return to paradisa

[secondchances]

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[assassino]

He loves hearing her laugh, and he’s happy to dole out the jokes, even if unintended ones.

“You’re welcome,” he says, smiling and closing his eyes. He feels delighted to just listen to her. He could nap, messy as he is. Regrets are for unhappy people.

[secondchances]

"Ezio," she sighs, laughing still as she sees him relax, "Don't fall asleep. C'mon."

[assassino]

"But it's nice, laying here with you," he replies, not opening his eyes.

[secondchances]

"It'll be better, cleaned up. I'd like the use of my hand." So, unless he's going to fuss, she's going to sit up.

[assassino]

He groans, largely just for theatrics, and he tugs her in as if he might roll her onto his messy belly, but he lets her go.

“Fine, fine, fine...”

[secondchances]

She squeaks, just a little, and laughs as she's freed.

"You, too."

He's a mess, but he's still nice to look at, sprawled out like that.

"Up and at 'em, champ."

[assassino]

He groans as he sits up.

“A shower and then back to work, hm?”

[secondchances]

"But it'll be time spent together. Isn't that romantic?"

Not really, if they're going to be traversing a creepy castle, but she can try.

[assassino]

“Very. I’ve never had a girlfriend who could keep up with me,” he replies with a smirk. Lana’s superpowers aside, anyway.

[secondchances]

"I've always been able to keep up with you," she points out, and then turns to head into his bathroom.

[assassino]

"Yes, but now you're mine," he says, still sitting there. Ladies first.

[secondchances]

As she cleans up, she laughs.

"Yeah? And really, what's that gonna change?"

[assassino]

"I will no longer attempt to avert my eyes!"

[secondchances]

"You made an attempt, before?"

Nice try, Ezio.

[assassino]

"On occasion!" Depended on who might be around to see him look, anyway. "You cannot possibly know how many times I looked or didn't look, dolcezza."

[secondchances]

"Except for all the times you were shamelessly obvious," she replies, stepping out of the bathroom with a clean hand a washcloth for him since he's in no rush to stand.

"See, maybe if I was the only one you were checking out, I would have thought there something more serious behind it."

[assassino]

He takes it from her with a grazie and sets about wiping himself up. He gives her a wry look though; he's not unfamiliar with the song and dance of starting something serious and still getting all those little other girls comments.

"I'm afraid I am not perfect."

[secondchances]

"Definitely not perfect." She smiles and sits next to him. "You'd be insufferable if you were."

[assassino]

"I will never try to be, then, as I wouldn't want to drive you away."

He leans in for a kiss.

[secondchances]

Now that her hand is free, she can grab his face for a kiss, smiling into it. Maybe he'll have to keep up with her.

"Right into the arms of all the other guys here."

[assassino]

He'll take that challenge on day day.

"Are you saying that if another man showed up here, you would weigh your options?"

[secondchances]

"Would you, if another woman showed up? Or... what about Lana? Cass?"

Don't think she forgot that one. Her tone is playful enough, but... who knows.

[assassino]

"What's over is over, dolcezza," he replies, a little more soberly. "I have closed those chapters of my life, and they are not the kind of women who would go troubling me for old time's sake."

[secondchances]

"Sorry," she says with a small laugh, "Have I ever told you I'm a teeny tiny, itty bitty insecure about some things?"

[assassino]

He smiles very kindly, and he leans his temple against hers.

"I noticed," he replies. "But I assure you, as much as we like to joke about these things... I do know how to be serious with women."