Heat stains his cheeks pink for a moment, though his smile goes from besotted to very faintly sly.
“It was at least two-thirds of the morning,” he says, almost casually, “and you definitely still remembered how to say ‘please’. Now behave, Dark Lady, before you tempt us out of an evening on the town[1].”
As they climb into the cab that’s not-so-miraculously waiting, Aziraphale takes the opportunity to send off a single text: All clear until roughly 11 pm. You may begin any time.
Then he sets his phone to Do Not Disturb, and slips it into an inner pocket of his cape for the evening.
“I hear, by the way, that this evening the dessert of choice is an apple tarte bourdaloue, with Calvados flambé,” he remarks, beaming over at her.
[1] This had, of course, happened several times already. Not that Aziraphale minded, as a general rule, but those evenings hadn’t taken nearly as long to arrange.
[ooc: I own a copy, albeit in a 1914 edition with a far less fancy cover, but the illustrations and such are to die for. Also, I looked it up, the apple tart with Calvados is actually on the menu at the Ritz this week. ;D And oooooo that’s a fantastic dress!]
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They are wonderful fur buddies and so smart! (Book Rec: China Mieville’s King Rat.)
Date: 2019-12-04 06:33 pm (UTC)“It was at least two-thirds of the morning,” he says, almost casually, “and you definitely still remembered how to say ‘please’. Now behave, Dark Lady, before you tempt us out of an evening on the town[1].”
As they climb into the cab that’s not-so-miraculously waiting, Aziraphale takes the opportunity to send off a single text: All clear until roughly 11 pm. You may begin any time.
Then he sets his phone to Do Not Disturb, and slips it into an inner pocket of his cape for the evening.
“I hear, by the way, that this evening the dessert of choice is an apple tarte bourdaloue, with Calvados flambé,” he remarks, beaming over at her.
[1] This had, of course, happened several times already. Not that Aziraphale minded, as a general rule, but those evenings hadn’t taken nearly as long to arrange.
[ooc: I own a copy, albeit in a 1914 edition with a far less fancy cover, but the illustrations and such are to die for. Also, I looked it up, the apple tart with Calvados is actually on the menu at the Ritz this week. ;D And oooooo that’s a fantastic dress!]