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Date Posted: 19:09:03 01/25/02 Fri
Author: Tia
Subject: Here's an idea!
In reply to: Rowan Silvertree 's message, "Oh, bother" on 15:01:13 01/25/02 Fri

Oh wondrous goddess of eloquent speech, please forgive this poor fool for butchering the common tongue! Tia prayed. Remembering the cat in Marz's lap, she smiled. The newcomer sounded like he was talking over a hairball that had lodged in the back of his throat! She was tempted to crack him across the back so that he could spit that sucker out, and get on with mouthing out the words correctly!

Fish oil was good for getting rid of hairballs! One swallow of that slimy stuff would bring that old hairball right up, or ease it down where it could slide out the other end when the time was right. When she turned to ask Saras if he happened to have any fish oil on him, she was surprised to find him gone. Shrugging, she turned back to look at the Argus fellow just as Ravin was setting a bucket of water before him. "Cough up a couple of goldfish into that bucket!" she called out to Barry.

"We need to talk," a voice coming from behind her said, as a finger tapped her shoulder. She spun around, her violet eyes falling upon the handsome face of Rowan. How does he manage to sneak up on me like that all the time? she wondered. As he took her hand and led her away from the group gathered around Argus, she mumbled under her breath. "I'm supposed to be the silent one because I'm a thief, and everything knows that thieves are quiet!"

A look of shock crossed her face when she glanced down to see that her wet undergarments had left noticeable stains on her clothing. Well, maybe Rowan wouldn't notice since he didn't seem to be looking at her anyway. He kept his eyes on the ground as they walked, and walked……..and walked some more. Gee, by the time we reach wherever the hell he's taking me, I should be all dried out from the sun! Of course there was the problem of addition moisture from the sweat she felt rolling down her back, but Tia preferred not to think about that right now.

Finally Rowan stopped and turned to face her with a rather dumb look on his face. "Okay, here's the deal, Tia." She listened to what he had to say while fanning her face with her hand, and squinting her eyes against the bright sunlight. Sweet mother of pearls, it was hot in this god's awful desert! What she wouldn't give right now for a cool, little shelter and a bottle of magically iced wine. Huh? Did Rowan just say something about committing to her? She shook her head. Must be getting sunstroke Briefly, she wondered if being in the sun too long could affect a person's hearing then scrunched up her face and listened a bit more intently.

"I just don't want stuff between us to get out of hand, since we already got a great friendship going," he said, taking her hands in his.

Well, yeah, I know that Rowan, she thought, staring up into his beautiful, blue eyes. Gods, how she hated it when he looked at her like that! Didn't he know that such intense looks could send shivers down a girl's spine? Idiot! she wanted to say, but then he was moving closer, and she lost her voice.

Automatically, she lifted up onto her toes when his lips met hers. She was the one left with a dumb look on her face when he backed away and leaned his forehead against hers. "I think I'm going to do it again," he murmured. Yes! Yes! Do it again! You'll get no complaints from me, you silly oaf!

When their lips met again, her breathing deepened and little goose bumps popped out all over her skin. She pressed against him and ran her hand through that silken hair of his that she loved so much. Damn shame, she wasn't blessed with hair like that! The kiss lasted a long time, but not as long as Tia would have liked it to.

"Ahhh, that was nice," she said, giving him a coy, little smile. She twirled a strand of his long hair between her fingers, and licked her lips slowly, savoring the taste that was pure Rowan. "I agree that we should only remain friends." Her violet eyes came up to meet his as she took a step closer. "And I don’t see anything wrong with good friends kissing one another…….or even doing other things with one another. I mean, no harm can be done if they both agreed beforehand that no matter what happens they won't consider themselves committed to one another, right?"

Just then, an annoying little bead of sweat rolled its way down her forehead, plopping into her eye. "Damn, that stings!" she quipped, blinking profusely. Suddenly, she grabbed Rowan's hand and dragged him along toward the pond. "It's too hot out here. Let's go swimming!"

When Tia stopped abruptly, the elf nearly collided with her. "I have a better idea!" she cried turning to him with eyes wide with excitement. "While we're in the water, we can do some spear fishing! I saw a lot of great fish in that pond earlier. We'll snap a couple of branches off the trees then use our daggers to cut one end into a point."

She rose up on her toes to whisper into Rowan's ear although there wasn't anyone else around to hear her. "Besides, the new guy, Argus could use a little fish oil in his diet!" After placing a quick kiss on the elf's cheek, she proceeded to drag him forward once again.

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