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 Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 7:16 pm
Dakota smiled happily, setting the menu down to drop around Candace and pull her close, kissing the top of her hair.
"Chocolate and strawberry." He looked thoughtful, "We'll share some after..."
As if listening into their conversation, a waitress appeared and smiled at them.
"Sure is rainy out there folks. Can I get you started with something?" She had a pad out, ready to take their orders.
"Uh lady would like to know what kind of coffee you guys have?" Dakota hesitated, looking at Candace and wondering if he was okay in saying that...his stomach rumbled against her, urging him to order food first and coffee be damned. Instead he listened to the waitress tell them that their coffee was a local recipe, robust and flavorful. To be honest, he didn't know what that meant but whatever it was probably tasted better than Deus coffee.
"I'll have a coffee for now, and some water." He beamed at Candace.
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Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 8:16 pm
"Okay~." Candace sighed contently, kissing the underside of Dakota's jaw after he kissed her hair. This was nice, too nice, but she didn't want to get up right now. She toyed idly with his chopped hair, moving one leg to drape it over one of Dakota's pulling herself close against him. "Coffee sounds great then, thank you."
The waitress left and Candace looked up just as Dakota smiled down at her, and she couldn't help but smile back. She reached for one of his hands to bring it close and idly toy with his fingers. This really was a good date, it didn't always have to be Paris and expensive restaurants and fireworks, she just...actually kind of liked being with him. She liked the thought, to feel wanted because she was wanted, and not just for her body.
Candace kissed the back of his hand and held it there, putting her head on Dakota's shoulder. "Do you love all the women you sleep with?" She asked quietly, no accusation or malice behind her tone at all; it was an honest question, she really did want to know if he loved her or if he loved all of the women in his life. He had said he loved her and Molly equally..did that love extend further than just the two of them?
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Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 8:57 pm
Once coffee was ordered and the waitress was on her way, Dakota settled in next to the sexy lady next to him, all but preening at her attention.
Little things that showed that they were lovers were obvious. Hand holding, long gazes. It was two people at ease with each other and from what everyone could see, very much cared for each other. Even go as far as perhaps love?
Dakota's body remained loose, though the question threw him off. he had only slept with three women on the Island and yet...
"No." He said a bit sharply and then closed his eyes. "Sorry, that came out a lot stronger than I meant." He looked away, into the busy street of portland, and the rain that drabbled on it. He was quiet only because he was trying to think of the way to respond and still keep Candace as his friend and lover.
Well honesty had never failed him yet. (Yes it had)
"I liked Clerise. She was fun, different. I thought I might've loved her you know? She was my first and we were on the island and without much to go on...I thought, hey I love her. But it wasn't like that. She's my friend, one of my closest friends. A...bro with sometimes benefits. I got her back, she's got mine." He dropped orange eyes down to Candace now, looking a bit pained. "Molly...Molly is someone I actually do love. But not a normal type of love. I was her first, the position was reversed and well...I have a sense of protection for her. She's mine but not mine you know? I'll have a place in my heart for her because that's how I feel it should be....but I don't want to be monogamus. Call me selfish...." he smiled at her, awkwardly. "it was funny to hear she felt the same. If she finds someone who is her true love, I wouldn't even stop her. Because I love her too much to see her wasted on someone who isn't ready or willing for that." And then his hands squeezed Candace's. "I didn't have to sleep with you, to love you too. Call me silly but...I probably had a puppy crush on you forever." he thought fondly of all the horrible pick up lines that never worked on her.
"And then you know...we got to talking. Like seriously talking. You're my friend, my lover and someone I can depend on. I don't expect us to be exclusive with each other, because I know you feel like I do. I love you, because I feel that connection with you. Ah....This is so hard to explain...." He waited....
"There was only one time I felt the love of a true...love? You know when we were in the dream world? I was in Wilson's....and I was in love...In such a tragic love there..." He looked up as the waitress came over again, dropping the coffee for them...
"Orders?"
He stopped their talk and ordered food for himself, then looked at Candace. A break before he laid it on her.
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Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 9:28 pm
Candace listened quietly to Dakota's answer, turning Atropos' ring on one of her fingers and focusing her gaze down on it. He really was a sweet guy, honest and loving. So it was like that, he just had a really large heart that he wanted to share with everyone. He loved his ladies. But to hear it wasn't because they had slept together that he loved her was...nice. He was so sweet, so kind. She stayed quiet, clinging to Dakota's every word. He loved her, he really did. The last man to tell her that had been Jerry, and she had thought she loved Jerry...just like Dakota with Clerise; it was love but not the kind of love Jerry deserved, it was a platonic love.
And there it was again. Dakota wasn't asking for monogamy. Candace was so grateful for that. "Thank you," she said quietly, giving Dakota a shy smile. This was very much out of her comfort zone and she wasn't sure what to do or how to feel right this moment. She was especially thrown off when Dakota continued on to say he felt..true love with someone in Wilson's dream world, like Harrison's. Her heart sank a little at that though she did her best to hide it. Why did it disappoint her to hear that was the only time he'd felt true love?
