I Didn't Think It Would Happen Like This

[Tree]

Ansel glanced up, grinning to himself.

"Well, I wasn't entirely sure if she counted the first bit."

He defended gently to his wife.

/ Didn't want to claim time if you saw it differently./

"The world knows we could use a bit of solid good luck."

[Sushi]

Taylor laughed suddenly.

"Maybe you've already started. You met me - I'm quite lucky."

She exchanged her cards for some new ones.



Willow was mildly confused.

/Why not?/

[Tree]

/ What do you mean? /

He asked, puzzled. Because claiming time that wasn't theirs wasn't cool?

" I would say finding such a lovely woman as yourself is a rather rare delight, indeed. "

[Sushi]

Taylor hummed with pleasure.

"Think of my delight at finding a handsome couple with similar tastes. I think that makes me twice as lucky, at least."



/Because it's just how you saw it? I don't understand what mine had to do with it./

She hadn't seen a problem with interjecting her difference of opinion.

[Tree]

Ansel looked to his wife.

/ Hadn't thought of that, point./

He agreed with a smile.

" I know not a man alive who would argue with that assessment, miss."

Well, not one that wants to get lucky, anyway

[Sushi]

"ooo, not that one. I feel like he's got high cards this time," Taylor offered with a click of her tongue.

Willow paused in picking her discard to glance back and see Taylor peeking at her cards over her shoulder.

"Hey!"

"What?"

"That's cheating!"

"Nonsense. I propose that we form an alliance against him. We can pool and split our winnings at the end."

[Tree]

Ansel chuckled a bit more, shaking his head.

"Once more outnumbered. What's a man to do? "

[Sushi]

Willow eyed Taylor for a moment before turning her gaze to Ansel.

"You don't have a counteroffer?"

[Tree]

Ansel let his eyes drag over both women with a slow, dark smile inching across his features.

/ I'll behave. ..../

But his counter offer wasn't going to be any sort of appropriate.

"No, my darling love. By all means. Present me with your delightful dual powers."

[Sushi]

"fine, then. If you don't want my cookies, maybe I'll do just that."

Willow enjoyed the mild innuendo in the tease, even as she slid over to peek at Taylor's cards. What really enticed her was the idea she might actually be able to beat him at something.

[Tree]

Ansel stared at her, a small fire flaring inside.

"Oh, Willow, darling...."

He chuckled, watching her intently.

"I want so much than your cookies. "

[Sushi]

Willow glanced up briefly, an answering warmth waking up in her middle.



"that's very sad for you then, seeing as she's already on my team."

Taylor leaned over and slid an arm around Willow's waist. As she rested her cheek on the other woman's shoulder, that same warmth lifted from Willow's belly to her cheeks. To her surprise, she found herself enjoying the different games they were playing all at one time.

[Tree]

Ansel chuckled.

"She might share her cards with you. It's not her cards I'm after. "

/ Perhaps I could start with brushing your hair from your eyes and stealing your lips with mine. /

He was totally flirting with his wife without shame.

[Sushi]

"oh, but we've already agreed to share the cookies too."


Willow took a page from Taylor's playbook and stuck her tongue out at Ansel.

/That's all? Child's play. You're gonna have to try harder than that to distract me,/ she told him as they scooped in the winnings from their second hand won as a team.

[Tree]

/ Oh I'm not trying to distract you, my love, if I was...../

Well, this was more images than words. Arousal on his part took a sharp spike as he took her through every little passionate behavior he wished to play out with her.

" Oh yes, enjoy your sweet treats."

He agreed

[Sushi]

Willow did a decent job of seeming unaffected, even if he was succeeding at being considerably more distracting now. She only had a few slip-ups.

In an hour that felt like five minutes, they managed to wittle him down. Taylor reached out and placed a hand over his cards before he flipped them over.

"So, it all comes down to this. Let's see if your gamble paid off."

When she drew her hand back and flipped the cards, one of them was different than what he's been holding in his hand. It wasn't clear if it was sleight of hand or if it was magic, but Taylor just watched him out on the corner of her eye for a second before glancing to Willow.

The woman was giggling with glee as she slapped her carda down for the win that the slight change had afforded her, apparently unaware that his hand was impossible based on the cards that had already been played.

"All your cookies are mine!"

"There is one downside to that." She batted her eyelashes at him. "It seems he has nothing left for us to play with."

[Tree]

Ansel glanced over the fae with a small shake of his head and a good natured smile. Brazen move for her, given vampire temperments.

"I see that you needed them so desperately."

He jested, firey eyes turning to undress his wife where she sat. The third had appeal for certain, but he would nearly always pick his partners over a rando.

"Now, now. I wouldn't say 'nothing'. "

He pointed out, reaching for his wife now.

[Sushi]

Willow curled her arms around his neck and practically consumed him with a hot kiss.

"You make a good point. That's not nothing," Taylor admitted.

Willow broke the kiss and whispered breathlessly.

"Ansel... I would like to propose an alliance against her," she told him with a grin.

Taylor's eyes widened for a second before she laughed.

[Tree]

Ansel grinned, eyes flashing as he let his fingers skate over her hips.

"I'm listening."

He purred, finger accidentally catching at the hem of her dress. He was most certainly contemplating removing this bothersome barrier between them

[Sushi]

Willow was happy enough to "negotiate a deal" with him that would have him enjoying every bit left of his night. Well, him and their new friend. As for Willow... Well, like he'd glimpsed a handful of times before, once she was set free, something hedonistic rose to the surface. She poured out and drank in every ounce of pleasure possible, as if this were her last chance at any.

Taylor chuckled as she smoothed Willow's dark hair splayed across Ansel's chest before bestowing him with one more kiss. The smaller woman cooed contentedly in her sleep and cuddled up to his side.

