Alex chuckled and looked down at his glass, a flicker of shyness that only she was capable of instilling in him. She had a power over him rivaled by no other and he hated it. Here he was years after their supposed break up and he still hung on her every word. It was a little pathetic but right now he was too excited by the moment to give a crap. He finished his drink and then with a coy look in his eyes held out his arm and guided her to the nearest exit. The fresh air hit him in the face and he felt relieved as the way she was playing with him was torturous. The doors swung shut behind them drowning out the loud music and chatter of the crowd, leaving just them and the distant mumbles of the few smokers in the mix who had come outside to get their fix.
When they found a quiet spot away from the crowds with a bench to rest their legs Alex paused for a moment to take her in. The cloud-free sky shone with the brightness of the moon which seemed to bring to light her beauty, even more, causing Alex to stare but in doing so the older male noted something. A hint of something in those big eyes he adored, his brows knitting together with worry. “Here,” Alex muttered before he pulled his tux jacket off and draped it over his shoulders. “Superman would be nothing without a Lois Lane by his side – so can’t let you go and freeze to death, can I?” A smile spread over his lips as he pulled the coat tight around her middle before meeting her eyes once more with a wink. She was one of the best actresses in the world but try as she may she would never fool him.
“Now where were we?” He asked with a wiggle of his brows, leaning back against the bench with his arm casually draped around her and crossing his legs as if pondering. “I think we were in the midst of a serious debate about Brexit, right?” He turned to her deadpan serious before laughing. “Nah, you just wanted to know what freaky shit I had in mind for us,” he then added with a laugh. “Dragging an innocent guy like me outside to have your wicked way with…disgraceful.”
No matter how much she tried, Selene always found herself repeating her mistakes and succumbing to temptation. Perhaps she was weak, in that sense, or utterly determined to satisfy herself in the present, but.. it was a pattern. A habit, if you must. She very well knew she should stay away from her ex, at least in this way where both were toying with one another, tempting fate. She could feel every tingle upon her skin each time his eyes took her in, every trail of his gaze, every spark it lit up beneath her skin. And the guilt remained at bay, but still present, as she took him in also, daring and confident beneath the facades of a mask. The brunette was okay with him believing she didn’t know it was him; in fact, she preferred it. Him knowing brought about a lot of complications, when all she wanted to do right now was dip her toes without falling in completely. She’d been burned before, she wasn’t about to tempt fate that much again.
There were several people about, but none she felt she should worry over. Nobody knew her identity. At least, she figured as much. “If it weren’t for you I might’ve.. considering I left my coat inside.” As she finds herself in his arms, can feel something like adrenaline coursing through her veins, seeing him this up close not so foreign now. The way he used his coat to pull her close. The way he looked at her. Did he know? “Has anyone ever told you you’re quite the gentleman?” Selene dared not ask for his name, the air of anonymity all too important. And he didn’t seem to ask for hers, either. Perhaps they could get through this without a hitch. “I’d rather keep our affairs a little less political, if you ask me.” She scoffs, amusement lighting up the entirety of her features, her tone of voice tainted with sarcasm. “Me? Wicked? Please, how could you ever assume that of me. —But, pray tell, what did you have in mind?” Still, there was hesitation she felt, knowing she needed to keep some length between them, leaning back some as she toyed, instead, from a slight distance.
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