MCA #10 - Evening

[light_a_spark]

There was a lack of overenthusiastic kittens to greet Roy as he pushed the door to Aly's apartment open. There was a definite lack of kittens and Aly in the living room too.

"Did you leave without saying goodbye?" Roy asked, following the sounds coming from the bedroom.

((For the Aly.))

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[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"I like that one," he mused, just watching her now.

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

Aly leaned forward over the bed, not touching him. "Thought you liked all of them."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"I do," he agreed easily, scratching behind Dee's ear. "Or maybe there's something they all have in common."

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

"The material?" she teased. "Or the length?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"The air around it," he deadpanned.

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

"So you like my perfume?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Yes, that must be it," he said with a nod.

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

"Funny how I'm not wearing any," she teased.

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Huh. Must be something else then," he said lightly, but he seemed to be watching her intently.

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

"Wonder if you can figure it out," Aly said, holding his eyes for a moment then pulling away to go to her closet.

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

He hummed softly, thoughtful now as his eye followed her, almost as if he was trying to figure something out.

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

Aly grinned to herself but pretended she didn't notice his look and she sorted through clothes, trying to find a dress.

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

He could make some suggestions, but he stayed right where he was and his curiosity finally won out over his hesitation. He wasn't sure if she'd want to discuss this, so he'd start with something innocent so he could back off if she seemed uncomfortable. "What did you wear to your wedding?"

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

The pause wasn't long enough to be very noticeable. "Nothing fancy," she said quietly, her fingers reaching out to brush over a blue fabric embroidered with gold. "A sarong and jacket. Lots of flowers."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Dove didn't insist on it being fancy?" he asked, not moving despite his urge to get up and touch her.

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

Aly snorted at the thought. "No. Less attention drawn, the better. Mother and Da were over from Tortall for Dove's coronation."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

He tilted his head. "So you combined the events?"

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

Now she just laughed. "That's not a serious question, right? The priest and priestess really couldn't turn from crowning the new Queen of the Copper Isles, She Who Was Foretold, to marry her spymaster. No, it was a few months later. Dove was crowned at midwinter, but the foreign ambassadors stayed through the winter because of the difficulties traveling. We were married in February."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

Roy rolled his eyes. "I didn't mean in public, just that you took advantage of them being there," he tossed her stockings at her back. "What was the ceremony like?"

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

She reached a hand back to catch the stockings without turning around. "Smaller than some wanted," she said wryly, remember the protests she'd gotten from her aunts and uncles later. "The priestess of the Goddess married us and managed not to faint at the sight of Mother at the same time. I was impressed."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"You wanted it small?" he asked, his fingers combing through Dee's fur.

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

Aly thought for a moment, her fingers still touching the blue fabric. "I would have liked some more of the Fandom aunts and uncles there, but it didn't need to be a big thing. I was just happy my parents were there."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"And Nawat," he guessed. "You don't mind me asking about it?"

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

"Nawat was going to be there no matter what," Aly said dryly. She turned to him finally. "Why would I?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

He shrugged a shoulder, but the gesture wasn't entirely casual. "I don't want to make you feel awkward."