Axel was… thrilled. That’s the only word that came to his mind. He still can’t pinpoint what about the actor has gotten him so enamoured. He wants to say it’s because the other had that boyish charm to him. Kaidan was a celebrity who, unlike most, seemed to have a genuine appreciation for his life. A smile and a blush to most everything that came his way. Axel joked that the other man was sort of like a Disney character in that regard. It was a soft thought which made him laugh every time. He reminds himself to crack that joke at least once on their date. Then he focuses back to what was important… getting ready for the actual thing. He already imagines the other’s smile while fishing… and if the doctor was lucky, he was going to slip his arms around the other’s naked chest… and maybe squeeze a few nipples. It was a well-calculated attack, after all. The day was ridiculously hot… and if not, there’s always splashing water.
He made sure that his hair was perfectly styled and his beard completely trimmed before leaving the house. It’s meticulous and silly considering they were going out to the wilderness but… he wants to look his best for the actor. This was a special day for the both of them. It was Kaidan’s first “big” date, and truth be told it was one of the bigger one for Axel as well. He leaves his car wearing a snug hoodie to protect himself from the cold morning air before slinging his backpack over his shoulder. Perfect casual look. He rang the doorbell and waited, before nearly opening his mouth in shock when the other opened the door. Maybe he was more smitten than he originally thought.
"Kaidan!" He clapped his hands. "I have the fishing rods, bait, and everything we need in my car. I had my friend leave the boat for us by the lake. Hope you’re excited for a great day. Hope you packed sunscreen too… it’s gonna be a scorcher." He smiled with a fox grin before shaking his head. "Sorry… got so caught up I didn’t even ask you how you were doing."
The high collar shirt did no justice to the blush that crept up on his face. Even the loud excited exclamation to Axel's voice as he spoke his name made him smile wide and purse his lips tight. Just to control his heart from escaping his mouth. Bag in hand.. He shook his head at the question. He didn't have sunscreen.. He didn't think about it in that way. "I...don't think I have sunscreen... I might need to get some on the way..." The foxy grin on his face made it more difficult to think that the small fuck up he had not packing was a bad thing... The man was infectious with his smile and it made Kaidan reciprocate back with excitement..
Closing the door to his house and locking up the keys, he knew looking back at his three storey house that he would come back a different man, he bid goodbye to a part of his life and turned to look at the man and the car in front of him.. Axel .. He'd only met for the first time not to long ago and already he was going slightly head over heels for him. He shouldn't be. It was his first time with the man. He barely knew him...."Shall we?" he asked as he pointed his back to the boot of his car
Pulling the jumper over his head, Kaidan took a deep breath and shook his head out. He felt nervous. More nervous that he felt when he was on set. More nervous that he felt before going under the knife to remove a brain tumour or two. Why?.. He didn't know...Was it the thrill of the fact that he was about to encounter something other than the pressure of survival, or the pressure of expectation? The thrill of the fact that he would be embarking on a little journey discovering what it really is he wanted out of life with a man he barely knew other than the fact that he was a brain surgeon.. He rubbed his head and tried to forget about it. Turning to his left,a grey Calvin Klein duffle bag lay packed and ready for him to take. A few essentials, nothing too fancy, clean underpants and jeans.. t-shirts, shirts and perhaps a dinner jacket or two.
Just something planned. The small things in his life that most people took for granted that he took with pride and care to make sure they were neatly packed. He'd sent a message to Axel before he had gone into the shower saying he would be ready in an hour.. Axel. His mind kept wandering towards him.. his salt and pepper hair.. his crystal bluish greenish eyes and the warm smile with the lop sidded smirk.. the cocky attitude that left him slightly bewildered.. He chewed on his lip.. Apprehensively. He was going to go fishing with Dr. Axel MØller... Suddenly he felt the butterflies in his stomach kick up in a storm and his ears prick up as the buzzer interupted his thoughts... Grabbing his bags, keys, phone and wallet, without a second thought, he locked the door to his room and ran down his barely furnished house, excited like a school kid at christmas... Opening the door to feel his breath taken away in an instant...
Yes, tennis. I can teach you how to become a good player in no time… give you all the dirty tricks I have. [He chuckles a bit himself] Well, as long as I’m cute. And for meeting? I’ll pick you up from wherever you live. I’ll have a friend transport the dingy to where I plan to fish so we should be fine. It’s only about a few hours out of town… good car ride. Lots of time to talk.
