-- rainy days.

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Esmeralda had a surprising amount of time off work this week. There had just been a couple of performances with the dance troupe and they had all gone well, so they took some time to relax. At the café, she simply didn’t have a whole lot of shifts this week, since she had often taken shifts for other people recently and they all seemed intent on returning the favor right now. Of course, the last couple of weeks had been rather hectic, so it was quite a relief to have some free time, but on the other hand, she wasn’t quite sure what she was going to spend it on. Had this been a nice day, she would probably just have strolled around town and looked around for familiar faces or whatever else came her way, but it wasn’t. In fact, the weather was quite unpleasant – both rather chilly and, well, raining. She didn’t like the rain, not one bit.

Staying home and watching TV all day wasn’t an option, she had decided that morning, but since it was already three in the afternoon, it seemed like she’d done a pretty good job of doing just that so far. There was just nothing that made her actually want to go outside right now, except for the fact that she felt like she was wasting the whole day. And that, now that she thought about it, was reason enough. Finally, the brunette sighed and got up off her couch, then headed over to her room and put on some jeans and a black sweater. A quick look in the mirror alerted her to the fact that fixing her hair might be in order, but as she glanced out the window again, she realized it’d probably be ruined within a few minutes anyway. Ah well, it wasn’t that bad.

Grabbing her phone up off her night table, she put on a coat and headed out the door, down the stairs and out into the streets. It was practical, living in the city. She hadn’t tried that before moving to Fantasia, since her family had mostly been confined to a small apartment building in the suburbs. Even though her loft was small and she didn’t have that many fancy things, Esme was still better off now than she had been back in France. Being old enough to make her own decisions in life didn’t hurt her outlook on her situation either. Had she felt trapped before? Well, no, not really. Still, it wasn’t hard to see that she was more free now, and even though she’d liked her life before as well (not to mention that she missed her family), she was… well, happier, in a way.

A little bit lost in her own thoughts, Esme had lost track of exactly where she was headed. That was not helped by walking with her eyes fixed on the ground so as to avoid getting rain on her face as much as she could. Looking up, though, she saw the Da Bete Hotel, and a smile appeared on her face. Well, since she was in the area, she might as well go in and see if Lucien was there. He should be, anyway. If he’d gone out and done anything fun (that didn’t involve some girl), she’d almost have expected him to call her first. As she stepped through the door, her green eyes landed on the familiar blond head of hair just as she removed her hood, and even realizing just how wet her hair had gotten didn’t stop her from smiling. ”Hey there, Luc,” she said as she walked up to him. ”Haven’t you found anyone to run off with yet today?”

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notes: my evening got busier than i thought it would, but ah well. here you go. <3

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[rayne14]

Work, work, work. It was all he seemed to be doing lately. Never mind that he had nothing really else to do all day. He also didn't hate his job like most did but he just wanted a break or rather felt as if he needed one. His schedule didn't seem to change and he found it harder and harder to have just Lucien time or rather, time spent with another girl from Fantasia. Was it so bad of him to enjoy the company of women? He didn't think so but apparently the owner thought he needed to slow down or else. Luc sighed to himself as he greeted another customer, guiding them to the front desk to reserve their stay. His cheeks were hurting slightly from the all day smiling and his feet ached. He just wanted his shift to be over and according to the nearby clock, it'd be over in fifteen minutes. He secretly fist pumped the air and had to stop himself from jumping up and down. Saying he was excited that work was almost over was an understatement. The young man had been ready for work to be over three hours before he had even gotten to work. Another sigh partially left his lips, his gaze rising dropping to the floor for hardly a moment when the door to the hotel opened yet again. Another customer.

He gritted his teeth, glancing up only for an actual grin to appear on his thin lips. Esmeralda Heron. She was a gorgeous girl and one of the very select few that Lucien had vowed to never step foot past friendship...mainly because she wouldn't let him. The two flirted constantly and yet somehow she still only wanted to be friends with him. It didn't quite make sense but there was no reason in questioning it anymore. Their relationship status had been set and it was to remain as friends until somehow Esmeralda decided that couldn't see him as a friend anymore. Secretly, Luc prayed to random gods to see if that day would come sooner than she implied. Of course, Lucien wasn't just the type to do a hit and run on a girl, he just hung out with girls...and made out with them. With Esmeralda, there would be something more and would last at least twice as long as normal flings with girls. Perhaps if she weren't so gorgeous he wouldn't be so tempted to push their relationship. Darn her beauty. Nonchalantly, Luc ran a hand through his blonde hair, his grin growing as she walked over to him. Of course, she was coming to the hotel to see him. Why else would she be there..right?

