Forget Tomorrow and Be with Me Tonight [ReD]

Her eyes slowly shifted back to him, staring into his own ones judgingly, but then her face softened, because she didn't think he'd ever say something like that, and seriously, too, and she could only shake her head to negate him.

For a moment, she was relieved that that serious part of their conversation didn't last. While Adelene was still not able to take Lochlann's teasing very well, she was glad he was doing it, rather than continuing to wallow in such sad thoughts.

She threw him a suspicious glare when he said he had a surprise, and it lasted for a couple of seconds. Her heated face only felt even hotter as he shifted really close.

"This will be one of the very rare moments where I'll say I don't trust you," she said as she kept that sharp look for a moment more. But then she sighed and closed her eyes anyway. "But I'll humor you this time."
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There was no way Adelene could keep her eyes closed with that. She felt Lochlann raise her leg, and an instant reaction included a gasp, an even redder face, and her hands quickly holding the end of her dress down between her thighs, because she was afraid he'd see more of her down there if she wouldn't do it.

She wanted to lash out on him. But... she saw the anklet, and each charm instantly brought her back to a certain memory with Lochlann, well, except the handcuff. "What's the handcuff for?" She looked at each of them for a moment, and the way they caught her attention was enough proof that she loved it. "It's... beautiful..." Before she even realized, she's already mumbled the words.

She looked at his face, and really, she wanted to thank him, but she caught him grinning and suddenly, there were butterflies in her stomach, and her chest felt a ton heavier because Lochlann's grin made her nervous.

"We're here..?"

She pulled her leg back and looked out the window. The hotel looked fancier than she imagined, and it caused her to feel even more nervous. She swallowed down the feeling, before turning to Lochlann again.

He wasn't going to do embarrassing things in there, was he..?
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There was a small pout on Addy's face when Lochlann revealed what the handcuff was about, but she forbade herself from reacting violently, because they were already outside the fancy hotel and she didn't want to cause some commotion. Lochlann looked really great in his suit and it would only be proper for her to try to look good in the dress, too, so she had to act appropriately too.

Besides. She wasn't used to him saying all those cheesy stuff. She couldn't even hide how taken aback she was, yet the glimmer in her eyes showed she was happy.

He was out of the taxi soon enough, and she gingerly took his hand as she carefully got out as well. She could feel the eyes on them, but she was pretty sure they were all for Lochlann. They wouldn't notice a petite girl like her. Shifting her feet a little, she could feel the anklet's charms dangling against her skin, and that helped her gain some control of her nerves.

But she cannot stop the way her heart was racing and raging in her chest. She huffed, her hand cold, her grip tight, against Lochlann's. "Excited..? A little, maybe. R-Really nervous though. I haven't been to anything fancy like this myself."

Thankfully, Lochlann seemed to know what he was doing. Hopefully he really did know.
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Even though she's managed to convince herself that the eyes were on Lochlann, Adelene still couldn't shake them off from her skin, especially from her thinly-covered back. She still felt naked. And this time, she felt naked in public, which was probably the most embarrassing thing ever to any person. She'd clutch the shawl with her free hand to assure herself that she was clothed, and her other hand would cling tighter to Lochlann.

She was like a lost innocent girl almost hiding behind Lochlann when they passed the casino, though she managed to stay away from his back and instead just kept their distance at a minimum beside each other instead.

"This is definitely a different dimension," she said, looking around. The only fancy place she managed to picture before was the insides of the Titanic, and she wasn't even old enough to have seen the real thing. She's only read descriptions in books, and stuff about the Gigantic which was the identical sister ship.

She looked up at him at some point, curiosity momentarily hiding away her nervousness. "What game?" She was honestly too wary to give a yes, but she didn't want to say no to any of Lochlann's plans for tonight either. She wanted this night to go smoothly, and for that to happen, she shouldn't ruin any plans.... no matter how embarrassed she gets, hopefully. "If it's safe I guess we can play."
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Right. Fifty shades of grey theme. Why did she even bother asking?

Adelene honestly didn't know what to make of Lochlann's blabbering. She couldn't blush any brighter than she already was, but at the same time, this embarrassment felt endless. She could suddenly feel his hand on her back and--

A weird expression crossed her face. She quickly covered her mouth with a hand, stifling that whimper as best as she could. She should probably tell Lochlann that she was ticklish and he shouldn't touch her so much, but one part of her was afraid he'll only tease her more if she pointed it out, and another part of her... actually liked this.

It was a surprising realization but... despite the embarrassment, she wasn't pushing him away.

She only nudged him slightly on the side with her elbow, after feeling like the whimpers have stopped bubbling up her chest. She'd glare at him, but she was pretty sure Lochlann knew her enough to know which glares were genuine or not.

"I don't want to pretend like that. If this were our first meeting, I'd be pointing a gun at you by now," she said, averting her eyes at the same time. "I'll be a terrible secret agent and I'll realize you're just a perv." She stuck her tongue out for a second.
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