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Post by Thorfinn Rowle on Jan 24, 2016 0:38:59 GMT
Thorfinn sat comfortably facing the street, tucked behind his copy of the Daily Prophet. The street-side cafe offered a good place for people-watching, but he only had his eye out for one person in particular.
He cleared his throat as Ashley Godfrey walked clear past him, on her way inside, and smiled a little when she stopped. He'd asked her to meet her the night before, a small letter attached to a borrowed bird - a cardinal would have been a dead giveaway to anyone nearby.
Pushing the chair opposite himself out with one foot, he nodded to it as he folded his paper and set it down carefully. While the cafe had a good view of the road, it wasn't particularly popular - which made it a good place for meetings that he didn't want everyone else to know about. His hand found hers easily, and he rubbed his thumb back & forth across her knuckles absentmindedly.
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Post by Ashley Godfrey on Jan 24, 2016 2:20:45 GMT
Ashley smiled brightly when she spotted Thorfinn her pace growing ,she couldn't help being nervous and excited all at once, when she sat down across from him she smiled shyly "hey Thorfinn, how are you?"
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Post by Thorfinn Rowle on Jan 24, 2016 23:02:50 GMT
"Much better, now." he smiled genuinely, dropping her gaze to stir at the delicate tea cup in front of himself.
"How are you? How's your week been?" It was so easy to unwind from his work when she was around. It had been easy all his life to compartmentalize but with her, not only was he able to shut off 'work mode', but he was able to unwind personally, too. She had an uplifting vibe, at least with him, it was almost like a high he couldn't get enough of.
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Post by Ashley Godfrey on Jan 25, 2016 2:55:53 GMT
Ashley smiled shyly, she brushed her fingers through her hair tucking it behind her ears "I'm fine thank you...I um I've missed you" she peered up at him through her lashes then lost her nerve and shyly looked down at the ground "how um how have you been?..you know with Tiffany being at B's house and all" she cocked her head to the side able to look at him again when her embarrassment faded.
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Post by Thorfinn Rowle on Jan 25, 2016 3:23:08 GMT
He waved it off.
"It's whatever." The truth was, it was hell. He felt like she was in his personal, safe space & he hated it, but he pushed past it as best he could. "And I missed you too."
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Post by Ashley Godfrey on Jan 25, 2016 3:59:26 GMT
Ashley's eyes lit up when he said he missed her "you did?" she scooted in a little closer and smiled hopefully "I um...I don't stay at my house during the week so I mean if you did want to...you could stay there until Tiffany is gone.." she cocked her head to the side smiling sweetly. "I don't mind"
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Post by Thorfinn Rowle on Jan 25, 2016 4:26:44 GMT
He raised an eyebrow. "I - that's extremely generous, but... I should stay home. That doesn't mean I don't want to spend time with you, though." He scooted his chair in as well, having to tuck his long legs under his seat to accommodate .
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Post by Ashley Godfrey on Jan 25, 2016 4:37:34 GMT
Ashley nodded and flashed him another sweet smile "okay sure but if you ever need to stay somewhere just let me know" she slipped her hand into his and squeeze it softly "did you want to talk about it? is there anything I can do to help?"
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Post by Thorfinn Rowle on Jan 25, 2016 5:01:50 GMT
"I appreciate it." He said genuinely, squeezing her hand back with a small smile. He waved her off with his free hand.
"It's not like that. I just - staying with Broderick has been a nice escape from work, from the people I don't particularly like being around. It's hard when they keep busting in."
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Post by Ashley Godfrey on Jan 25, 2016 5:06:19 GMT
Ashley nodded and smiled at him in understanding " I get it" she rose to her feet and stepped over to where Thorfinn was, she slipped her arms around him and snuggled into his shoulder with a grin "you looked like you could use a hug"
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Post by Thorfinn Rowle on Jan 25, 2016 5:14:55 GMT
He grinned widely, wrapping one arm around her waist and pulling her effectively onto his knee. "That's very sweet of you. But I assure you I'm just tired - not that I'm complaining about the hug."
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Post by Ashley Godfrey on Jan 25, 2016 5:18:41 GMT
Ashley grinned when he pulled her onto his lap "well I'm not complaining about you pulling me onto your lap" she giggled and nuzzled into him again, she rest her chin on her chest and bit down on her lower lip peering at him adorably. "is there anything I can do to wake you up?" she asked sweetly.
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Post by Thorfinn Rowle on Jan 25, 2016 5:27:58 GMT
He quirked an eyebrow at her question - it would have been suggestive if he didn't know any better. Keeping it relatively innocent, he tilted her chin up to kiss her. It was brief, and soft, surprisingly innocent, coming from him.
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Post by Ashley Godfrey on Jan 25, 2016 5:32:14 GMT
Ashley smiled against his lips as he kissed her, slipping her arms around him happily she kissed him back and ran her fingers through his hair , when he pulled away she made a tiny noise of protest and kissed him again satisfied for the moment she pulled away and smiled hopefully "so um when can we tell Broderick..and Charlotte?"
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Post by Thorfinn Rowle on Jan 28, 2016 5:18:57 GMT
He frowned a little - not a dissatisfied gesture but a concentrated, thoughtful one.
"What would we tell them?"
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