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daphne greengrass is [bulletproof];; (daphne__g) wrote in wished,
@ 2010-08-17 18:19:00

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!2003: 08, !incomplete, daphne greengrass, nikolas vaisey

WHO: Daphne & Nikolas Vaisey.
WHAT: Daphne gives Nikolas his anniversary gift a week early.
WHERE: The Greengrass-Vaisey Estate.
WHEN: Ten minutes after this.
RATING/STATUS: TBA - potentially high. / started; open to Nikolas Vaisey.

Daphne couldn't quite place how she felt at the moment, there was a distinct fluttering in the pit of her stomach, but she couldn't tell if that was from anxiety, nerves, or excitement. Tossing her journal into the drawer next to her bed, she grabbed a box that was hidden under their bed and pulled off the top. A broad smirk curled on her lips as she pulled out the contents. Glancing over the practically sheer material, Daphne shook her head. She had no idea what possessed her to purchase such a... risque article of clothing, or what made her think of Nikolas when she did, but part of her suspected it was the influence of her mother's owl. Since returning back from Fiji, the owls were coming daily from her mother inquiring about grandchildren and how Daphne was not getting any younger and that she believed that Daphne did not want to shame her family anymore than she all ready had. However, there was another part of her that was actually starting to have feelings for Nikolas. Daphne couldn't exactly place when those feelings started to arise, but she knew when she returned back from Spain they were more recognizable.

Fixing her hair up with a crystal encrusted hair clip, she tied the final bow at the front of the outfit (which was actually a dark emerald green, not black) and admired herself in the full length mirror beside the large vintage vanity table. Finally satisfied with how the outfit looked, she took a seat in front of the vanity and stared at her reflection. The butterflies we fluttering a bit more in her stomach as she waited. Her mind began to race with thoughts and regrets. What if Nikolas didn't like this gift? What if he thought she was absolutely nutters for even thinking he would like something like this?

What did she even plan on doing once he showed up? This wasn't something that was exactly natural for her. The last time she seduced someone was Blaise, and it wasn't that hard considering Blaise was easy to read. Nikolas was completely different, she couldn't tell what he was thinking most of the time. Glancing at the clock resting on the edge of the vanity - the minute hand showed that ten minutes passed since she told him to meet her. Maybe she should have given him another clue, but then where was the fun of the "hunt"?

Blue gaze darted to look at the reflection of the doorway. Plucking up one of the lip brushes, she popped open one of the lip gloss pallets and brushed on a pale pink gloss. That fluttering in her stomach officially became a nuisance, as all she could was wait for Nikolas to show up.

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besserwisser
2010-08-18 04:53 am UTC (link)

When he had very suddenly left work as he had, Nikolas told himself that he was wrapping up early for the day anyway, and leaving a half-hour earlier than he usually did wouldn't make any difference. Which, technically, it wouldn't. This Centicore deal in Stokholm was taking far too long to work though, in his opinion. It was usually a boon to be able to work from England most of the year, but the distance in the case was making things difficult. Anything felt like a welcome break today and, after the strange turn his conversation with Daphne had taken, going home seemed like a very wise decision.

The floo network saw him arriving in the drawing room, as always. His first thought was whether or not Daphne actually intended for him to come find her. There were a lot of rooms, and the notion that something apparently very good was awaiting him left him, briefly, at a loss. For the first time, consciously, anyway, it occurred to him that this was Daphne, not one of the other girls he had been seeing over the years of their marriage. The past month had seen their relationship suddenly take a different turn. One that was possibly even on a level with what normal married couples had. Almost.

Pushing these thoughts aside - they were making him vaguely uncomfortable - Nikolas shrugged and decided to take the most obvious course first. If Daphne wasn't in the bedroom, well, at least he knew that was out of the way. As he neared the door, finding it slightly ajar, Nikolas pushed it open as casually as he could manage and gave the room a once over. It wasn't until his second sweep that he noticed Daphne's shape by the vanity. And the way she was dressed. He'd had an inkling that this might be what she was talking about, but the reality of it was still at odds with the Daphne he had come to know over the past six years, and Nikolas found he wasn't sure how he was supposed to react.

"Daph -" He leaned against the doorframe, observing her carefully, fully aware that his eyes were wandering over her and wishing she'd turn around. "So, where's my present?"

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daphne__g
2010-08-18 05:23 am UTC (link)

Then it stopped. That nauseating feeling in her stomach like something was crawling around just stopped. Placing the lip brush down, she glanced at the clock. This was what a normal married couple was supposed to act, right? Nothing about this felt normal. This wasn't how she felt with Blaise over the years of their marriage. This was Nikolas. Perhaps that's what made it strange. It was all new to her, foreign and strange. With Blaise things came naturally, maybe because he commanded such things, but it still just happened. With Nikolas each moment was something new - sometimes exciting - but mostly just new. Marriage was just the first step, and then came the night of their wedding. Merlin, that was painfully awkward. Daphne actually forgot the day that they started sharing a bed, she couldn't remember when that was, but it was likely awkward. Then their kiss in Spain, that wasn't awkward, it was new... but not strange.

Perhaps the oddest thing of everything, at least in Daphne's mind - was the day that she found herself defending Nikolas against Blaise's cruel judgment. The day that she told Blaise that she couldn't and wouldn't pick between the two of them and instead returned home. Was this Daphne actually submitting to the idea of being married?

The rushing sound that came with floo traveling told Daphne that Nikolas finally arrived home. The sound seemed to calm her nerves, it meant that he actually wanted to see what she got him. Blue eyes remained trained on the reflection of the doorway. As Nikolas came into view, her lips curled into a devious smirk. She could tell his eyes were wandering over her outfit, and while it wasn't fully visible from where she sat, she knew it was obvious that wasn't clothed the way she normally would be. The dark green stood out against her ivory skin, and it was suddenly obvious that Daphne took pride in her body. Slender, subtle curves that left her body looking perfectly drawn.

"Oh?" Arching a finely sculpted brow, her head tilted just slightly. "I'm not too sure now, you see, your gift was this outfit, but I've decided that I look far better in it than you do. I think I want to keep it for myself." Long legs uncrossed from under the vanity as she slowly stood up.

"Besides, I look so much better in green, don't you think?" Giving a slight twirl from where she stood, the sheer material flared out, before swaying against her body once more.

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