This was silly.
She shouldn't be upset over this.
"I'll have the same, please," Candace gestured to Dakota before she settled against him again. It was easier to do that than to think of something completely new. Once the waitress had taken note of their orders and left again she tilted her head back enough to look up at Dakota through her bangs. She was waiting.
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Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 9:25 pm
Once the waitress was gone, he looked back down to Candace and chewed on the inside of his lip.
"When we went to Au land, Wilson had dreamed up some futuristic kingdom. Aliens, technology....everything. I was some race that was....fire and yet...I don't know how to explain. We had cores of fire, and they were fueled by sex and something like that and it was ridiculous."
He shrugged, "Sounds like me and Chama combined or something. But even with all that....he found a girl. A girl like...a certain sun hunter here." He sighed. "Madeline. You know her?" he didn't wait for her to actually say anything. "Long story short, He would've died for her. That's how much he loved her. And instead, she died for him and it was like his core was cut out. When we woke up, I had all his memories and feelings."
He sighed. "I've been avoiding Madeline like a plague."
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 8:22 pm
Aliens and technology? Neat. Candace gave a light chuckle when Dakota explained his race was fueled by sex; she wasn't at all surprised that Dakota would be part of a race fueled by sex. The chuckling died down as he continued on to explain what he'd meant by true love. Madeline? No, she didn't know Madeline. Who was she?
Loved her so much he'd die for her.
But that had been the other Dakota, not..not her Dakota. This Dakota was hers, hers. Candace tucked her head under his chin again to hide the fact that she was frowning, her heart hurt and her chest felt too tight around it. Jerry was willing to die for her once, the scars on his face and back were a testament to that...and look what she'd done to him. So Dakota had felt true love in some alternate universe kingdom but he hadn't felt it with her.
That was okay. She was fine with that. She didn't need him to love her like that.
It..would just be nice if someone did.
I love you, Candace, came Atropos' gentle reassurance. The corner of Candace's mouth twitched in a tiny smile as she looked down at her rings. Of course Atropos loved her..Atropos loved her more than anyone.
Atropos kind of had no choice.
Molly loved her, but Molly loved everyone. She loved H, but H would never love her, not the way she wanted him to. She loved Gale like a little brother, someone to protect, and he had said he loved her too. Dakota loved her, but he just had such a big heart. He was a genuinely kind person.
Candace frowned again. She wasn't a kind person, Dakota deserved better than her.
"I met someone from Harrison's kingdom recently," Candace finally piped up quietly after Dakota said he had been avoiding Madeline. It was selfish. So selfish. "They remembered everything." This was so selfish. She wanted Dakota to herself, she didn't want to share him, but she couldn't devote herself solely to him. Even he had said there would be no monogamy between them, the perfect arrangement.
And yet, "So perhaps it is for the best you avoid her."
Mine.
Candace finally lifted her head to steal a kiss from Dakota's lips, an arm coming up to curl around his neck and pull him closer for the kiss. Die for someone, huh? Would she die for him? Harrison and Gale and Molly for certain, even Jerry after what he had done to himself for her...hell, she might even die for Rep. Dakota? Would she die for him? It was very likely.
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 9:14 pm
If Candace had asked, Dakota would die for her. In a heartbeat. If it was him or her and he had one choice, that choice was clear. Big heart or not, Dakota really did love Candace. But they weren't both ready to give up others to be with each other.
Chama seemed to whisper in his mind that she loved him and he smiled, resting his chin on her head.
"Madeline doesn't remember so....I already know. She would've come to me if she had. But the past as we say it, is the past and damned if I am going to let some alternate selves past deter me from being with who I want. Not what he wants."
His grin got a little wider. "Probably will, no need to dig up those things." He purred happily at the kiss and then peeked up at...food.
glorious food.
"Food Candace...food...."
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 9:20 pm
Oh, so he already knew. Good, good. Her claim was safe. Candace actually smiled again and leaned in to kiss him again. 'With who I want'. He wanted her. Someone actually wanted her, because they loved her, and not just for her body or her company but for both. He loved her. Someone loved her. Her heart almost felt like it was swelling up, and she giggled helplessly like some lovesick teenager. No. Stop that. Stupid Candace. Stop it.
Candace was looking up at Dakota with a somewhat dazed smile as she parted from the kiss. Her head didn't even hurt anymore. She felt..happy. Dakota was hers. "Dakota, I--" What?
Oh, right. Food.
She chuckled and let go of Dakota to just sit beside him, lifting her weight off him so she could start cutting into her own food. "Men and food. Geeze~."
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 10:41 pm
If Dakota could see the thoughts of Candace, he would be blushing.
Instead he was currently tearing through his 12 egg omelet like it was his lifeline. and his stomach started to fill, the less he felt hangoverish.
"Men and food..." He repeated with a mouthful. "Are about as good as men and women." He winked at her. "Want some?"
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Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 10:52 pm
Candace smirked at Dakota's question, already chewing on a mouthful of omelet. She was more polite than Dakota and at least swallowed what she was eating, sipping her coffee before she answered him. "Want some what? You listed three very appealing things there, sweetheart," Candace teased.
