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[emouvoir]

In the height of summer, Daneca is in charge of planning the annual movie in the park. The set up is simple, all she has to do is find the supplies and figure out what movie to show. Which is why in late August, the sun starts to set. (It doesn't really "set", but Daneca calls in a favor with a certain god of the sun to dim the bright summer light to something better.

Something with ambiance.)

Stalls of food and merchants renting and selling blankets ring the park by the lake, lit by fairy lights and Chinese lanterns, and the screen is nestled beneath a pair of looming oak trees that offer a bit more shade for the movie. It's a double feature this year -- The World is Not Enough and Casino Royale. Someone couldn't decide between Pierce Brosnan's James Bond and Daniel Craig's James Bond and someone -- cough, Elena -- offered the brilliant compromise of "why not both?"

Both. Both is good.

So tuck in. Enjoy yourselves! Enjoy shirtless Daniel Craig, you know you want to.

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[revenant]

"You're incorrigible."

It's whispered against him as she rests her forehead against his, a telltale smile dancing on her lips. She leans forward, until her mouth has caught his. She is smiling the whole time, because she's found those are the best kinds of kisses: the happy ones.

The ones with laughter. "And I love you."

It's so cheesy, but it's so true.

[sasspot]

"Oh, I totally am."

These are the best kinds of kisses. They're smiling, and they're happy. His hand slides up against the back of her neck as he breathes her in with a slow smile against her mouth.

"I love you too." Noah leans into kiss her again, lingering against her mouth as he smiles at her. It's cheesy, but it's beautiful and very romantic to him.

It makes him very happy. "Any time you want me to bring out the accent, let me know."

[revenant]

"Hmm. Let's leave it to spontaneity, see if it ever comes up naturally."

She likes that option best. Even now that they've pulled back from their kiss, Sarah remains near to him, her smile-clad lips hovering over his own. The movie plays on in the background, with explosions and music cues galore, but she's hardly paying attention.

"What else can you do that I don't now about?"

Sarah can't help but wonder now.

[sasspot]

Noah sends her a slow, wide smile at what she says, because he likes that option best too. He likes the spontaneity of it, and he leans in as her smile hovers right over his own. He leans in, capturing her mouth as his hand drags up the side of her body, breathing her in with that smile on his face.

He pulls back slowly to meet her gaze.

"Don't you want to leave that to spontaneity too?"

He asks before he sends her a little mischievous wink of his, nudging her in his amusement. "And what about you? How do I know you don't have some hidden talents up your sleeve?"

[revenant]

Sarah genuinely considers the first question.

She does love spontaneity where Noah is concerned, but her curiosity always ends up winning out in the end. She must know. But also it was a delightful surprise when she finally did discover his talent with accents.

Hrrm.

At his nudging, she turns back to him with a tiny smirk. "You don't! But if you're not going to tell me, leaving it up to spontaneity - who's to say that I won't do that, too?"

Fair is fair, Evans.

[sasspot]

Noah makes a face at this because when it's flipped around, he doesn't know if he loves spontaneity. He wants to learn all of the things, all of the things about Sarah Monroe. So now that she has caught him in this perfectly laid plan here, he knows there is no other option.

"In that case, I say we throw spontaneity out the window and just come out with it. I'll give you one more because I'm such a generous fellow and then I want one of your hidden talents in return," he says, tapping his finger against her jaw and leaning into kiss that tiny smirk of hers with a smile against her mouth. "You know I can play the guitar but I can also play a bit of piano. I'm just not as good at the piano."

He'd probably be better if he got some practice in, but they don't have a piano readily at home. As she knows, he doesn't really like to play in front of other people. Sarah is the only one who has ever heard him do so.

But he can play the piano, he used to practice on those books that teach you where the fingers go on the piano, on tiny keyboards.