I.. [ blushes slightly at the dirty tricks comments] it's not tricks I want to know.. It's.. how you can get so passionate and fired up about hitting a tennis ball and aiming it at your opponents face... or something...i... well.. I feel stupid thinking that tennis players only want to hit another in the face with the ball because of the way they're screaming during hits... anyway... I'm... more than ready for this trip.....I.. guess.. I'll.. leave all the ..talk for when we do get to the dingy... Ok?...
You damn tease. Mystery and all that when you could have given it to me plain and simple. You already have the need to know though. Haven’t seen me play tennis and get hyper competitive… since I sort of am… but all the important stuff! I mean look at me, I’m cute. -He points to his face with a pout- We’re both excited… I guess we’ll just have to see how sparks fly then.
Me? Teasing? [innocently smiles] Yeah actually for once I wouldn't like to know what's going on.. I'll find out when it happens.. you tell me more about yourself and I'll tell you about myself when we catch a fish, cook it and...eat it.. And tennis aye?....I...might take you up on that..I'm not a very good tennis player just so as you know...[chuckling at the fact that he was tooting his own horn] I know ..I wouldn't have said yes to a date if you didn't look like such a polar bear... Young one that is... I look forward to the weekend..Where do you want me to meet you?
Fair enough, fair enough. I do kinda like to talk about myself a bit. -He looks intently again, keeping the other’s features in his mind. How that blush starts from the face, imagining what how low it would go.- Well I certainly have to do my best to make you relax, or else it wouldn’t be a very good date. How to do that is a bit of a mystery, but I take requests. Do you have any ideas? Anything you want me to do when it’s just us two on that little dingy…?
I can tell..I don't mind it at all...I was hoping you'd tell me more about yourself ..just so I have something to work with on the weekend.. Paint me a little picture... [ Watching Axel's eyes trained on his cheeks then his neck and then down across his chest, he felt a tightening sensation across his chest and felt himself fluster..] You'll have to find that out...As an actor.. sometimes I advocate a lot of mystery... Just because its.. predictable and boring to ..know everything all at once...
Is it irony or am I just really good at my job, both in and out of the hospital? -He laughs a bit, his smile ever growing.- It’s not too hard, and if you have a master fisherman on your side, aka me, you should be fine. I’d be more concerned about us being so close for so long… you seem to get hot under the collar easily and that makes me want to act out, but I’ll be good, if only this once.
[ looks innocently away ] Irony...I don't want to inflate your ego anymore than it is already.. you might not fit through the doors...[chuckles and tries to mask the blush] .. I'm just easy to fluster..Expressive..I can control it.. but...I.. well I'm not working right now so I can relax a little... I might not be able to relax if I'm in your arms though... In the dingy.. us too..I'd get warm fast...
Heh, didn’t think of that. Maybe I’ll keep it in mind next time. -He laughs a bit, looking down at Kaidan.- Does it now…? Well you’re making me feel good about my choice. Can’t wait to have you in my arms on the river just waiting for a fish… going to be nice. Real nice.
[ blushing as he admits to the doctor that he likes the control and assertiveness about him ] I'm not going to lie I kind if like it when i don't have to make too many decisions.. frees up the mind..Ironic since I'm talking to a nuerosergeon.. [ smiling back at him and looking down] I try my best.. sometimes we don't get rewards for the choices we make.. [ holds his breath slightly at the thought of being held..] That...would be nice ..actually... river...waiting... being..held... I'm not sure how to fish so you'll have to teach me .....
It’s not very hard to catch you off guard, you know? Not that it’s a bad thing… and if you haven’t caught on I don’t tip toe. Not one bit. Never cheat. -He cuts conversation.- Yeah, it’s nothing fancy. Hard to find something nice on short notice but I guess it makes it more romantic.
[smiles cheerfully back at him and then tilts his head to one side] How do you know I'm not just acting?.....[he stares at Axel for a moment and then laughs] I'm kidding.. No I'm pretty easy to catch of guard. I don't know any better... I know you don't tip toe around.. if anything you're quiet forward...I like it.. [reaches over to squeeze his elbow] It's ok.. The sound of you and me on a dingy teaching me how to fish sounds oddly enough....romantic..
