Closed: First Date with Skylar Fawcett

[so_harry]

He had owled her that next morning, a scribbled note telling her to meet him outside of the entrance to Diagon Alley at six o'clock sharp Tuesday night. He had only hoped that the day wouldn't be crazy enough to intrude on their plans. With the holidays approaching and the Burning Man case still in full swing, the office was in chaos. But, luck had

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[skylar_x]

Nervous was an understatement. Skylar had woken up Monday morning halfway thinking that Sunday had been a dream. But then the owl had come, confirming it hadn't been all in her head. And that was Skylar squealed so loud the flat across the hall had heard her.

She came straight from her office, dashing out a few minutes early even. Of course, she had shared the news with her editor, Maureen. Every Monday (or in this case Tuesday) she was desperate for an inside scoop on the weekend's gossip. This was going to be big news. Maureen had stopped into her office twice as much as usual to talk to her about her outfit. Of course she had brought three, okay five, options with her to change into.

Skylar arrived at the Leaky Cauldron a few minutes late. She had taken some extra time to circle the box - mostly so that she didn't seem too eager. The cold air always helped clear her head. But then she saw him and she was all nerves all over again.

[so_harry]

He had only checked his watch once.

It had only been a few minutes, really, and Harry was absolutely not nervous. Not at all. Except for the very large part of him that did. Which was stupid, truly. He knew how to be around women- learned really quickly following his break-up with Ginny. It was how he'd had the nerve to go up to Skylar that night in the bar in the first place. The red gleam of her lipstick drawing him in before he even recognized her.

Now, here she was, those same red lips.

He grinned, stepping down to meet her, pulling his hands from his pockets as he approached her.

"For a second, I thought you were going to ditch me-" he said, teasingly.

[skylar_x]

"My curiosity got the better of me. I came just to see what you planned for us," she teased, smiling up at him.

He always seemed to tower of her - strong and protecting. Even though she wasn't concerned with The Burning Man attacked (she liked to believe she was smarter than to become a victim), it was nice to have the head auror with her.

[so_harry]

"You're in luck," he said, reaching to grab at her hand, letting his fingers interlock with hers as he offered her a slight smirk.

"Because it's going to be one hell of a night-"

But before he led her anywhere, he leaned down, pressing his lips against her cheek. He'd missed her, he realized Monday morning. The image he'd had of them waking up together was more than just a brief vision to him, it seemed. And that freaked him out.

[skylar_x]

Her skin was warm and even though it was December, Skylar realized she was wearing too many clothes to be this close to him. Skylar moaned softly against his lips as her fingers moved into his hair roughly. If she could, she would have pulled him right on top of her there in the middle of the carnival.

[so_harry]

Just that singular sound from her lips was enough to drive him a bit mad, suddenly cursing himself for bringing her someplace so public. Breathing heavily, Harry finally pulled away from her, the car starting to move down again. He tilted his forehead against hers, his lips parted just slightly as he smiled.

"If we weren't in public right now-"

[skylar_x]

"I just want to do dirty things to you all night," she told him, a little breathless. She couldn't help herself.

When they reached the bottom, it was clear that they had drawn a crowd. A few school girls giggled before looking away while some old couples didn't bother to shield gaze. Skylar should have blushed but she only grinned sheepishly over at Harry, trying not to laugh.

[so_harry]

"Enjoy the show?" Harry asked the older couple, grinning wickedly as the ride came to a stop. It eased in place, swinging slightly before the conductor came by to let them out.

He might have even winked at Harry's direction but he wasn't paying attention to anyone but Skylar at that moment.

"What do you say we get out of here, then?" he asked her as he helped her from the car.