- Joined
- Dec 14, 2012
- Location
- Australia
Although Preston was curious, and all sorts of scenarios had run through his mind, from where Sofia had obtained the bracelet wasn't the man's greatest concern. Nor how, and if he were to be honest, Mr Henry would be content to never to discover that information, as the scenarios he'd envisaged had included unspeakable acts being committed with Stuart Thomson and Hunter Forsythe. Fortunately, his visions hadn't incorporated both simultaneously as that truly would have made him ill, however, he still struggled with the green monster of jealousy when imagining her with another man. Or, in Stuart’s case, boy. All the more reason to take them down.
That internal unease was settled somewhat by her gift of the bracelet, and the fact he'd been her first choice to attend which caused his grin to shine ever more brightly; then again, it wasn't as if she could ask Hunter to attend, and there's no need to invite Stuart, as a member of Delta Tau Chi already, so possibly I’m third choice? Oh shut up, Preston!; and issue the offer of a date. Or was Saturday night a date, and that'd be their second? The man's countenance took on an expression of momentary confusion before he was distracted by the entrance of Stephen and Doug, appraising them before returning his focus to Sofia.
His eyes remained on her face when he asked his question - it was difficult to drag them away - and his expression crinkled with friendliness and openness, although his brain ticked over, prepared to evaluate the information and attempt to locate where it fitted as a piece in the jigsaw puzzle of his investigation. A couple of heads shot up to see the source of the noise when the blonde-haired man emitted a booming laugh as she responded, reached out to tap Sofia's arm, and winked in a gesture of camaraderie. "Don't worry, I must be the only College Student in the entire Country who's never tried it. Makes me feel a bit of an idiot, to be honest, but I promise, I’m not really such a boring straight arrow with everything."
Sex, he really meant, and hoped that Sofia wouldn't consider him some sort of prude, who only enjoyed the missionary position with the lights out. Though, then he realized that type of thinking could be getting a little ahead of himself, shook his head to clear the thoughts from his mind, and darted his eyes to Stuart and Doug. "Its's a deal, you protect me, I'll protect you, and what happens at the party, remains at the party."
His attention shifted back to Sofia as he reluctantly moved his touch from her arm, shot her a smile, and accompanied it with a wiggle of the eyebrows. "I tend to giggle myself; or worse, make a fool of himself after a few too many beers, although, fortunately, they generally wiped out his next day memories as well; and I agree it does apply to most girls, though not all. Some of them become.” Preston's gaze once again darted to the trio near the front, and in particular, the student seated between the Delta Tau Chi Fraternity leaders, as the guys stood, and 'sl' slipped from his lips before he swiftly changed course, not wanting to use the slut word in front of Sofia. He instead indicated Misty with a nod of the head. "Like her."
It was at that precise moment that Stephen and Doug simultaneously craned their necks to peer in his and the raven-haired girls direction, glancing briefly at Preston before they moved on to drink in Sofia with their eyes. "Misogynistic creeps," the young man whispered, sending them a death glare. "Never see one without the other, I think they're joined at the hip. Why girls sleep with guys like that, I'll never understand." He continued to watch them ogle Sofia with undisguised sexual interest as they walked, in perfect unison, backwards from the room, then shrugged at Sofia when the duo disappeared from view. "What time Saturday night, and shall I come collect you in a horse-drawn carriage?" The gleaming, white-toothed grin had re-emerged.
That internal unease was settled somewhat by her gift of the bracelet, and the fact he'd been her first choice to attend which caused his grin to shine ever more brightly; then again, it wasn't as if she could ask Hunter to attend, and there's no need to invite Stuart, as a member of Delta Tau Chi already, so possibly I’m third choice? Oh shut up, Preston!; and issue the offer of a date. Or was Saturday night a date, and that'd be their second? The man's countenance took on an expression of momentary confusion before he was distracted by the entrance of Stephen and Doug, appraising them before returning his focus to Sofia.
His eyes remained on her face when he asked his question - it was difficult to drag them away - and his expression crinkled with friendliness and openness, although his brain ticked over, prepared to evaluate the information and attempt to locate where it fitted as a piece in the jigsaw puzzle of his investigation. A couple of heads shot up to see the source of the noise when the blonde-haired man emitted a booming laugh as she responded, reached out to tap Sofia's arm, and winked in a gesture of camaraderie. "Don't worry, I must be the only College Student in the entire Country who's never tried it. Makes me feel a bit of an idiot, to be honest, but I promise, I’m not really such a boring straight arrow with everything."
Sex, he really meant, and hoped that Sofia wouldn't consider him some sort of prude, who only enjoyed the missionary position with the lights out. Though, then he realized that type of thinking could be getting a little ahead of himself, shook his head to clear the thoughts from his mind, and darted his eyes to Stuart and Doug. "Its's a deal, you protect me, I'll protect you, and what happens at the party, remains at the party."
His attention shifted back to Sofia as he reluctantly moved his touch from her arm, shot her a smile, and accompanied it with a wiggle of the eyebrows. "I tend to giggle myself; or worse, make a fool of himself after a few too many beers, although, fortunately, they generally wiped out his next day memories as well; and I agree it does apply to most girls, though not all. Some of them become.” Preston's gaze once again darted to the trio near the front, and in particular, the student seated between the Delta Tau Chi Fraternity leaders, as the guys stood, and 'sl' slipped from his lips before he swiftly changed course, not wanting to use the slut word in front of Sofia. He instead indicated Misty with a nod of the head. "Like her."
It was at that precise moment that Stephen and Doug simultaneously craned their necks to peer in his and the raven-haired girls direction, glancing briefly at Preston before they moved on to drink in Sofia with their eyes. "Misogynistic creeps," the young man whispered, sending them a death glare. "Never see one without the other, I think they're joined at the hip. Why girls sleep with guys like that, I'll never understand." He continued to watch them ogle Sofia with undisguised sexual interest as they walked, in perfect unison, backwards from the room, then shrugged at Sofia when the duo disappeared from view. "What time Saturday night, and shall I come collect you in a horse-drawn carriage?" The gleaming, white-toothed grin had re-emerged.