"I'm glad you decided to play cards with me," she teased him.

[Tree]

Ansel chuckled, pulling her in to kiss him as he shifted to be sure his wife was nicely tucked in.

"Cards paid out well for me. "

He answered as he would soon ensure she was just as neatly tucked in with him, kissing her forehead.

"Rest well. "

He was very happily spent and was making note to just let his wife pick any ladies going forward. Too bad his wife wanted this one to be a one night thing. She was fun.

[Sushi]

Willow and Taylor were chatting quietly when he woke up. The former was sipping water while the latter sliced a peach.

"No way. You've got to be joking," Willow protested around a giggle.

"Not at all."

"But that's such a crazy coincidence. You make clothes for a living?"

"It's rather by design, actually."

Taylor grinned at her own joke and Willow covered her mouth to try to hold back more giggles.

"So... Taylor the tailor?" Willow spelled out.

The fae grinned even wider.

[Tree]

Ansel wouldn't bother them until fully cleaned and was dressed. He was leaning against the doorframe, smiling as he watched the two.

/ Never once was I ever tempted to keep a Fae./

He was surprised at how much he was right now. He liked seeing Willow happy.... and last night? Yeah. He could enjoy that again, too.

[Sushi]

/I have excellent taste,/ Willow boasted playfully, her mood currently still coasting on all the endorphins of their tete-a-tete.

[Tree]

Ansel snickered to himself, shaking his head as he remained leaned against the frame. There was something soothing and beautiful to him to see these two so happy with each other.

/ You're breathtaking, my love. /

[Sushi]

"judging by the goo-goo eyes, you have that man wrapped around your finger."

"Appearances can be deceiving."

When offered, willow leaned forward and ate a slice off the back of Taylor's knife.

[Tree]

Ansel smiled a bit brighter, teeth and all as he crossed the space and kissed the top of his wife's head.

/ Don't think you don't. I'm just a stubborn idiot at times./

He looked up at Taylor, shaking his head.

"Hopelessly so. "

He confirmed for the woman, considering the peach..

"Is that all that's left in the kitchen? "

He swore he ordered more.....

[Sushi]

"how hungry did you think I was in the thirty minutes you left me alone?"

Taylor laughed heartily, not taking offense.

"no, there's more. I was just having a snack while we chatted," she answered with a wave of her hand.

"It seemed rude to go eat your food without you."

Except willow almost never asked for food, not that Taylor would have known that. Speaking of, she was famished.

[Tree]

Ansel smiled as he considered that, nodding to himself.

"Well, I'm not particularly attached to the consumables here. You ladies go help yourselves to whatever you like. "

/ Do you want me to help and make you breakfast? /

He asked Willow, bending to steal a kiss, concern for her well being was clear from him. He wasn't used to her feeling hungry, or this sort of hunger at all. It was not enjoyable and if nothing else, he wax less likely to forget to feed her now that they were bound.

[Sushi]

/you don't have to do that./

She got up and went with Taylor to the kitchen, sitting down at the bar and peeling an orange. Left to her own devices, that was all she'd take.

"That's all you're eating?" Taylor asked skeptically, eying the fruit.

Willow shrugged, triggering a scoff from the other woman. However, she lowered her voice.

"Is it for him?"

Willow was appalled.

"No! He gives me food."

[Tree]

/I can hear whispers, too. I might unintentionally forget things.... but there's history there.... tread lightly. I don't want to see my wife crying right this moment, please. /

He imparted to Taylor, slightly amused that she was thinking he was that shallow.

[Sushi]

Taylor glanced up with surprise before squinting her eyes to focus on thinking a response at him.

/I wasn't whispering for your sake. I was trying to see if you needed to be excluded from my opinions about ruining tourists' marriages./

Just girls watching the back of other girls.

"Welp, in that case, we ain't got no time for an eating disorder."

In a few minutes she was dividing bacon and eggs between two plates.

[Tree]

/I appreciate the concern for her. If you see a place I'm not caring for her well I welcome feedback. We're kind of from different worlds so some things are lost on me .... but don't doubt my care for my wife./

He could have lied. He could have let it die. But he didn't find himself distrustful of the woman and was refreshed at someone on his wife's side to watch out for her.

[Sushi]

Taylor smiled to herself.

"So, what are your guys's big touristy plans for today?"

[Tree]

Ansel let his eyes wonder his wife's frame.

/ We're struggling to make it beyond the sheets. /

He admitted with a smirk now.

[Sushi]

Taylor laughed.

"I have an inkling of why that may be."

[Tree]

"Well I haven't the slightest. "

He jested in innocent protest, grin wife as he shifted to go pour himself a glass of whiskey

[Sushi]

Willow got up and put her plate in the sink.

"Exhibit A," Taylor responded with a demonstrative wave at willows butt.

[Tree]

Ansel grinned about the rim off his glass, drinking in the view shamelessly as he sipped.

"There are many assets to being married to her. "

He agreed with a glance over the Fae.

/ Careful. You might tempt a playboy prince to add you to his carry on./

He laughed, no true risk or threat in his words. He'd been nothing but respectful (if a bit playful) towards the Fae. He was the one who slung an arm about Willow to kiss her and pull her into his chest.

"After all. How could one resist tasting every little delicious piece of you? "

He purred into his wife's ear.

[Sushi]

Willow instantly went from feeling a bit embarrassed to about a 7 on the libido scale. She pressed her lips together as her face flushed.

"Just what did you do?" She hissed with mild disbelief over her own body. This was getting out of hand.

Taylor looked between the two, eyebrows lifting with interest.

"Maybe I should hang out a little while longer? Tourists often need guides on their adventures. I can show you all the best spots around."