The moment her eyes landed on Kai, she couldn’t help but approach him as fast as possible, being welcomed by a strong hug that led to her smile. “It’s always good to see you too, especially during better circumstances.” Not calling him in the middle of the night because she had nightmares and was afraid of being alone. This time it was all about appreciating some time at the club, the music every band could offer and the presence of her loved ones. It was better than expected. She had had an amazing time the weekend before, and was having the same kind of entertainment at this one. “Well, thank you. I aim to always share how gorgeous I can be. And please… you algo look really great yourself! If you’re aiming to make someone fall in love with you, you’ll definitely succeed at it.”
A wink followed her words. “I have some time to spare right now. None of the shows that will happen at this hour were something I was aiming to watch, I mean– I did watch them last week, so, consider me all yours by now,” and she wouldn’t mind spending time with a friend. Besides, if that would give her the chance of meeting the VIP area, it was an addition for the experience. “Just lead the way and I’ll look as important as I can to be part of that area in particular. And after that, if you’d like to, you can watch Mumford and Sons with me?”
“How are you feeling, by the way?” He asked after they were released from their embrace. The mention of better circumstances was two fold, the last time he’d seen her she was in a bad place from an attack digging up old memories. But, also that half of everyone had disappeared from the world for the citizens of Nova Pangaea and one of his had been her. Kai had only felt that level of loneliness in the world one other time and he prayed to never feel it again. “As you should!” He exclaimed with vigor and a grin. “Oh please, dear one, I hardly hold any light to all the young beautiful beings in attendance here. I highly doubt I will be turning any heads, but thank you for your kind words, my gem.” There was only one he ever hoped to catch the eye of in those regards anyways. He was certain she did not want to delve into all of that and he would not bore her with it.
“Sounds like a plan.” Kai said with a nod and smiled, offering his arm to her so they could head to the VIP area for some quiet and quality time. Once they got past the security at the entrance and into the lounge, he headed toward the bar. He waited for them both to get a drink appropriate to their liking and found a comfortable place to sit away from others. “So, I must tell you before we move on to anything else, that you are very important to me Laurel. I am aware this is out of thin air, as they say. I must let you know, however, with how things have been lately- well we never know our chances left.” He paused hoping he had not stepped past a boundary or brought up a topic too heavy out of nowhere. Kai wanted her to know how much she meant to him and he did not feel that it was appropriate as a simple message. “When I came to Astoria several months ago I did not have but one person in this world in my life and that one person was complicated at best.” Still was, but much different all the same. “Here I discovered you again and Leon, among some others old and new. I cannot express how important and how much I appreciate your presence in my life again, because it is beyond bounds.” He grabbed her hand and offered a smile. “I apologize if it was out of place to say here, I just needed you to know that.”