[color=#b97703]“I want to give you my attention, but you’re trying to get me to choose between you and chocolate cake, and that’s just not fair,”[/color] Caspian laughed, enjoying the banter between them. It was the first time he’d been so relaxed since before he’d been abducted by Ethan and his goons. Ever since then, it had felt like one thing after another would go wrong; and technically things weren’t all right now, but for the moment, it was easy to pretend like they were off in their own little world where the biggest worry they had to face was finishing their desserts before the cake went cold. It was a vacation he hadn’t known he’d needed but was eternally grateful for now that they were at the resort.

Pressing play on the movie, he leaned back into the sofa once more and propped his plate on his lap to eat while the first scene began. [color=#b97703]“If you end up liking this movie, we can always rewind it later,”[/color] he pointed out with a sideways smile at Iris. He was equally convinced that they wouldn’t make it to the end, especially as his eyes drifted from her face a little lower to take in the contours of her lithe body. Now that he knew what she looked like underneath the little black dress, it was all but impossible for him to imagine going to bed for the night without exploring her one more time. He bit the inside of his lip at the thought.

For now, though, the intoxicating aroma of chocolate demanded his attention, and he cut into his piece of cake with his fork, watching with delight as the hot, melted fudge on the inside oozed onto the plate. He lifted a forkful to his mouth and savored the sweet taste on his tongue. [color=#b97703]“We can definitely order more tomorrow,”[/color] he nodded his agreement after he’d swallowed the first fluffy bite and scooped up the next. [color=#b97703]“I’ll have to remember that you’ve got a sweet tooth… There are a lot of other desserts on the menu here that we can try too if you want.”[/color] Personalized diet be damned, if she wanted to indulge in all the sweets the Sunset Veil had to offer, then he’d buy every one and stuff himself right along with her. They were already living like there was no tomorrow, so adding one more objectively poor decision couldn’t hurt anything, after all.

Falling quiet, he shifted his attention back onto the movie while he worked slowly through his piece of cake, taking his time to finish it both because he was getting full after dinner and because the flavor was so satisfying. He laughed intermittently at the fast-flying jokes in the film and, once he’d finished his dessert, set his empty plate back down on the table and threw an arm around Iris’s shoulders to hold her close while they enjoyed the movie. His interest in it didn’t last long after his food was gone though.

Dark eyes flicking away from the screen to look at her, a mischievous smile crossed his lips, and he leaned in to plant a sultry kiss on her neck. He was full from his dinner, but he wasn’t too stuffed for a little light exercise. Snaking his other hand across her lap, he wrapped her in his arms as he teased her warm skin with his lips and teeth, pining to steal her focus away from the TV as well.