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[secondchances]

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[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."

[secondchances]

"... well, you know. I only care about serious in some ways," she teases, smiling, but cuddling up. "That way being the most important of the ways."