[He'd lost track of time while he'd been sitting here in the deepening evening, and he turns to watch her stand, resting his cup on the edge of the park bench.]
You've thanked me plenty already, with the hot chocolate. [A smile teases at the corner of his mouth, sincere in its gladness, and also in its sheepishness when it curls a little bashfully a moment later.] And... thanks, y'know, for not holdin' the askin' you out against me.
[That could've gone sideways quickly--but otherwise it'd ended up a pretty damn good night, all in all!]
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[He'd lost track of time while he'd been sitting here in the deepening evening, and he turns to watch her stand, resting his cup on the edge of the park bench.]
You've thanked me plenty already, with the hot chocolate. [A smile teases at the corner of his mouth, sincere in its gladness, and also in its sheepishness when it curls a little bashfully a moment later.] And... thanks, y'know, for not holdin' the askin' you out against me.
[That could've gone sideways quickly--but otherwise it'd ended up a pretty damn good night, all in all!]
Happy late birthday to you, too.