Joie de Mornay
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Post by Joie de Mornay on Apr 11, 2007 10:29:02 GMT -5
I laughed, shaking my head. "No, no. Désir sounds wonderful to me - I'd always wanted to go there, but had no real excuse until now." Returning his smile, I peered down the street. "I'll follow you."
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Quinn du Paras
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Post by Quinn du Paras on Apr 11, 2007 15:11:41 GMT -5
"I think it's this way," I said, turning to the left and beginning to stroll casually. "So what have you been up to lately, anything special happening?"
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Joie de Mornay
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Post by Joie de Mornay on Apr 11, 2007 16:54:36 GMT -5
I smiled softly, tilting my head downward a touch in the afternoon light. "I've not been up to much," I said, adjusting the linen bag over my shoulder. "Every day has been pretty much the same, too. I.." Faltering some, I hesitated, unsure how to answer the second part of his question. Anything special? I suppose my birthday would rank up there, but if I told him I feared... What? I didn't know. Ah, to hells with it. I wouldn't lie, nor dodge - it simply wasn't my character.
"Today is my birthday," I said rather nonchalontely, then abruptly switched the conversation to somewhat else. "Have you read anything interesting?"
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Quinn du Paras
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Post by Quinn du Paras on Apr 11, 2007 17:29:02 GMT -5
Stopping midstep, I turned to face her.
"Very sneaky, dear Joie," I said, grinning wryly. "I assume from the fact that you just tossed that piece of information in there and went on, that I am not supposed to react to it at all? Am I at least allowed to wish you happiness or should I get back to walking?"
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Joie de Mornay
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Post by Joie de Mornay on Apr 11, 2007 21:13:23 GMT -5
I narrowed an eye at him playfully, stopping enough distance apart from him that our linked hands hung suspended midair. "I know you already do wish me that, so there was no point in announcing it." A coy smile lit my mouth, and I caught my lower lip between my teeth before continuing. "Besides, what was I to do? I didn't want to seem selfish or monopolize our time by announcing it and expecting a grand return."
Letting his hand fall, I stepped up close enough to him that our bodies were but a hairsbreadth from touching, my fingers lifting to caress his cheek. "I am hungry though.." I said, my voice pitched soft for his ears.
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Quinn du Paras
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Post by Quinn du Paras on Apr 11, 2007 22:40:03 GMT -5
"Don't try your feminine wiles on me, sweet Joie," I told her, chuckling. "I already said I'd buy you lunch, even before I knew it was your birthday. Though I might have arranged for something more spectacular and intimate if I had known there was something to celebrate."
Turning my head slightly, I kissed her palm.
"But I can understand how a woman of your advanced years would like to forget her birthdays, so I won't mention it again."
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Joie de Mornay
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Post by Joie de Mornay on Apr 12, 2007 8:24:05 GMT -5
I laughed with his last comment and let my hand fall away, though the feel of his lips upon my palm was not lost on me. "I wasn't trying to weasel anything out of you," I said, an amused smile on my face. "Which, by the way, falls into the birthday thing. It's honestly not a big deal; no one here knows save for Jess, and that only because I grew up with her. So," I said, slipping my arm into his, "That makes a grand total of three people in the City who know, and only one who were told. I don't even think the servents at the townhome have any knowledge."
A smile played about my lips, and I looked at him with a soft expression, however still amused I was. "As for the advanced years... I suppose that's all in how one feels, hm? Today is my eighteenth."
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Quinn du Paras
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Post by Quinn du Paras on Apr 12, 2007 10:53:55 GMT -5
"Truly?" I asked, calculating the difference in our ages. "I thought you were older, you seem much too mature and serene to have been only seventeen."
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Joie de Mornay
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Post by Joie de Mornay on Apr 12, 2007 11:10:00 GMT -5
Giving a light shrug, I let my hand slip down on his arm some, wondering silently if he were perhaps disappointed with my lack of age. "I've never been one much for girlish acts, I suppose. Of all my sisters, I was always the level-headed one, the dependable one." The smile gone from my face, I looked at him with a serene expression. "Does this disappoint you?"
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Quinn du Paras
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Post by Quinn du Paras on Apr 12, 2007 11:17:30 GMT -5
"Not at all," I assured her. "I was surprised in an 'I never would have thought that' sort of way, but it neither pleased or displeased me." I smiled and caressed her cheek lightly.
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Joie de Mornay
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Post by Joie de Mornay on Apr 12, 2007 11:23:09 GMT -5
My immediate instinct was to simply accept his words, but I couldn't help looking into his grey eyes a moment even through the small smile that returned to my mouth. "I'm glad," I said softly, reaching up and taking hold of the hand that touched my cheek. Bringing it to my mouth, I kissed his fingers, then lowered it, forsaking his arm to simply hold his hand. "Shall we keep going, then?" I asked, looking from him and down the street.
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Quinn du Paras
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Post by Quinn du Paras on Apr 12, 2007 12:48:26 GMT -5
"Yes, we shall," I said with a smile, continuing our journey as I held her hand.
"Have you always avoided celebrations on your birthday or is this a new thing?" I asked curiously.
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Joie de Mornay
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Post by Joie de Mornay on Apr 12, 2007 13:04:57 GMT -5
I smiled, shaking my head. "Birthdays were always grand celebrations with my family. I don't know; I just wanted something quiet this year. I'm happy you know, though," I paused, giving his hand a soft squeeze. "Otherwise I wouldn't have told you."
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Quinn du Paras
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Post by Quinn du Paras on Apr 12, 2007 13:21:43 GMT -5
"I am happy you told me too," I said, smiling and returning the squeeze of her hand as we turned a corner. "I think that's Désir up there, isn't it?"
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Joie de Mornay
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Post by Joie de Mornay on Apr 12, 2007 15:04:58 GMT -5
I nodded, a happy smile on my mouth. "I believe you're right; I can just make out the sign."
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