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Anne Boleyn ([personal profile] happyfalcon) wrote2015-11-08 11:22 pm

[For Thomas] [Modern AU] Secret Holiday

Anne was bustling about her apartment, assembling some clothes and getting her travel bags together. They had been planning a trip for some time now, but even so the destination was a surprise still to her. Thomas hadn't told her what the final destination plan was for them. Anne packed her clothes, planning for warm and cool weather. It was a little frustrating, not knowing that to pack exactly, but overall it was exciting.

She had slipped Thomas her key before she'd left the office that day. Anne had followed up on a lead for a story earlier in the day and took the rest of the day as personal time. Then she had come home and began packing.

Anne had a pair of dresses on the bed before her, and she couldn't decide which to take. It was silly to take them both with her. One was black with red patterned flowers, the other white with blue patterned flowers. But she no only had her clothes to pack, but she had jewelry and shoes to pack as well. Oh, it was so hard to pack, not knowing what destination for which they were bound.

But it was so romantic, and she was excited to get ready and going. Of course she had to wait for Thomas. She couldn't wait for him to arrive. Anne had picked up a bottle of wine to celebrate their holiday plans. It had been tricky, planning their getaway without anyone putting two and two together. Anne had vacation time saved up and gave the rest of her tasks to George for the time they'd be gone. She wasn't sure how Thomas had managed to get his time off to match hers, but somehow they'd done it.
howlikeyouthis: (poet)

[personal profile] howlikeyouthis 2016-08-25 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Thank you for showing me everything," Wyatt said and raised his glass. "The end of the day is ahead of us still but I will happily toast to you, to Paris and to every perfect day I'm allowed to spend with you. You've made my life complete."

She'd brought love into his previously lonely lífe. Wyatt clicked their glasses together and took a sip. Then he pushed the plate of the appetizers slightly in her direction.

"Take your pick." They were dainty little pastries, not meant to take away anyone's hunger but to tempt it further.

"I think even you were surprised of the reaction you got from the owners of that cafe. Dubois was their name, right? They would like it if we visited once more, I'm sure."
howlikeyouthis: (patience must be the charm)

[personal profile] howlikeyouthis 2016-08-27 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Wyatt took care of a salmon pastry in one go. No nibbling for him. The nodding of his head testified that he agreed with Anne of the taste. He swirled the wine in the glass, very happy indeed.

"It feels good to hear you talk about future." Not just any future but one that included him. It was almost better than hearing that she loved him.

"Well, you should do just that," he said, referring to buying flowers for the cafe. "Let's go there on Monday before we leave Paris. We can sit down for coffee and cakes and buy something to take with us for the journey."
howlikeyouthis: (thy fair beauty to behold)

[personal profile] howlikeyouthis 2016-08-30 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Wyatt listened quietly, smiling. He wanted the same things, but he was still more of a country boy and she a city girl. Living together would be all sorts of wonderful but also frightening. What if it didn't pan out - despite of them being soul mates, as he believed? He didn't fear marriage, only divorce.

"We'll never run out of reasons to toast," he chuckled and drank to the overflowing kindness of the Dubois couple.

"Since you mentioned your apartment... I wonder if you could you give me one of your keys? I'd promise I would't crash in unannounced. It would just make things easier for the days you do want me there."

They wouldn't have to jump through hoops anymore; no pretending he's delivering her some important papers when he's only fetching the keys. Also, if he happened to be somewhere else, he could go straight to her apartment without stopping by at the Boleyn paper or wait for her to go home before him.

"And let's be honest, you want my t-shirts in your drawer just so that you can wear them yourself," he winked.
howlikeyouthis: (ye know my heart my lady)

[personal profile] howlikeyouthis 2016-09-01 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's true, I do. You look so contented wearing them. Even if you're going through work papers in bed, and getting ready for the night, you look so soft with my shirt on. Though I admit when you finally put away the papers and curl next to me... that's even better." Because she not only looked soft, but incredibly hot in those situations.

Wyatt took another salmon pastry and tried not to think about Anne in bed.

"I wouldn't go to your apartment without permission even if weren't for George or Mary. It's your place and you deserve to have a say when to have me there. As you said, maybe one day we're living in a house that's for both of us."
howlikeyouthis: (they flee from me)

[personal profile] howlikeyouthis 2016-09-08 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
Wyatt could easily guess that Anne wore his shirts especially when he wasn't around. He didn't like the idea that she might need comforting but he understood what she meant.

"I love being there and I'm not easily bored, you know. Your home is like a warm nest. I'm almost worried that the magic disappears if I spend too much time there."

He squeezed her hand and fell quiet, just watching her. She was so frank about her dreams. If she really was ready to settle down with him, that changed everything.

"I had plans to look for a nice home with a room for me and a room for Junior but if you're serious... I mean, you'd have to be okay with him living with me sometimes and... that kind of house would soon feel too small for all of us."
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[personal profile] howlikeyouthis 2016-09-09 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Wyatt had to pause again. He wasn't sure how much he wanted to say right now but since the topic had been brought up, it seemed like a good enough time to talk about it.

