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[ To his grin, she gives him a wide smile. Bela isn't in any particular hurry to move just yet, but she feels good. Definitely the highlight of her day. ]
You know, I think I will give you a call sometime. Maybe we can meet somewhere other than my back office.
[ She smiles again. ]
You know, I think I will give you a call sometime. Maybe we can meet somewhere other than my back office.
[ She smiles again. ]
[continuing from here]
As promised, Leon finishes up in the Arena and, about an hour later, swings by Bela's bakery, hair still wet from his post-workout shower and wearing a comfortable-looking pair of sweats and a t-shirt.
He tries the door and finds it unlocked, the little bell chiming as he steps inside and lets the door ease shut on its own.
"Hey," He offers a little awkwardly.
As promised, Leon finishes up in the Arena and, about an hour later, swings by Bela's bakery, hair still wet from his post-workout shower and wearing a comfortable-looking pair of sweats and a t-shirt.
He tries the door and finds it unlocked, the little bell chiming as he steps inside and lets the door ease shut on its own.
"Hey," He offers a little awkwardly.
In preparation for his arrival, she's set out some coffee and pastries for the both of them. If Leon wanted something else, Bela was more than happy to oblige him.
Upon hearing the bell at the door, she looks up to see Leon walking into the store. He looks good. Hell, he always looked good, but there was just something about him right now. Bela won't deny that she's a little nervous too.
"Hi." She replies with a warm smile, inviting him to sit down. "I made some coffee."
Upon hearing the bell at the door, she looks up to see Leon walking into the store. He looks good. Hell, he always looked good, but there was just something about him right now. Bela won't deny that she's a little nervous too.
"Hi." She replies with a warm smile, inviting him to sit down. "I made some coffee."
There's bad news. Kind of.
I got recommended a dance venue, however on further inspection it appears to be more of a strip club and not a dance club. I checked out a couple of other places, bars that claimed to have dance spaces but they were kind of seedy and in the Down.
So I'm not having good luck on this front.
I was thinking it might be better for you to come to my apartment in the Up and we can put on some music and have fun dancing on our own.
I got recommended a dance venue, however on further inspection it appears to be more of a strip club and not a dance club. I checked out a couple of other places, bars that claimed to have dance spaces but they were kind of seedy and in the Down.
So I'm not having good luck on this front.
I was thinking it might be better for you to come to my apartment in the Up and we can put on some music and have fun dancing on our own.
[Receiving a message from Klaus was a pleasant surprise. After the ball, she had intended to get in touch with him, but she wasn't sure what to say. At least Bela could help with this query.]
While I haven't experienced it myself, I know the natives can be nasty towards them. The SIN guards may also take uncontracted Dominants to the realignment centre. Both Doms and Subs are jailed if they don't sign a contract by the deadline and they remain in jail until they do. I was in the jail before, it wasn't as terrible as I thought it would be.
How long do you have left, Klaus?
While I haven't experienced it myself, I know the natives can be nasty towards them. The SIN guards may also take uncontracted Dominants to the realignment centre. Both Doms and Subs are jailed if they don't sign a contract by the deadline and they remain in jail until they do. I was in the jail before, it wasn't as terrible as I thought it would be.
How long do you have left, Klaus?
( he intended to reach out to her after their dance floor rendezvous — he had fun — however, he has been mulling over a more pressing matter, and he surmised bela would give him the information straight. )
22 days, give or take.
( perhaps he also surmised he trusted her enough to divulge his situation. )
Were you uncontracted and a submissive, perhaps this would be a different conversation.
22 days, give or take.
( perhaps he also surmised he trusted her enough to divulge his situation. )
Were you uncontracted and a submissive, perhaps this would be a different conversation.
[ She was only too happy to answer questions about this place. And having someone else's trust in her meant a lot to Bela. Especially with how she used to be. ]
So, a little over three weeks. Some time, and yet not so much really.
[ Not that Bela wants to worry him. ]
I'm touched that you would think of me as a potential contract partner if the circumstances were different. I know I would be interested.
So, a little over three weeks. Some time, and yet not so much really.
[ Not that Bela wants to worry him. ]
I'm touched that you would think of me as a potential contract partner if the circumstances were different. I know I would be interested.
( other than troubling his daughter and the city inconveniencing him further, he's not worried. but he would be a fool to not fully understand his circumstances. )
A grain in the sands of time. ( he would know. ) I'm touched the feeling is mutual. I have enjoyed our time together.
A grain in the sands of time. ( he would know. ) I'm touched the feeling is mutual. I have enjoyed our time together.
I've also enjoyed it, and would love to do more.
Beyond the physical, I feel like you understand me in a way. Is that strange?
[ When she entrusted him with private and painful truths about her childhood. Likewise, with what Klaus shared about his own life. ]
Beyond the physical, I feel like you understand me in a way. Is that strange?
[ When she entrusted him with private and painful truths about her childhood. Likewise, with what Klaus shared about his own life. ]
( he's curious to know by whom, but he suspends his interest for now.
it's a fair question. one he takes a moment to consider. )
I often want to, in the heat of the moment. Being a vampire is not all immortality. Our senses are heightened. We feel everything more exquisitely, vividly. More passionately.
I knew your scent and I wanted you. ( it is why he grabbed at her, to begin with. ) Perhaps the aphrodisiac drove me to bite you earlier and more urgently than I might've been tempted without it.
it's a fair question. one he takes a moment to consider. )
I often want to, in the heat of the moment. Being a vampire is not all immortality. Our senses are heightened. We feel everything more exquisitely, vividly. More passionately.
I knew your scent and I wanted you. ( it is why he grabbed at her, to begin with. ) Perhaps the aphrodisiac drove me to bite you earlier and more urgently than I might've been tempted without it.
[ Bela reads over his reply, her thoughts immediately going back to that night. It was incredible. A rush. Even without the influence of the aphrodisiac she probably would have felt that same rush. ]
So drinking someone else's blood in that moment would be euphoric. I can understand that, even if I am unable to feel so much at your level.
I wanted you as soon as you touched me. The aphrodisiac heightened that but I also think it heightened the pleasure I felt when you bit me. Or maybe that was you.
Either way, I would want to experience it again.
So drinking someone else's blood in that moment would be euphoric. I can understand that, even if I am unable to feel so much at your level.
I wanted you as soon as you touched me. The aphrodisiac heightened that but I also think it heightened the pleasure I felt when you bit me. Or maybe that was you.
Either way, I would want to experience it again.
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