Everyone is scary when they’re angry, Kaidan. I’ll try to be less so - which means that I won’t be angry, which isn’t hard to do around you. -He chuckles- I’m glad, I’m glad. I have the boat ready and everything. It’s going to be fun.
I.. guess so.. I know they are but I.. well sometimes it catches people like myself off guard.. I'm used to people tip toeing around me for some strange reason so watching a person get angry is something new to me. [blushing slightly] It's ... hard to be angry around me?.. I hope.. it doesn't change.. I wouldn't want to anger someone who fixes peoples brains.. [blushes even more and looks aside...]... The boat... are we going out in a dingy or something?..
I...Well I didn't mean it like that...You just come across as scary when you get angry.. that's all... of course I am... to.. be honest I haven't.. really thought about anything else but this coming weekend..
I didn’t do anything. This man is crazy. He swears that I snuck through his open door and broke a bunch of stuff… it’s really stupid. Thought he would have given up after the court told him to fuck off.
An old neighbour once tried to sue me for damages. Court ruled in my favor. Apparently he’s planning to take the case to be appealed. I don’t need this in my life right now.
Axel has to admit that he likes Kingsfall so far. There's a certain charm to the town, even if it's met with having men trying to get in his pants constantly. Hell, he can't even say that it's a bad thing. He hasn't complained yet. It's a refreshing change of pace compared to the constant catty gossip which plagued his old job. Hell, he's even set the time apart for a date. An actual date-date, something that he hasn't done since college, and even then that was under the guise of just meeting an old friend. If anybody asked him what he was doing here he could proudly admit that he was meeting celebrity for a date.
A celebrity? Perhaps he should have expanded a bit further, because he meant to say that the other was adorable. The actor always seemed sort of nervous, but it was linked together in a charm that the neurosurgeon simply loved. It made Axel want to see it more. He still remembers their first encounter, where he nearly felt like he was taking advantage of the meeker man... but... it's complicated. How does he explain that once he sees Kaidan blush all the doctor wants to do is hound his new friend with even more compliments? Was this an infatuation? If only medical school taught about that...
"Kaidan! You made it." He smiles, clapping his hands once as the other sat down. "I wasn't sure if you were going to make it or not. How do you take your coffee? I like a latte personally."
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Coffee. Most people wouldn't make a big deal over something as small as getting coffee with someone and talking with them, but having even deprived of such things from a young age, most things that many people took for granted were now a luxury and a commodity to Kaidan. Meeting friends, having friends, going out to eat with the cast as crew, having dinners with Jonathan and Alexander. Meeting frequently with the producers Cameron and Phillipe, even if he found one slightly sour made Kaidan feel like he was actually growing into a man. And at 32, most people would have settled down and had plans for kids or a house. Kaidan however didn't.
Standing outside Squires for a moment, the wind hitting his face as he drew his collar around him, he took a moment to breath, to calm his pounding heart. Meeting a fan and a doctor at the same time... He'd known know how to deal with them but actually being on close quarters with his fans... Something new. Something different. Fans would approach him and be die hard, either wanting signatures determined to shake his hand in the queues in question time for interviews... Papparazzi hounding him... Even now he could feel the stare of several lenses on him as the new co star of the hot TV Void entered Squires coffee house... Heart racing... Hands warming...
Greeted by the older man, striking blue eyes, staunch frame and a bright smile...
"I...'ll take a Mocha please" he said, a faint flush on his cheeks as he took off his triple collared jacket and sat down opposite Dr. Axel... His Shirt and Jumper combo not helping with the temperature under his collar
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"Alright, let me just go bother the barista." He stands up and dusts off his argyle sweater vest. He had looked over the others close as soon as he walked in and decided that neither of them had overdressed. This was just supposed to be a casual thing, right? At least he hoped he wasn't completely crossing his wires. It came with a sigh of relief though. He wasn't nearly as confident in intimate situations as he liked to portray. Flirting? That was easy stuff. Getting a man out of his pants isn't a terribly hard thing to do. Actually sitting down and learning of someone's dreams and aspirations...? That was a bit trickier, especially with his sordid personal history.
