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Saffron drank her wine slower, finishing after Fred, and a pleasant feeling of warmth flowed through her as she licked her lips, letting that slow rush ebb and fade. "I think that surely deserves a little something," she replied, draping her free arm around his shoulders, and pulled him down to her for a leisurely kiss.
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This wasn't the first kiss Fred had had bestowed upon him tonight as payback for good service to the court, but it was definitely the most skillful. Helen kissed like she danced; smooth and sure and totally without fear. Her hand draped against his shoulder, her arm hot against the back of his neck, and Merlin, she felt fantastic pressed against him like that. Finally she pulled back and he sucked in a breath, grinning. "Anything else I can do for you?"
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She didn't pull away very far, her arm still around his shoulders, a slightly wicked smile pulling at her lips. "Aren't you eager to please," Saffron commented, winking up at Fred from beneath her mask. She stopped a passing partygoer long enough to give them hers and Fred's glasses with a chirped request to get rid of them. "Well now. I can think of a few things you could do for me...but why don't we start with a dance," she said, turning her attention back to Fred.
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"I'm not a terribly good dancer," he confessed, but he let her pull him close anyway-- like he was going to turn down an opportunity to cosy up to one of the most beautiful girls at the party. He was drunk and a little stoned, not completely off his rocker. "But I am eager to please. At least, I am right now," he amended, grinning as he slung an arm around her waist.
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"Good answer," Saffron replied, pleased, and kept Fred close as she pulled him to the area reserved for dancing. She started moving to the music, alluring with the sway of her hips and the twist of her body, encouraging him to keep up and enjoy the press of her dancing against him.
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And enjoy it he did-- he'd been in the Catscratch a time or two, mostly to see Bill play, but he knew how Helen could move when she wanted to. He couldn't help being a little proud of himself that she'd picked him out of the crowd; not that he'd gone to trouble to hide who he was, but still, it wasn't exactly an everyday occurrence having a beautiful woman pressed up against him like this. "What's the best part about this," he asked, grinning, "being queen for a night, or just having free reign to accost whoever you like?"
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Saffron did a little shimmy and smiled up at him. Fred was gorram fantastic at playing along, and she was really enjoying herself. "Do I have to choose between the two?" she asked playfully. "I'm more inclined to say both."
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He laughed appreciatively. "Have your cake and eat it too-- that's a perspective I can certainly appreciate." He took her by one hand and spun her around, grinning as she pressed up against him again, letting his hands settle at the small of her back. "Well I'm glad I was available for accosting; I could think of worse ways to spend the night than being ruled by you."
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ongoing in a googledoc, to be updated as it progresses.
Saffron drank her wine slower, finishing after Fred, and a pleasant feeling of warmth flowed through her as she licked her lips, letting that slow rush ebb and fade. "I think that surely deserves a little something," she replied, draping her free arm around his shoulders, and pulled him down to her for a leisurely kiss.
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This wasn't the first kiss Fred had had bestowed upon him tonight as payback for good service to the court, but it was definitely the most skillful. Helen kissed like she danced; smooth and sure and totally without fear. Her hand draped against his shoulder, her arm hot against the back of his neck, and Merlin, she felt fantastic pressed against him like that. Finally she pulled back and he sucked in a breath, grinning. "Anything else I can do for you?"
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She didn't pull away very far, her arm still around his shoulders, a slightly wicked smile pulling at her lips. "Aren't you eager to please," Saffron commented, winking up at Fred from beneath her mask. She stopped a passing partygoer long enough to give them hers and Fred's glasses with a chirped request to get rid of them. "Well now. I can think of a few things you could do for me...but why don't we start with a dance," she said, turning her attention back to Fred.
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"I'm not a terribly good dancer," he confessed, but he let her pull him close anyway-- like he was going to turn down an opportunity to cosy up to one of the most beautiful girls at the party. He was drunk and a little stoned, not completely off his rocker. "But I am eager to please. At least, I am right now," he amended, grinning as he slung an arm around her waist.
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"Good answer," Saffron replied, pleased, and kept Fred close as she pulled him to the area reserved for dancing. She started moving to the music, alluring with the sway of her hips and the twist of her body, encouraging him to keep up and enjoy the press of her dancing against him.
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And enjoy it he did-- he'd been in the Catscratch a time or two, mostly to see Bill play, but he knew how Helen could move when she wanted to. He couldn't help being a little proud of himself that she'd picked him out of the crowd; not that he'd gone to trouble to hide who he was, but still, it wasn't exactly an everyday occurrence having a beautiful woman pressed up against him like this. "What's the best part about this," he asked, grinning, "being queen for a night, or just having free reign to accost whoever you like?"
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Saffron did a little shimmy and smiled up at him. Fred was gorram fantastic at playing along, and she was really enjoying herself. "Do I have to choose between the two?" she asked playfully. "I'm more inclined to say both."
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He laughed appreciatively. "Have your cake and eat it too-- that's a perspective I can certainly appreciate." He took her by one hand and spun her around, grinning as she pressed up against him again, letting his hands settle at the small of her back. "Well I'm glad I was available for accosting; I could think of worse ways to spend the night than being ruled by you."
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ongoing in a googledoc, to be updated as it progresses.