The Side Table

[NightenGale]

She smiled up at him as he spoke and squeezed his hand abit as they walked before she looked ahead of them."That sounds fantastic Dominick, I shall be looking forward to it," she said as they made their way toward the Manhattan lodge house. She knew some would still be awake and slowly trickling off to bed one at a time, but she would be alright once back there, she would probably say her goodnights to her friends and then go to sleep. As they approached the Lodge house steps she stopped and turned to him looking up into his eyes with the dim street lights just bright enough for her to see his face.

"Thank you for walking me home Dominick..." she said as she bit her bottom lip and hesitated as she slowly pulled her hand from his. She didn't quite want to leave his side yet, but it was getting cold and she knew the others would begin to get nosey and stick their heads out to see just who she was with. She smiled abit more and tilted her head,"Umm well... goodnight then I guess," she said as she nodded abit, though she stood planted in her spot not wanting to go just yet.

[Dominick O'Leary]

"So won't I." He murmured, just smiling at her when she gave his hand a squeeze. He loved to cook for people. It was a passion of his. When the textures and the flavors exploded over their tastes buds and they got that first surprised look on their face, it was his favorite. It was still early enough that he had plenty of time to try a few new things when he got home. Maybe he could cook up a little something new. She was incredibly, even in the dim light it did a little something to Dominick's heart.

He couldn't help but smile when she thanked him. "It's no problem I promise, sweetheart. A pretty girl like yourself shouldn't be left alone this late to get on by herself anyhow." He paused for a moment though, just looking at the pretty girl standing in front of him. "NightenGale, is it completely frowned upon if you don't make it back to your bunk at night?" He had to ask, he was just.. a little too curious.

[NightenGale]

She looked at him for a moment and when he asked her that, she tilted her head and chewed her bottom lip in thought. "I do not believe it is... I mean if I let one of the ones inside that are still awake know that I am ok but I am leaving for the night I do not think it is frowned upon...but why do you ask?" she asked him, her eyes wide with curiousity as they sparkled a bit in the streetlight. She looked down allowing her blond waves to cascade into her face, she was itching for another drink already but she pushed that urge aside, if she stayed here she would drink what she could find, if she left with him she wasn't quite sure what would happen, but she didn't quite care as long as he took care of her.

She looked back up into his eyes and blinked a few times before she allowed a grin to cross her lips and her dimples to show,"I would like to not be here for the night... it gets quite lonely even with a full house," she muttered.

[Dominick O'Leary]

Dominick just gave her a little smile before ushering her closer to the door. "I only ask because I was wondering if you'd like to come back with me." He paused. "Ta my place. I've got a pie in the fridge I made earlier and well, if you'd like you can take my bed, I know it's late." He hadn't quite ever asked a girl back to his place before, so this was a little different for him. "If ya want to I mean.. Ya don't have to.. it's just that I don't quite want to let ya sleep yet.."

"So come with me, NightenGale." He took her hand back in his own and gave it a light kiss. "Ya can have pie, and a drink, and spend the night. I promise to be an honorable man with ya." Especially since she was the first female he'd ever invited back to his house for even food.

[NightenGale]

She blushed a little at his words and swooned on the inside and when he kissed her hand she nodded,"Jus' let me go tell one of the kids," she said before she pulled her hand away from his gently and she rushed inside. She found the nearest little kid and told them that if anyone asked of her whereabouts to tell them she was ok she just was staying elsewhere for the night. At that she handed the little boy a few quarters and she grinned patting his head before she rushed back outside and looped her arm with Dom's as she fell into step beside him,"Lead the way handsome" she mused as she looked up at him and batted her eyelashes.

She could use a drink, some pie sounded amazing and it would be nice to sleep where it wasn't crowded and she wasn't sleeping in a crammed bunkroom with so many other females. She grinned and slid her hand into his intertwining her fingers with his as she rested her side against him abit as they walked. "Do you do this often?" she asked him figuring him not the type of guy to ask just anyone to his place.