He comes back bearing two hot cups of coffee, giving the chocolate filled treat to his new friend, before taking a sip, letting the milky foam rest on his upper lip. If he's got Kaidan right... the other should be blushing or fumbling to try and figure out a way to bring that up. Axel takes a second to look over those features, a small budding, brown beard contrasted with his blue eyes... with a smile to die for. "Now Kaidan" He takes another sip. "I'm not as good at these first date things either..." He leans back. "But I'll try. How are you enjoying the town? What your hobbies? Interests? That sort of thing. You gotta be more than an actor and a handsome face."
Hook line and sinker... maybe?
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Up to disappear for Coffee...Kaidan fidgeted with himself.. tried to sort his cuffs...Sit comfortably... But nothing was working. He was flustered..Hot and bothered. He had to take the jumper off.. He needed to... So he did. he stripped the jumper and showed off his frame in a light blue cheque shirt...And as he finished folding his jumper.. his thoughts panicked as the doctor came back with the Mocha... and something else he perceived to be strong... He could see that as Dr Axel took a sip, a small foam mustache formed over his top lip... At first he wasn't sure what to do but instinctively he picked up a napkin and pressed it against Axel's lip... "Sorry.." he said, ashamed and blushing but still willing to continue.. .. Even after he had cleaned it up he was still pressing at his lip... Which he consciously dropped..
Axel admitting to being bad on dates on the other had had been some what of a revelation. He perked his brow up.."You're fine..I haven't done dates before so I don't have any expectati..." he stopped for a moment and recognised what it was that he had just heard.. a handsome face....?... He dipped his lips over the Mocha and tried to hide his blush over the heat of the coffee.... "The town is alright..It's quiet which is.. nice.... " hobbies... he drew blanks with that word ... What did he do besides ... and then he smiled..."Paintballing.. and Painting...It's calming mostly.... I like to paint... "........ He didn't know what to say but the polite thing to say would reciprocate.. "...What about you Doctor?"... a small flush on his face appearing again...
Damnit Boy! control yourself..
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It wasn't exactly the reaction that he was hoping for, but Axel lets out a warm smile all the same once Kaidan starts to dab the napkin at his upper lip. Then again perhaps some things were better without planning. The doctor can still see that blush paint the other's face, the heat having worked the other man so hard that he needed to take off his jacket. All the Dane does is laugh and say a small thank you, taking a small sip once again, being careful not to let the foam rest on his face. Soft flutters in his stomach start to disappear once he hears the other talk. Painting. That was unexpected and took a lot of talent. A grin spreads across his robust, masculine features as he finally finds a chance to talk.
"Painting..." A pause. "I never took you to be a painter. Paintballing I can see but painting...?" He wonders why he's so caught up on painting. It seems familiar. He shakes his head. "I'd love to see your work sometime... maybe you can paint me." He laughs a little nervously. That wasn't his best line by a long shot. He could feel the eyes of everyone else in the room. He pulls at his collar, trying to relax himself. "I play tennis a lot." A calm smile. "I won provincial championships back in Ontario two years running when I was in High School... never was good enough to be professional but I still play in clubs from time to time. Maybe I should show you my trophies some time..." He thinks on what else to say. Usually that would be enough, but if he wants to be hospitable to Kaidan, he might as well go the extra mile. "I actually.. go fishing a lot too. It reminds me of when I was little and visited Denmark with my parents. Lots of fish."
There you go... nice and calm. Nothing big. Just relax.
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He wants to see my paintings
He had never let anyone see his paintings and even then if he had, he wasn't aware of it. Paintings had been something he kept to himself. And he would continue, but the fact that Axel had asked made him blush slightly. "I would but not now... As much as I would like to, I don't paint here..." He felt guilty and bad denying Axel the privilege of seeing his paintings but at the Same time he couldn't help but feel like that moment would be better for another time. The fact that Axel was surprised at how he didn't figure him to be a painter made him smile. "Nothing serious but I had a lot if time to practice. His feet spread out and he rubbed his feet against Axel's... Contact... It made him fluster and His ears prick up. Between the tennis and the fishing he wasn't sure what was more impressive.."did you catch any big fish?" He asked weirdly finding this as a Euphemism for their date. As a celebrity and a star, he kept a quiet life and a man like Dr Axel nabbing him could work both ways in perspective....