"I've been thinking about it but I wasn't going to say anything until after our trip. I wanted to see if we not kill each other first, being together twenty-four-seven. But now that you mentioned it, I can't keep it to myself anymore."

Wyatt saw the waiter coming forward to collect their empty plates and to bring forth the soup. Even if the waiter couldn't understand their conversation held in English, he didn't continue before they were left alone again.

"If you are in this for the long term, it would make more sense to try to find a place that we both like and is big enough for all of us. I don't want to move now to a small house and again next year to a bigger one. However, before you can move in, your family has to come to terms with the fact that we're dating. If the first thing you tell them is that we bought a house together, your father will give me a hard time at work."
howlikeyouthis: (my life alas i miss)

[personal profile] howlikeyouthis 2016-09-12 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
Wyatt could see how Anne's mind was working on the idea, though not the specifics of her dreams. Moving in with him was one thing - the easy thing - but to live with his son... that would require a lot of understanding.

But she seemed willing to try and that was all Wyatt could ask of her.

"My marriage will end one day, that I'm sure of. I say we look for a home that you can move in later. It's better for Junior anyway, that he can get used to living in a new place with just me. One change at a time, and all that. Besides, it can take months before we find something that we both love."
howlikeyouthis: (mistrust me not)

[personal profile] howlikeyouthis 2016-09-18 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good." Wyatt smiled, shaking his head for not quite believing his dream was about to come true. "Wow. I didn't expect this, not today. But you make me happy and I feel like I have a better sense of direction in my life if I can build it with you in mind."

Family was important to him. He'd been young when Junior was born but that he had never regretted. Every moment with Anne made him less sad about his failed marriage, too.

"If you ever changed your mind... I wouldn't hold it against you. I just want you to be you."
howlikeyouthis: (you alone are my desire)

[personal profile] howlikeyouthis 2016-09-21 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
((ooc: It was a bit strange, yes :), but I figured that maybe it's just a phrase to mean 'not-so-good', hah. Sorry, I should have asked, but it didn't affect the whole tag so I didn't mind.))

He difinitely wanted to marry Anne but the time to ask her would have to be right. While he was still firmly married to Liz, proposing to Anne would have meant nothing. It would be idle talk.

"I can't see why they wouldn't progress. I'm not going back to Elizabeth, not even if you left me. I'd just build a life for me and Junior."

He wasn't planning on living alone but it wasn't like he had a girlfriend candidate waiting in case Anne decided not to wait for the divorce. He'd find someone and hopefully still remained friends with Anne.

Leaning slightly over the table, Wyatt pulled Anne's hand to his lips before letting go and raising his glass. "To blossoming love and passionfruit."

Then he tasted the soup.
howlikeyouthis: (lux my fair falcon)

[personal profile] howlikeyouthis 2016-09-22 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"I love you for making an effort for Junior," he replied with a soft look in his eyes. "And I'm just happy you let me spoil you."

Deep down he wasn't quite so confident. His son wasn't a problem child but having to get used to a step-mom might unearth behaviour that Wyatt had not witnessed before. Junior could rebel against the new living arrangements and he could pretend to dislike Anne, simply out of loyalty to his own mother.

But that discussion wasn't on the plate today. They had time to talk about all of that heavy stuff later. This was supposed to be a romantic night. After the soup they enjoyed a good main course and salad; for Wyatt it was a rack of lamb with string beans, heavy with fresh herbs.

"Do you wish to go anywhere afterwards? Dancing maybe? Or should we just head back to the hotel?"
Edited 2016-09-22 21:50 (UTC)
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[personal profile] howlikeyouthis 2016-09-23 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"Whatever you're up to, love. I didn't mean a noisy club but something like a quiet restaurant with a singer or a live band. It'd be nice if they had that here but they don't." Wyatt looked around. This restaurant wasn't big enough to have a dance floor.

"I long to hold you close when you look as lovely as you do now. Not that we can't dance in our hotel room if it comes to that but since nobody in Paris cares who we are... We should take the opportunity to do all the things we can't yet do in London."

When they went out clubbing with friends, there were always slow songs, too, but Wyatt couldn't dance them only with Anne. He felt as his duty to dance with other women as well, to balance it out. Even when they danced together, it had to look impersonal which put a damper on things.
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[personal profile] howlikeyouthis 2016-09-27 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
After a long day walking outside, it was wonderful to relax and be served a good meal in a quiet atmosphere, without a care in the world. To know that their relationship had just taken a step forward with plans to move in together made everything better for Wyatt.

"You know how you keep saying I spoil you but honestly, I'm doing this for myself as much as for you. Writing is lonely and though I enjoy it, I crave for company on other times. I don't want to see the world on my own. I don't want to sit in a restaurant alone, nor look at sights by myself."

He lowered his fork on the plate and took a sip of wine. "I teach my son about the importance of sharing because I believe it."

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