[It really is the slightest of touches. Only because she is never sure where he is from in the timestream. He could be from somewhere that they've been intimate. Or he could be from somewhere that they've never met at all. Since she never knows, she always treads lightly at first.
Reaching out, she gently runs her fingers down his arm. It's a slow touch, before she takes his hand and threads their fingers together.]
[She wants to answer him. So badly she wants to answer him. And she could. He's moving forward, her backwards. What's one little slip. She does know his name, but she can't answer. Not yet. If only there was a way to give him a clue.]
Spoilers.
[She leans in and gives him a quick peck on the lips. It's so quick that he doesn't even have a chance to kiss back. ]
[Her eyes widen and she wonders when that happened. They'd have to compare journals. She moves closer, almost dancing around him so that she could take his other hand as well. She swallows, suddenly feeling a bit nervous.]
Did I prove it? Show you that you can trust me?
[She smiles. Moving is good. Gently, she gets as close to him as she can without their bodies actually touching. It's very close, very intimate, and there's a gleam of something in her eyes.]
Well, you did give up all of your regenerations to save my life, River, and when it comes to ways to show that you can trust someone, well----
[he realizes that what he'd told her before was a spoiler. A major one. He thinks, briefly, to the Library, to everything that's coming, and having to lose her. He's suddenly very quiet, and goes just the slightest bit distant]
[Another touch. Reaching out, she cups his cheek with her hand, her thumb brushing along his bottom lip. She does not want to see him go distant. She wants him to be open and honest with her. ]
Yes, I remember giving them up. It's not a spoiler, Doctor...
[this is hard. He's going to have to repress, to push it away, to focus on River the way she is now. Here, safe. It's good now. It'll be bad later, but it's good now]
So. There's a beach on the shores of Santreiao B that is literally made of rubies.
[Her smile fades into a frown and she can't help staring into his eyes. She reads him like a book, knowing something is wrong. Even if he won't tell her what it is, there is 'something' there. And that worries her.]
Okay. Do we walk along them or take a few? Souvenirs, of course.
[She sighs, wrapping an arm around his waist and hugging him close. She's not sure what she can do if he won't talk to her. He always has to keep everyone at arms length, never let any of them actually see the real him. ]
You sure it's not a nudist beach? I know a few of those we could go to.
[She smiles, slowly walking her fingers up to his shoulder. She wants to touch him. She wants to touch him as much as she can while she can. She never knows when today might be the last day.]
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Reaching out, she gently runs her fingers down his arm. It's a slow touch, before she takes his hand and threads their fingers together.]
Hello Benjamin...
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[he gives her a little smirk, and leans in, just far enough away to be out of reach while still in her space]
You keep that up, River, and I'll start thinking that's my real name.
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[She smiles, squeezing his hand ever so slightly. While he doesn't want to admit anything, she'd shout it from the rooftops.]
You have a name. And I know it's not Benjamin...
[She leans in, their faces barely inches apart. Her eyes sparkle as she gazes into his, full of mischief and a bit of adoration.]
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[he doesn't expect her to answer, of course, but he's so curious. He can't help but ask]
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Spoilers.
[She leans in and gives him a quick peck on the lips. It's so quick that he doesn't even have a chance to kiss back. ]
No poison this time...
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I'm definitely not there yet, River, but we're moving in the right direction.
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Did I prove it? Show you that you can trust me?
[She smiles. Moving is good. Gently, she gets as close to him as she can without their bodies actually touching. It's very close, very intimate, and there's a gleam of something in her eyes.]
It's a dance I know well...
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[he realizes that what he'd told her before was a spoiler. A major one. He thinks, briefly, to the Library, to everything that's coming, and having to lose her. He's suddenly very quiet, and goes just the slightest bit distant]
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[Another touch. Reaching out, she cups his cheek with her hand, her thumb brushing along his bottom lip. She does not want to see him go distant. She wants him to be open and honest with her. ]
Yes, I remember giving them up. It's not a spoiler, Doctor...
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[this is hard. He's going to have to repress, to push it away, to focus on River the way she is now. Here, safe. It's good now. It'll be bad later, but it's good now]
So. There's a beach on the shores of Santreiao B that is literally made of rubies.
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Okay. Do we walk along them or take a few? Souvenirs, of course.
[She sighs, wrapping an arm around his waist and hugging him close. She's not sure what she can do if he won't talk to her. He always has to keep everyone at arms length, never let any of them actually see the real him. ]
I have a nice bikini you'd enjoy.
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[She smiles, slowly walking her fingers up to his shoulder. She wants to touch him. She wants to touch him as much as she can while she can. She never knows when today might be the last day.]
Or I could just wear the bikini?
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And...well, when I say "required", the whole planet is actually uninhabited, so----
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[She smiles and moves to stand behind him. Two arms wrap around him and she holds him close, gently kissing the back of his shoulder. ]
Then lead on, my Doctor. Fly us somewhere fun and I will happily disrobe for you.
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