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This is Bai Lin! I can't answer the phone right now but I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

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[Lin did take the offered taste of coffee fudge, and immediately regretted it because she liked it way better than HER ice cream.

Of the course of their ice cream date, Lin and Rhys were very gradually getting more and more handsy with each other and turning into That Couple.

She was trying to decide how exactly she felt about Rhys. She definitely liked him. He was kind, considerate, sophisticated (at least, sophisticated compared to a country bumpkin like her. That was still how she thought of herself.), and VERY easy on the eyes. Was this the early signs of love blooming in her heart?

...Probably not. But he was good company.

Lin grinned back at him, then stood up on her tip toes to kiss him on the cheek.

I'd love to go spend the night with you.

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[They can come back in the morning and have coffee fudge ice cream for breakfast. It's a promise that Rhys is happy to make, because ice cream is a perfectly agreeable breakfast in his mind.

He might be a bit of a bad influence, but only a little.

Love, maybe not, but he's growing fond of Lin and her company, and sometimes it's just nice being comfortable with someone without expecting more. Especially in a place like this, where connections are important for both Synching and simply anchoring in a new place.

Rhys gives her a pleased smile, eyes bright as he glances over at her.]

Good. I'm glad. I mean it's up to you, but...I'm glad. It's been such a nice night. Think we can make it even better.

[He offers her his arm again, as they start to head down the street in the right direction. ]

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[She giggled a bit.]

You keep on giving me chances to back out like this wasn't my idea to begin with.

[It sort of was. Really it had been both their ideas. Lin took the offered arm and clung to it, almost pulling him ahead.]

Well no matter what happens from here you can rest assured you know how to show a girl a good time. This has been a fun evening.

But lets see if we can't make it a GREAT evening.

[sleight_of_fate]

[Rhys gives a surprised laugh, because she's right.]

Things have been different in this place, I guess. It's been a new start for me, and I've sort of been feeling a lot of things out like it's the first time. You know, making sure I'm doing things right this time.

And I like you, so I don't want to mess that up.

{he grins, then, quiet and a little more confident as he loops her arm with his, leaning into it just a bit.]

I'd glad you're having a good time, and yes, I would definitely like to make it a great evening. I have more than a few ideas for that, so...I think we can make it work.

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You'll have to tell me about your old life some time. But not tonight, I think.

[She gave him a sly grin as they walked into the hotel lobby.]

Tonight, I plan for both of us to be too breathless for real conversation.

[sleight_of_fate]

I'll tell you as much as you want to know. Not all of it's great, but coming here...it was good for me. I'm happy and that means a lot to me.

[He leans over to give her a peck on the temple, content with his arm around her until the very last moment when he has to get his wallet for check-in.]

And I like that plan a great deal. I'm happy to see just how close to wearing you out I can get.

[A wicked little arch of his eyebrows matches his smile perfectly.]