08-14-2013, 06:47 PM
Claire was not a physical woman. Nor was she vicious. Yet she must have snapped sharper than she'd anticipated to cause such a man as he to retreat. What a thrilling realization.
Whatever caused a man clearly capable of twisting her arm and wringing her throat to rethink his approach apparently also dried his tongue of speech. He paused before speaking, and in response, Claire shifted her weight to one strappy sandal and cocked a hand to one hip, transforming her posture into a single, sinuous shape; a smooth contrast to the sharp edge of her hair and directness to her gaze.
"I'm new to town and I'm lost, how do I get to the main city."
Claire immediately balked and gestured around them. "Are you high? Look around. You're in the city."
Speaking of...., she cut the thought short. There would be time for that later.
As she studied the expression on his face, her amusement changed course. He seemed almost... naive .. ? It was hard to put a finger on it.
"Let me give you two pieces of advice,"
she began with a coy tone darkening the suggestiveness to her answer. "You don't need a gimmick to talk to a woman."
Her lips twisted a wry humor, "and second, lose the cloak, Romeo."
She stepped in close enough to flick the edge of it with one hand, peered up into his gaze, then winked and began to go, half convinced she should linger... just to toy with him.
Whatever caused a man clearly capable of twisting her arm and wringing her throat to rethink his approach apparently also dried his tongue of speech. He paused before speaking, and in response, Claire shifted her weight to one strappy sandal and cocked a hand to one hip, transforming her posture into a single, sinuous shape; a smooth contrast to the sharp edge of her hair and directness to her gaze.
"I'm new to town and I'm lost, how do I get to the main city."
Claire immediately balked and gestured around them. "Are you high? Look around. You're in the city."
Speaking of...., she cut the thought short. There would be time for that later.
As she studied the expression on his face, her amusement changed course. He seemed almost... naive .. ? It was hard to put a finger on it.
"Let me give you two pieces of advice,"
she began with a coy tone darkening the suggestiveness to her answer. "You don't need a gimmick to talk to a woman."
Her lips twisted a wry humor, "and second, lose the cloak, Romeo."
She stepped in close enough to flick the edge of it with one hand, peered up into his gaze, then winked and began to go, half convinced she should linger... just to toy with him.