"I got the same thing as you, but I won't turn you down if you try to feed me." But then her smile went from amused to fond, gently nudging him with her shoulder. "But if I have to choose from the list of what I want, it's you." It was the closest Candace could let herself get to saying 'I love you' right now. She wanted Dakota, and not just for sex. She wanted his time, his attention, his devotion and loyalty; Candace wanted all of him. He surprised her with how sweet he was, and how attracted she was to him. She cared about him.
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Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 10:51 am
Dakota shoveled another mouthful of omelet in his mouth, completely forgetting that Candace had ordered the same thing. 12 egg omelet and he was already 3/4 done. And not even full.
Ah to be a teenage boy with metabolism.
"Three?" His eyes widened as he looked over at her...another bite hanging before his mouth. Men, Women and Food. Oh man. Instantly turned on. He debated on the bite hanging close to his mouth before changing tracjetory do Candace's mouth. "Okay I will feed you Babe..." But instead of the fork getting near her mouth, It was Dakota's on hers, urging their tongues to meet.
Well he had just eaten egg so she'd taste him with that and his own taste. Mmm Breakfast was so good.
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Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 11:54 am
She was eating her own omelet when she wasn't speaking. Candace gave Dakota an impish smile when he questioned her 'three'. Yes, Dakota. Men, women and food. She had been about to eat another bite of her breakfast until she saw Dakota's fork turn and point toward her. She smiled and then opened her mouth to accept the mouthful.
Instead she got a kiss.
Candace's eyes widened at first with surprise before they closed and she dropped her fork on her plate, her arms coming up to wrap around Dakota's neck and pull him in close. She eagerly reciprocated, letting Dakota in as he urged. Candace even turned so her back was against the wall that separated their booth from someone else's, shifting so a leg could slip between Dakota and the back of their seat as she pulled him in closer. "Dakota," she breathed quietly, parting from him only enough that she could speak. Her lips brushed against his as they moved. "I love you." Her voice was barely a whisper but it was at least loud enough to be heard by him, only him. Candace leaned in for another kiss.
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Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 12:01 pm
Ah....and this why Dakota appreciated Candace. It wasn't that she easily fell into a kiss with him. but because she wasn't surprised and was use to him now.
And her words stilled him. Eyes widening just a bit. At first, he let it settle in and then his eyes warmed with mirroring love, it was like slow warm honey filling him. And then there was lust because he wanted to share himself with her like that.
"Candace...." He reached to pull her against him and whisper in her ear. "Thank you. I love you too." And then he snuggled her tighter. "I kind of want to go back and then we can have crazy loving sex..."
One track mind turned on.
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Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 12:15 pm
Candace looked the picture of calm and affection and fond love on the outside, but on the inside she was screaming. She was terrified. She'd..she'd done it. She'd said it. Candace hadn't wanted to say it, it had just come out. The words had been true, she did mean it when she said she loved someone, but it still sent her anxiety through the roof that she'd told him. She fought against the way her hands trembled, clenching her fists and just enjoying Dakota's warmth around her. Don't think about it, don't think about it. Yes, you love him, but don't make it more complicated than it needs to be. Stop it, Candace. Stop.
She practically melted in his arms as he whispered in her ear, closing her eyes and bowing her head to hide her face against Dakota's neck. He loved her. He really loved her. Okay, so now he knew. Maybe he already knew? Hm. Hard to say. He seemed happy that she'd said it though..
Sounded happy, too.
Candace actually laughed at Dakota's words, lifting her head again to press her forehead against his. "Not even five minutes ago all you could think about was a twelve-egg omelet," she teased with a smile. "But I'd like that." Hm..sleeping with two men in less than 24 hours. Should she be concerned? Atropos' snort in the back of her head earned her a chuckle. Whatever, who cared.
"You ate more than me, you glutton. Can we at least bring my food with us? I'm going to need all the energy I can get~." She gave Dakota a little pout of her lips, sliding a hand down to rest it against his cheek and cup his face. "I love you," Candace whispered, kissing him. "I want you," she continued in the same gentle voice, kissing him again. "I'm yours. Don't let me go." These were serious words for Candace. She very rarely told anyone she belonged to them.
There was really only one other person she had ever told this, someone who knew he owned her body, heart and mind. But Dakota was different, he didn't scare her the same way H did.
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Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 12:26 pm
"It was a good 12 egg omelet." he winked at her and nodded the waitress over for check and box for Candace. "But I like Candy much better you know. You're always much sweeter."
"I love you too..." He said to her, and then blinked. Wanted him, didn't want to let him go. Monogomous or not, he didn't think that was going to happen. "Ah...Hangover or not Candace, you always make my day better. Why would I ever let a treasure like that go?" Then pushed her gently out of the booth, leaving generous amount of cash on the table to cover their meal and tip. "Let's go home. And I'll take care of you." he winked, wrapping his arm around her waist in only a way that lovers really got.
Yeah hangover or not, this was probably one of the best mornings of his life.
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