Owen sucked in a breath and tried to make his face look neutral but pleasant. Time seemed to slow as his eyes met hers and he felt the corner of his mouth curl slowly into his lopsided smile. He was immensely aware of himself as he took her in.
When she opened the door and stepped forward he noticed the shifting of floral fabric that revealed a peep of thigh. His heart thumped.
His gaze moved first towards the most noticeable difference: her hair. The usual curls had been tamed into soft shiny waves that caught the light. And then it was the neckline.
There was nothing casual about any of this.
"Yes." He said smoothly. He thought himself like that common duck metaphor. Calm and smooth on the surface but paddling desperately underneath. "These are for you."
He swept the bouquet up and offered it to her.
"You look... lovely."
With his other hand he took the door, so that she wouldn’t have to hold it open, and he swung it wider, stepping into the threshold. She would need a moment to put up the flowers, so he would get a peak at her living space - which he had yet to see.
“I made reservations for us.” He said not to rush her but so that she would know they had a timeframe to leave. He also wanted her to know that he had put thought into their date.
He gazed around the entryway and living room as he walked slowly behind her inside. The home was cozy as he expected it would be. A bit large for only one girl living alone. But she filled it with decorations and plants and furniture so the space didn’t feel empty or lonely to him. He touched the waxy leaf of an overgrown pothos plant that spilled off of a side table down to the floor. He thought about Maeve asking him if he was sure she was a plant witch.
“I like your place.”
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