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Noah raised his brows at Charlotte's seemingly shocked state that he would travel to pick her up. In his mind, there wasn't much of another option - he may not have been the classiest guy in the world, but the last thing he wanted was for her to take her chances in a city she wasn't familiar with at night. Boston had a lot of stereotypes attached to it, from it's crowds, buildings, nightlife...all the way down to it's people. And most of those reputations, unfortunately, could be a bit rough. As much as he wanted to deny a lot of them, too...sometimes reputations were in place for a reason.

"Yeah, of course. It's no big deal." He offered with a shrug, knowing that he didn't belong in that town for a second. But, it wasn't like they would be staying there. A first date...or, technically a second, wasn't exactly conducive to 'meeting the family', and even thinking about that made Noah realize he was getting ahead of himself. If he was going to go out with Charlotte again, on a more 'traditional' style date, he needed to take things one step at a time. Maybe he was intrigued by her, but the differences between them on the surface would be obvious to anyone.

Still, she seemed to have more patience than he did, and she actually managed to get him to just...breathe. For as laid back as his personality was, Noah hardly ever found contentment in sitting still. He had a job where he was able to work with his hands, he walked most places in the city, and he would have rather been doing something creative than lounging on the couch playing a video game. But, patience was a virtue, and Charlotte seemed to hold it in a way he never really had. "No...I don't." He managed a grin, trying to take a bit of that quality from her.

As the line moved forward, Noah began to ease into it a bit more. They would be in soon enough, and even though he preferred less people and less organized tours of the church, part of him was actually very excited to show her a part of the city, a building - as simple as some may have thought it was. It was something he didn't share with many people. "The church? Well..it was a struggle for it to even get built. The funding, the plans for it...no one thought it would ever come to be. But it finally was finished in 1874...the paintings inside were done in 1877, I think. It's called a 'Gothic Revival' church. Richard Upjohn was the architect, and that was really his style. Only problem was, he was a Brit, not an American." He smirked, jokingly, and as the line shifted forward again, Noah instinctively placed a hand at her lower back, guiding her gently forward with him.

"Alright, you gotta tell me something else about you before I make myself seem any more lame..." He chuckled a bit, shaking his head. "Any nerdy qualities that'll make me feel better about myself?"
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Noah wouldn't consider himself a timid or shy guy by any means. He went on his fair share of dates, and had never had a problem asking a girl to spend time with him before. Then again, he had never dreamed of asking a girl like Charlotte on a date. He wouldn't admit that out loud, of course, because he understood how easy it would be for her to take it the wrong way. In reality, he was intrigued by her, and though he may not have known much about her as of yet, she had surprised him more than once already in a short period of time, and he knew he couldn't judge her. After all, she wasn't judging him.

"Yeah?" His brows raised when she agreed to go out with him, and he couldn't help but smile a little. Somehow, simply standing next to Charlotte made him feel as though he was standing taller. He felt like maybe passers by were looking at him as more than some common, stupid thug, just because he was with her, and she practically exuded class. He wasn't using her by any means, but...he found himself proud just to be there with her. He loved his friends, and family to death - but they were all pure Bostonians through and through, and while Noah would never show anything but pride for the way he grew up, there were times where he wanted something more than the cards he'd been dealt in life. Somehow, even being with Charlotte made him feel like he was a part of something different for a moment.

Noah's life was actually fairly simple, and straight-forward. He worked, spent time with friends, or spent time alone. Maybe that was everyone's agenda in one way or another, but it wasn't hard for him to make himself available at any given time. "How 'bout tomorrow night?" He suggested with a casual shrug. "I can even drive out to pick you up, if ya want. Getting lost in the city is one thing during the day. It's...pretty different for a pretty girl at night."

As the line moved slowly a few paces, he shook his head. "This is bullshit." He managed a slight laugh, just noticing how many people were there, simply not getting anywhere. "I promise it's not this boring."
I'll get a post up to you ASAP - sorry, things have been crazy lately.
Noah was actually pretty excited that Charlotte seemed eager to see the church. It was really just one of the many places in the city he liked to frequent. On paper, it probably looked like he did nothing but go to the bar every night, and maybe that was the case not so long ago, but...everyone had to grow up a little sometime. He wasn't sure he was totally there yet, but the older he got, the more he seemed to appreciate the simple things just as much sober as he ever did when he was under the influence of something.

Getting to the church, though, it looked as though it always did. A line leading out the door, almost instantly letting them know there would be a wait to get inside, and even then, it would be a snails pace getting around. Worse than that, you were limited to certain spaces of the church. On your own, you had the ability to see whatever you wanted, go wherever you wanted.

"Yeah...I mean, there are a lot of cool places in the city, they're just mostly busy during the day. Like I said, tourists." He gave her a playful smirk, nudging her lightly based on her admission earlier that she herself was a tourist. Pretty much anywhere he went, Noah took the opportunity to people-watch, but he found himself very interested in the girl next to him who'd taken a chance on trusting him that day after literally running into each other. Something had to be said for that, especially when he looked like he did, and she looked like she did.

"Would you want to come back here sometime? I mean, at night? You might risk a two hundred dollar fine, but...I have a feeling they'd let you off the hook." He grinned with a slight shrug. "Or we could go anywhere around here. Grab some dinner or a drink or somethin'." His brows raised at his own stupidity, and he shook his head a bit. "I guess I'm asking ya if you want to go out sometime."
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