An electric taste on the tip of his brain, followed by a taste familiar. One that had become familiar, rather, over the course of the last few days. He was not so rude as to smile, amused though he was. He continued to read his book as if he had not noticed her, though in truth he was no longer absorbing the information within it.
"Still have not found the book you are looking for?" he asked finally, without looking up. He knew she was not actually looking for any such thing, but it seemed polite to pretend. "There is coffee in the…" He trailed off as he glanced up from his book, and found his gaze lingering. Lingering, specifically, upward from her stockings to the tops of them, to the thin line of skin visible beneath her skirt and the pattern on her sweater that hugged the curves within it.
"Kitchen," he finished. "And scones, if you care to have any."
A finger was tapping against the page as if impatient, and he attempted to re-center his focus on her ears, on her tail, on traits he associated with entirely platonic affections. It turned out to be difficult when he could as easily imagine hitching his fingers in the garters on her stockings. Or imagine her bent over–
He curled his fingers around the handle of his mug, instead, and sipped at his coffee to distract his attention. It really would be taking advantage, to do such a thing with a woman clearly still in mourning. Such things. So many, many things.
"Still have not found the book you are looking for?" he asked finally, without looking up. He knew she was not actually looking for any such thing, but it seemed polite to pretend. "There is coffee in the…" He trailed off as he glanced up from his book, and found his gaze lingering. Lingering, specifically, upward from her stockings to the tops of them, to the thin line of skin visible beneath her skirt and the pattern on her sweater that hugged the curves within it.
"Kitchen," he finished. "And scones, if you care to have any."
A finger was tapping against the page as if impatient, and he attempted to re-center his focus on her ears, on her tail, on traits he associated with entirely platonic affections. It turned out to be difficult when he could as easily imagine hitching his fingers in the garters on her stockings. Or imagine her bent over–
He curled his fingers around the handle of his mug, instead, and sipped at his coffee to distract his attention. It really would be taking advantage, to do such a thing with a woman clearly still in mourning. Such things. So many, many things.
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