[h3]Esme Stirling[/h3]

Esme’s heart fluttered at his words before she had pulled herself closer to him, even if he was teasing her, it was nice to hear the words, they made her heart swell and made her feel warm and fuzzy which was something she hadn’t felt in what seemed like forever. When Duke tightened his grip around her jaw and deepened the kiss then quickly leaned her back, she smiled behind the kiss and held back a giggle, her heartbeat picking up a bit as he caged her in and tangled his legs with hers, moving her legs a bit to help him avoid her injures. Her free hand came up to rest on his cheek, while her other slid from the back of his head to the side of his neck as she melted into the kiss and the pillows of the bed. She was in complete bliss and was aware of nothing but Duke's emotions, breathing, heartbeat, and touch as everything else had faded away.

Her heartbeat picked up a little more and a new smile tugged at the corner of her lips as she felt him tracing his fingers around the top of her towel, but it faded quickly as she jumped from the sudden knock at the door. As he pulled from the kiss and sighed, she did the same as he pressed his forehead tightly to hers. His words and frustrated sigh brought a new smile to her lips and another small sigh from herself from yet another disruption. “Yes, it did.” she replied in a breathless laugh as he stroked her cheek. She was half tempted to hold onto him to prevent him from leaving the bed, but she loosened her grip on him as he scooted back and off the bed. Once his feet had hit the floor, she rolled to her side, propped her head on her arm, watching him as he adjusted his towel and went to the door. She rolled back slightly as she heard Sarah growling and heard her sit up. “Easy Sarah. It’s alright, it’s just the pizza guy.” she told her softly. “No need to get yourself worked up.”

Once Sarah had stopped growling, Esme rolled back to watch Duke, a soft smile rested on her lips as she watched him grab his wallet before opening the door. She couldn’t see it, but she knew he had a wide smile on his face just by what she felt in the room. When he turned around and closed the door, she looked at the large box before looking back at him. When he wiggled his eyebrows and spoke, she couldn’t hold back the laugh that escaped her, it made her think back on times when they were the unstoppable trio. They were times she thought back on fondly and made her happy that he hadn’t changed or lost that part of himself during their time apart. “Seduction with food, hm?” she said through her laugh as she brushed some hair from her face. “Just how does one seduce a lady with food?” Her tone was playful and a playful smirk had also made its way to her lips as she looked at him.