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Neither would I. [Elizabeth steps out in front of him, walking backwards while still holding his hand so she can keep her eyes on him.] The rave, the bar, the beach... it was all perfect.

[Gai's heart swells with joy to hear those words from her. To someone who has only played at the rituals of courting before and certainly never had any actual experience with love or romance or anything of the sort, hearing that he's apparently doing it exactly right fills him with happiness and relief. He may be confident, even bordering on arrogant at times, but this is a field that's brand-new to him.

But he's getting it right, and he's making her happy, and that's all that matters.]

I can't take credit for all of that. It was only perfect because you were there.

I could say the same. [Elizabeth casts a look over her shoulder, seeing the building coming up. She's seized with both impatience and a playful spark--and it looks like Elizabeth said the right thing there to make Gai happy. She turns back to Gai and grins.]

I think the next on the list is your place... and it's not perfect until we're both there.

[She turns around and makes a run for the building. And damn, she can book it in those heels.]

[Oh, things like this are exactly why he likes her. He's torn between being impressed by how fast she can run in those heels, just admiring the view from behind, and wanting to chase after here. He allows himself a second or so for the first one, a few seconds more for the second, and then at last he's giving chase, laughing as he does so.

So remember what he joked about earlier about how she wanted an excuse for him to pick her up and carry her? Well, this seems like a perfectly good excuse to him, so don't mind if he does just that.]

[She wasn't quite expecting that. Mostly because nobody's ever picked her up while she was running. But obviously Gai is fast--faster than her in unfamiliar shoes, clearly. She screams in glee, clings to Gai to make sure she doesn't fall out of his arms.]

Well you didn't let me get very far.

That was the plan.

[His hold on her is secure; she doesn't need to worry about falling or him losing his grip. This will pose a bit of an issue when it comes to the front door of the building, though, but he trusts that she can handle that and his apartment door with no trouble.

~~(He totally found her lockpicking skills to be hot.)~~]

Afraid I'm going to run and hide from you? [She puts a kiss on the corner of Gai's mouth, one hand curling around his tie as they walk up the steps. Once they stop at the front door of the building, Elizabeth reaches down and opens it without even looking.]

[That is definitely a pleased noise that he makes when she grabs his tie. More forward than he'd been expecting, for sure, and now he's wondering just what other surprises she has in store for him tonight. Whatever they are, he's looking forward to them.

He's stepping through the door the instant she opens it, not even caring whether it's closed behind them or not.]

Now why would you want to do something like that?

[At least it's just a short walk down the hall to his apartment now...]

Thrill of the chase? [She nuzzles Gai's cheek, grinning agains his jaw.] I think it's called 'playing hard to get'...?

[Once they get to Gai's door she takes a quick look to see where the lock is in relation to her. Then she holds Gai's gaze and pulls a pin out of her hair, causing the elaborate style to fall out.]

I suppose you want me to open that...?

[When she nuzzles him, Gai turns his head so that he can murmur to her. The tone he's employing right now is almost as hot as his breath against her ear when he speaks.]

Unfortunately, I'm far too impatient for any sort of chase right now.

[Then, smirking, he kisses her cheek before he straightens back up, keeping his eyes locked on hers. While he's a little sad at the loss of that nice hairstyle, he has to admit that the more tousled look suits her just as well.]

If you don't mind. I would do it myself, but my hands are somewhat occupied.

[Elizabeth shudders under Gai's voice, realizing she's becoming far more sensitive than she's been before. She looks a little hazy for a moment before biting her lip and sliding the pin into the lock and jimmying it around for a moment. The lock clicks and Elizabeth pushes the door open.]

I like them occupied.

Don't worry-- I'll make sure to keep them occupied for the rest of the night.

[That look on her face is exactly the sort of thing he was going for. She's giving him the honor of her first time, so he wants to be damn sure he makes it worth it for her; the more relaxed and turned on he can get her before the actual thing happens, the better.

So focused is he on her that he kicks the door shut behind them a little harder than he intended, causing it to shut with a slamming sound that echoes down the hallway. Whoops, don't mind him.]

[Elizabeth jumps at the slam, clinging to Gai again. Though after a moment she laughs and rests her forehead on Gai's cheek.] Are you nervous too?

[Gai gives her an apologetic and slightly sheepish look as he pauses to just enjoy this closeness for a moment. Smooth move, Gai. Way to go.]

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't.

[Elizabeth makes a quiet assenting sound, then slides a hand around Gai's neck in a little hug.]

I can take some pain, but I'd like it if we could go slowly... if it's alright.

[When she does that, he takes the opportunity to lean down for a kiss. It's soft and loving, gentle rather than hungry, despite his body urging him to make it more. He wants to make this memorable for her in a way that doesn't involve pain, though he's not so naive as to think there won't be any at all.

At last he pulls back with a soft smile on his face.]

I promised that I'd make this worth it for you, and that's a promise I intend to keep. Don't worry... I'll take it so slowly that you'll be begging me to go faster.

[Is that a promise? That might be a promise.]

[Elizabeth laughs quietly, because she's imagining Gai unbuttoning her dress one button per minute--yes, that would be too slow.]

[She nods, initiating a brief, soft kiss of her own.] I think the first thing, before any begging happens, is you have to put me down so I can undress.

[Now he laughs, and after one more quick kiss, he does as she requests.]

I also seem to recall promising not to damage the dress in the process. Something about wanting to see you in it again...

Exactly. [Elizabeth points at Gai sternly as she retreats to the bedroom.] This dress is pristine when I leave here tomorrow.

And the same goes for this suit if you want to see me in it again.

[He'll just follow her there, already reaching up to undo his tie on the way. The sooner he can get this thing off, the better.]

[Once she gets to the bedroom, Elizabeth turns around to help Gai out of his jacket. Not at all in a rush, checking to make sure Gai's alright with her helping.]

[He is very much all right with this. He allows himself the briefest moment of being surprised by her boldness before he's helping to undo the buttons and get the front of it open to allow her to slide it off his shoulders. Once that's done, he's just going to chuck it haphazardly onto a chair-- he said no damaging it, but he never said they had to hang it up or treat it delicately.

Right now, he just wants it off.]

[Elizabeth watches the jacket go away, then looks back. She's fascinated by the way Gai's frame fits in the shirt, and her hands go sliding across his shoulders experimentally.]

[Her hands travel down over his arms, and she finds the buttons on his cuffs and unbuttons them one at a time.]

[It's a very tailored shirt to fit beneath such a close-fitting jacket, emphasizing his frame far more than a regular dress shirt would. He raises an eyebrow when she reaches out to touch him, but just allows her hands to roam, tracing down until they begin to unbutton his cuffs.

He would make a move to help her, or to perhaps begin unbuttoning the front of the shirt, except it's a bit difficult to do anything with his hands while she's working on those buttons. So he just remains patient as she gets those buttons undone, resisting the urge to try to reach out and find the closures on her dress... wherever they are.]

[Naturally, in the back. Elizabeth had originally tried to find a dress without a back closure because... well. She wasn't perfect. That tiny wound had scarred, of course, and it was too perfectly round and perfectly positioned over her spine to be something that had happened as an accident.]

[But she doesn't want to get into that now. She reaches up and unbuttons Gai's shirt from the top down.]

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