[That brief touch of hands makes his heart threaten to skip a beat before they part ways. Once seated, he, too, averts his gaze; he steals a glance or two her way, his hand threatening to creep across the backseat to see if he might give her fingers another cursory brush, but he manages to keep to himself and wordlessly stare out his own window, the sound of his own heartbeat in his ears near deafening in the silence.
Once they arrive, he gives her a nod of confirmation, then proceeds to thank the driver before he steps out and circles around to open her door for her. The moment her feet hit pavement, his arm is around her waist once more, pulling her against his side as they walk towards the front door and through the lobby of his building— a rather upscale-looking place in the Sea Ward, with a clear view of the harbor at their backs.
It's an absolute miracle, he thinks, that they make it to the elevator before he breaks down and kisses her again, hitting the button for the sixth floor with one hand while gripping the back of her dress at the small of her back with the other, nudging her back against the wall of the elevator itself as he leans down to kiss her heatedly, the minutes he'd had to go without touching her in the car an eternity in which his need and anticipation had grown exponentially.]
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Once they arrive, he gives her a nod of confirmation, then proceeds to thank the driver before he steps out and circles around to open her door for her. The moment her feet hit pavement, his arm is around her waist once more, pulling her against his side as they walk towards the front door and through the lobby of his building— a rather upscale-looking place in the Sea Ward, with a clear view of the harbor at their backs.
It's an absolute miracle, he thinks, that they make it to the elevator before he breaks down and kisses her again, hitting the button for the sixth floor with one hand while gripping the back of her dress at the small of her back with the other, nudging her back against the wall of the elevator itself as he leans down to kiss her heatedly, the minutes he'd had to go without touching her in the car an eternity in which his need and anticipation had grown exponentially.]