He leaned casually on the front desk, his head tilted in curiosity as he stared into her eyes. "Don't criticize my gift, Esme. And matter of fact, I have. I can't just be leaving my post as concierge to go frolic with a girl I just met...I mean I have but that doesn't mean I can keep doing it." He chuckled gently, straightening up his posture. "What brings the pleasure of seeing your gorgeous face here? A bit lonely?...Need some kind of...company?" He smirked softly, waiting for her to respond. There was honestly no point in him teasing her but what fun would that be if he didn't? They were just friends after all.

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Esme ran her fingers through her hair, noting to her displeasure that it had gotten wet through her hood. Her jacket was wet as well, obviously, but that wasn’t a big deal. She could just take it off. Her hair was going to be wet for a while, though. Ah well. She was inside again now, and with any luck, the rain would stop before she needed to go anywhere again. Actually, she was going to stay here until the rain stopped anyway, she decided. Luc probably wouldn’t mind the company – unless he had some other pretty young girl to take care of, which, well, he often did. In a way, it was pretty impressive that she and him were strictly platonic friends considering his track record, but she wasn’t about to complain. It wasn’t like she couldn’t go further than innocent flirting with him if she wanted to. Well, she didn’t technically know that, but she supposed that was the way it was, at any rate.

His teasing just caused her to chuckle, and she responded by giving him a quick hug, not really caring about her clothes being wet anymore. ”Happy to see you too,” she replied, placing one hand on her hip in the way she usually did when speaking to people. ”And of course I want your company, Luc. Actually, I’ve just been thinking about how much I miss you all day and it’s obviously driving me crazy, so I just had to go see if you had an available minute or twenty.” Her eyebrows arched slightly as she spoke, a crooked smile visible on her face. In a way, it would be even funnier if he didn’t realize she was teasing just to see how he’d react, but she was quite sure he knew her too well for that by now.

It had been a while since she’d moved from France now and even longer since he had, but that was where they’d met. How long ago was that now? She couldn’t even remember exactly, but it felt like forever. No matter, though. ”No, really, I’m just bored and we should do something,” she stated simply, taking a look around. ”Oh, and don’t think what you’re thinking about right now.” She paused, chuckling softly as she looked at the blonde young man.

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words: 434
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[rayne14]

It was so difficult to not want Esmeralda or Esme as he more than often called her. She was drop dead gorgeous and just Lucien's type. He couldn't stop himself as his eyes drifted over her physical features, his thoughts also drifting off to the dreamy world of lust. It was the curse of his entire life. No matter what girl was in his life excluding family, of course, he wanted her in his bed at some point. It was difficult to get past that aspect of his life but he attempted to. Luckily, Esmeralda found it necessary to press her body against his, snapping him from his thoughts long enough to wrap his toned arms around her. When she pulled away from him, his shirt suddenly felt wet. Had it been raining today? A smirk floated across his lips as he leaned in, his nose practically brushing against hers as he muttered for her to hear. "Seems like someone's wet...you know...I can take care of that sort of thing for you." His smirk only grew as he reached forward, gripping her shirt and tugging her back to his chest. "Perhaps you'd like a preview?..." His eyebrow rose in curiosity, a part of him wondering if she were taking him seriously or not. Knowing his luck, she'd just laugh it off and ask him to hang up her coat for her.

His eyes rolled in amusement as she went on in mock excitement about how she needed his company. It was obvious she was just teasing and he debated on doing the same thing or just let it be what it was. A soft chuckle resounded from his throat as he brushed off his uniform. "You know I'll make any time to see my favorite girl." Both of his eyebrows rose slightly, his grin growing. Why did he find their conversation so amusing? He wasn't too sure himself though he couldn't stop another round of soft laughter as she simply stated what she wanted followed by her demand he not even think about what he would normally be thinking of. They were bored, she was wet, and he was more than happy to help her out in both situations. Could he help it that his only solution would be sex? A soft pout came to his lips as he gave her innocent and pleading puppy dog eyes. "But why not?...it's the perfect mid-afternoon activity!" Lucien sighed dramatically, playing up the idea of them losing clothes and meeting together. He couldn't lie, the image was very nice and sent a nice long and delicious shiver down his spine.

Again, his eyebrow quirked as her last words. Was he done at work? Furrowing his brows, Luc glanced up at the clock. It read a few minutes past three. He didn't technically get off until three thirty. He grasped his bottom lip with his pearly whites then shrugged. "Boss shouldn't mind me getting off a bit early. I'll ask Potts to watch over for me." He jogged off to find the woman that was oddly enough like his older sister. He pleaded with her until she finally complied then he came back to Esmeralda, bowing before her quite formally. "The afternoon is ours, madame. Please inform me as to what our afternoon will consist of...seeing as you already know my suggestion for the day." He straightened up, his smirk already back on his lips awaiting her suggestions for what they could do that apparently wouldn't involve a three letter world that rhymed with tex.

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