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Topic Started: Jun 24 2017, 12:30 PM (1,437 Views)
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Makayla shrugged and smirked as she readied another shot. "It helps when you've known your boss since you were born, and she's been your best friend since you were that small. She.... she knew why it was a bad night for me." she said the last part softly before knocking back another shot. "Anniversary of my mom's death." she said simply, not wanting to get into it, but hating being ridiculously vague.
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Ben nodded then, having enough sense not to carry it any further as he matched her drink for drink. Having down the third so quickly, however, he was forced to use a covert Life rote to purge a good portion of the toxins from his bloodstream before he didn't have the capacity to anymore. His gaze was full of understanding when he met the Latina's in that moment.

"Sorry if I brought any of that up," he said sincerely. "I know what it's like to lose people."
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Makayla shook her head to dismiss his worry and fiddled with the shot glass. "You didn't. It's always with me. You carry them with you, you know?"
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Ben nodded, not meeting the woman's gaze for a moment as he considered her words. "Yeah, I suppose you do. Even if you wish you could let them go forever... never have to think about them again."

He accepted another drink, though this one he again sipped thoughtfully. "So besides revisiting the past, what else can I expect from your inebriation? Going to lock arms with the hostess and sing 'Little Brown Jug'?" he asked with a chuckle, hoping to lighten the mood.
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Makayla shook her head and laughed, allowing him to lighten the mood as she readied another shot. "No, I don't sing..."

"No, but she dances..."

"Paisley!" Makayla chastised, throwing a glare over her shoulder.

"It's true." the buxom Latina wolf said with a dainty shrug. "You dance when you're drunk. Started a whole dance party in here one night."

"Jeeze, you all make it sound like I'm in here all the time tearing the place down."

Piper waved it off and leaned against the counter with a smile. "That was the same night she wiped us out of Patron."
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"Ah, see I was going to ask that," Ben replied, holding up a finger. "Though I won't say I'm not intrigued by the idea of you dancing."

He held up a finger again, taking another sip from his beverage. "Actually, hold that thought..."

Ben rose to his feet and sauntered over to the jukebox against the wall, scrolling through the list as he looked for something to play. It didn't take him long, and he was happy to see a lot of music he recognized. While on the road, the easiest station to find was always the one playing oldies.

[Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love]

As the gentle melody began to waft through the bar, the Threadmage made his way back to Makayla and extended his hand. "Would you dance with me?"
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Makayla clicked her tongue at the twins and shook her head as Ben made his way to the jukebox and sighed heavily. "I swear if he puts on the Thong song, I'm holding you two responsible." As the music started however, Makayla's attention jerked back to her partner for the night, a stupid grin settling on her lips. She shrugged and took another lime just for the hell of it, bit into it and tossed the rind onto the counter as she took his hand. "Why the hell not?" she said with a small giggle.
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Ben grinned rather stupidly as well when she agreed, and led her to an open spot on the floor. As the vocals began, he settled into a slow waltz. One hand rested on the curve of her waist, and the other held hers as they stepped and swayed. The Threadmage couldn't take his eyes off of the Latina in front of him, wondering just what may come of this meeting. Right now, however, he was more focused on just how much fun he was having, and as the chorus swelled he allowed his forehead to come to rest against hers.

"I'm glad you like to dance," he said with a smile.
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Makayla smiled and swayed almost expertly to the music, a little unnerved by how close he was when he rest his forehead against hers, it being a rather intimate gesture, at least to her...

She she took in a deep breath and went with it. 'don't think about it.' the words flowed through her mind, and she smirked as he spoke. "Dance is my other passion. Food, and Dance. It's how this chef stays looking this good."
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Ben felt the tension move through her, and after a few beats he pulled back to look at her with a smirk. "And here I thought you might be a superhero crime-fighter in your spare time," he joked, though ironically not knowing how close he actually was. "So tell me, Makayla... how do I know some dude twice my size isn't about to kick open the door and try to beat me senseless?" he joked.
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Makayla laughed and shook her head. "Mostly because I've said there won't be.... and the girls wouldn't be as forthcoming with my previous deeds."
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Ben couldn't help but grin at that, and twirled her to the beat of the music before bringing her back in. They moved with the melody, and everything else for Ben faded in that moment save for the Latina before him. He didn't say anything else, instead letting the song play out as he enjoyed sharing such a close space with a beautiful woman. When it was done, he led her back to the table by her hand and took a seat after her.

After finishing the rest of his glass, he regarded her over the rim before setting it down. "I would like to do this again, for sure," he said.
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Makayla smiled and nodded, biting into another lime wedge. She hadn't expected the man before her to be as charming as he was. And there was that pesky thought of why he wouldn't want to give his real name. She wanted to unravel that mystery. "I'd like that too. And you will be getting my cooking again. So there's that."
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Ben grinned. "I like the sound of that for sure," he replied. "In the meantime, I wonder if you can't answer a few questions I have about the town... if you'd be inclined to indulge a tourist?"

"Thanks, ma'am," he said to Paige as she poured him another glass. He turned his gaze back to the Latina across from him, mesmerized by the way her dark gaze regarded him with such interest. Adrenaline pulsed through him from the rush of that look, and he wondered if she couldn't hear his heart hammering against his sternum.
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Makayla smirked and shrugged her shoulders. "I'll answer what I can about the town. Not that there's much to know about it. Fire away."
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