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Axel pouts a little, but then he figures that it's no matter. Kaidan always seemed to be something of an odd celebrity. He wasn't very fond of having people invest in his personal life. A very, very private celebrity, despite the constant threats of the paparazzi hounding him. It didn't help that he was something of one of the hottest television stars at the moment. Such an innocent, endearing man. The doctor quickly changes his pout to a warm smile. He was trying as hard as he could to be as inviting as possible. That meant that he return the contact of feet and, in a bold move, took one of Kaidan's hands in his own. It's warm, maybe a little clammy... but it's nice. A little soft. "Other than you?" He chuckles a bit. "I don't usually do it for prizes or trophy. Mostly for food... but I go salmon fishing from time to time in the rivers, and one time I nabbed a pike that nearly tossed me out of the boat. Dangerous stuff. They don't make those shows for nothing... Thankfully I'm still here. Didn't catch him but I'm not complaining." He lets the pause still the air. "If we ever went fishing sometime it wouldn't be that dangerous. It would be more... relaxing... if you're interested anyway."
Smooth. You're getting the hang of it again.
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His face went bright red in an instant and suddenly he wasn't able to control the way he was breathing or reacting with Axel's hands in his own. The contact almost made him feel like he was about to explode. "Doctor" he said softly. Despite being a celebrity and a well known face in the TV world he had been quiet in his life and looking at the strong forward doctor in the eyes, his steel blue against Axel's clear blue eyes, it made him blush again. "I might be able to give you a hand with that pike if you catch another one.." What Wadge saying... He was being brave... Brave..... Brave... Forward. Allowing Axel to take control of him. He had to retain some dignity. Squeezing against Axel's grip. "It just depends on when... I'm usually busy during the week..."
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The things that Axel would do if they weren't in public right now. How he'd love to take Kaidan for his own, to watch that blush rush through his entire body... but the doctor keeps those thoughts on hold. "I'm usually busy too so I don't know when we'd head out." He scratches his head a bit. "I don't remember the last time I requested vacation time and... I'm still too new at this hospital I don't want to get my boss mad." He shrugs. Maybe fishing wasn't the best way for them to get together right now. The doctor definitely knew that he wanted to see the other man though. "So that's not going to work unless god thanks us with matching schedules. And that won't happen since I'm on call a lot." He tries to think. "I'd really like to see you though again. Maybe in a spot that's a little more private...? I can make you dinner. Seafood. We can watch a movie or something..." He pauses. "Or is that going too fast? I'm just trying to accommodate to you."
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He said nothing at first. Schedules. Having gone from nothin to busy in a matter of years, Kaidan had become embroiled with schedules and time slots. He had been relatively quiet with his past, cajoled into a room doomed to wonder if he would ever make the next day alive and no suddenly grabbing life by the horns. It was an intense feeling especially now that his private life was kicking up. Compartmentalising his life had always been easy but for the first time, he was unsure about how it was to deal with a love life In conjunction with his screen time. However sometimes he knew he had to be the master of his own fate. "I'm free this weekend.... " he said quietly scanning the doctor up and down and absorbing the fact that he had a brilliantly shaped beard... It made him hungry to touch it... The salt and pepper hair begging to be stroked. He stilled his hands realising he was squeezing Axel... "I... Can call for some time off...." Surreptitiously putting the suggestion forward that he was more than interested in fishing and dinner
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"You're free this weekend?" Axel looks up. Wasn't that a stroke of luck. "How fortunate. I requested the time off this weekend. Need good breaks before I end up having a break down in the hospital..." He laughs it off, clapping his hands once. No need to share all the sordid secrets of botched surgeries. "Then I suppose it's lucky for the both of us." He starts to think. "Would you like to cook the fish that we catch? I can definitely do that. Depending on what we catch I'll have to make a different sauce but... that's what shopping is for anyway." He starts talking to himself, completely forgetting that Kaidan was in the room. "Yeah... maybe make a creamier one if it's trout. Grill it up and serve it with a movie..." He shakes his head. "Anyway, I'm getting ahead of myself. Fishing and a dinner date for number two?" He shines his pearly whites, hoping that his plan won't fall belly up.
