@northfang: " so when are we going on a real date ? "
“ i wasn’t aware a date was part of the package deal. ”
Sideways smirk is offered, glancing over her bare shoulder at the man lying on the bed next to her, she’ll rise up tangled in sheets, move to her vanity to catch a glimpse of her hair ( a wild mess of fiery red, Jess should never be seen as anything but perfection ). For a moment, she ponders his statement with idle curiosity, turning on her heel to glance at him with a slight cant of her head.
A date. Gentlemen like him seldom want dates ( or if they do, and that is often the case, it’s simply to parade her around like a trophy ). Ladies like her are born to be desired and worshiped, but never touched, never caressed. Never loved. She often remembers the words of an older starlet she used to work with when she first began her ascending career - you’re like a high couture dress, Jess; once they’ve managed to own you, they won’t care about you anymore. Just leave you in the back of their wardrobe. But won’t it be pretty how they will do anything to have you in the first place?
“ i don’t need two hours to get ready, in case you were wondering, ” she smiles at last ( one cannot tell if it’s genuine, or she’s just grown too good at pretending ) , a small twirl on her feet will lead her to her many garments neatly hanging inside her wardrobe, and she will withdraw a sundress, tallest white heels to match - never less than perfect, “ if you give me ten minutes, i can indulge you in a coffee date. I wouldn’t want to offend you, mr. northman, and lose the chance to keep singing at your club. ”