resting on Evelyn’s waist. “I’m so glad you’re here with me,” she said with a warm smile, before pressing a gentle, lingering kiss to her lips. Pulling her own bottom lip between her teeth when the kiss ended, she looked into the gallerist’s eyes with a smile. She had to admit, she was nervous. She knew this was it, the moment she could use to get some clarity. Gently she wrapped her fingers around Evelyn’s hand once more, guiding it upwards above her heart, letting her feel just how quickly it was beating. “I realize this is incredibly cheesy but — I’ve never had this before.”
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