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He had to be free this weekend...He could always ask Jonny or Phillipe.. the salty man to get a break for the weekend and at lest try to figure himself out... Or figure out how best to control himself being around the doctor..a small pang on his head hit him and he rubbed his forehead, also to hide the blush on his face as Axel mentioned special sauces and creamier stuff... It left imagines in his head that he felt was far too inappropriate to think about whilst sitting in front of him. He took a moment to look up and reassess what he had heard...."Cooking trout... I mean I'm ok at cooking but I haven't cooked in a while.. I generally tend to eat out since I'm not good at cooking.. But I don't mind learning on our second date...." Second date already...gosh
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Axel looks at the other man quite seriously. "You eat out a lot? Well that's not good, it's too expensive. I mean it's nice to eat out but... you need to have that pride of a home cooked meal. That settles it. I'm teaching you how to cook fish, Danish style." He refuses to listen to any ifs, ands or buts for the situation. Second date, going out fishing, cooking it, watching a movie and... hopefully... Axel muses. Ah, what it would be like to have Kaidan under him, watching that blush spread all the way through his body. To kiss those lips and watch the actor moan. He shakes his head, stopping his thoughts right there before he gets a stiff one in public. Too bad his body continues with it anyway. "We're running out of time..." He pouts. "Is it too forward to ask you to come home on the first date? I haven't done this before and you're so... cute." Axel stop right there you're going on too strong you're looking desperate.
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Kaidan looked down slightly sullen at the fact that he only ate out. It showed two things in his life, how solitude his life was and also how he didn't really know how to keep himself self sufficient. He shook his head slightly ashamed and blushed before looking up at Axel... He was kind enough to offer him how to cook, fish and in a Danish manner as well. And he left no room for protests. He was assumptive, as if to say it was already happening. Kaidan was left with no room to reach other than to nood. Even as he gazed into the steel blue eyes of Axel, he could sense that they were drifting into a territory he could only turn red at..... Even the question he posed put him in a position...He hesitated at first... putting all the reasons to justify going out with Axel.. would it be best for him to go and see him? Would it hurt him to go with the Doctor... He rubbed his head again.. A slight pang... "No it's...not" his face burned red with a response.. "Just...depends on what you plan on doing.. because I .. if I can be honest, I'm new to this whole thing....literally...."
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Axel takes the hint, opening his mouth a little in response before closing it. "That's nothing to be ashamed of." He shrugs, starting to tap his fingers on the table. He's lost in thought, wondering exactly how he should go. It wouldn't be the first time he's stolen someone's virginity - Closeted men were something of a speciality of his too. It'd be so easy to do too, just to to sit on the couch and have the other man on his lap... He considers it for a second, but then he figures that Kaidan should have a first time that's a bit more romantic. The actor struck the doctor as at least a second date or third date kind of lay, which he could respect. If he pushed the issue he'd just be pressuring the other into something he didn't want. "Listen to me." He takes the others hands. "I'll leave that for another night. I'd rather it be romantic for you. This weekend, after I make you dinner, I'll give you the time you deserve." He smiles. "Now... because it is getting late we should probably head home." He gets up from the table and escorts the other to the door, before checking the room and taking one of the other's round cheeks in his hand, giving a squeeze. "Doesn't mean I'm not shameless though. I'll see you later, yeah? Text me!" In a quick motion he lets go, already walking on his way and giving a wave. That had to be a positive note to end on... right?
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Ashamed was the last of the things he felt in the blender of emotions he had put himself through, but some how he felt optimistic that he would be ok in the hands of Axel. Being taught how to cook and also going out with him on a date might be one of those things that he could actually afford to relish in. Even with a little time off from Void, filming wasn't all his life but it had to be now that Void was hitting prime time and he'd return to Patient Practice...It was worth investing into him. But hearing Axel say it hadn't beenthe first time he'd stolen someone's virginity irked Kaidan slightly.."I don't think I'm letting anyone steal my virginity... " he said quietly.."I'd give it to someone if I really liked them..." it was a half challenge.. He challenged Axel quietly to winning him over.. And even as they got up, he listened and found that Axel was responding to his challenge.. Romance...his cheeks burned again.. "Rather be romantic... well.. I..." he left himself hanging for a moment before a soft yelp escaped his lips as his ass was groped.... he threw a look at Axel and then before he knew it, Axel was out of the coffee house...Hit and run.. That's how he felt.. However he still had a smile plastered on his face
