[3 Broomsticks] Drinking and thinking

[Dax Simmons]

Dax could not help but chuckle at Jac. He continued to look at her face only looking away when she asked about her hair. With a slight grin he looked down into his glass tapped the side watching the ripples.

“You know you should never ask a male any kind of question like that. But….if you really want my opinion then maybe you will have to give me a few days as I get to know you better.”

With that he looked up from his drink and looked over at Jac again. Her red hair was still as eye catching as when he first saw it.
“I suppose it also suits the house you are in. Very patriotic”
He raised his eyebrows at Jac and leaned back on his chair.

[Jac Shaw]

Jac suddenly felt very selfconcious as Dax looked at her as intencely as he did. She felt her cheeks going red. She buried her face in her glass and sipped. Eventually she made the decision that she wouldn't let him see her blush so she closed her nose and blew again. Her cheeks and nose flushed with freckles. "What do you think?" she asked sweetly, "yay? Or nay?"

[Dax Simmons]

As Jac looked away Dax could tell that he was making her feel uncomfortable. He almost grimaced in pain when it dawned on him. With the thought in mind he stirred in his seat and looked around the room trying to think of something to say. He was about to comment on how the length of adult wizards robes had increased when he heard Jac’s voice.

Almost with a sigh of relief he turned around and looked at her trying to noticed what had changed. As soon as he noticed the freckles he started to laugh.
“Going for the look of innocence are we? All you need to do is turn your hair blond and put it up in pigtails.”

With a deep sigh Dax managed to stop himself form laughing and nodded his head.
“It is a interesting quality to have. Changing your appearance I mean. A lot of people would do anything to be able to do that.”

[Jac Shaw]

Jac laughed at Dax's reaction. "You're soo nice!" she commented. She blew again and the freckles vanished. "Well people do often tell me that and they don't really understand." She looked at her empty glass and swirled around the last drops. "People think that it would be cool but actually the change is mainly ruled by your emotions. If you, say, jumped me in a corridor, my hair would probably turn blue and my eyes green. If I was angry it would be black and my eyes very dark and freckles. It's difficult to control," she sounded almost miserable but then looked at Dax and smiled, "I'm getting better though ... at controlling it I mean."

[Dax Simmons]

As Jac spoke Dax could feel the emotion in her words and they echoed deep in his mind. As he thought more about it he could feel pity filling his heart and he only just managed to smile at Jac when she was trying to look on the bright side.
As he noticed that Jac had almost finished her drink he pushed his chair away and picked up her glass.

He raised his eyes to look up at Jac and with a low voice he mumbles to Jac.
“I think you would be beautiful no matter what colour you hair, eyes or cheeks were.”

With that he gave Jac a quick smile and spun around walking back to the bar. Over his shoulder he called to her.
“Same again or maybe something a bit stronger?”

[Jac Shaw]

Jac watched Dax stand up an though for a split second he was going to leave but he took her glass. She relaxed. As he walked away, Jac properly blushed, her hair turned an electric orange. She smiled stupidly and cupped her hands on her cheeks, leaning on her elbows. Dax asked about the drinks and she turned, using every other fiber of her being to reduce the red in her cheeks. "I don't mind!" she said, still smiling.

[Dax Simmons]

With a low chuckle Dax moved closer to the bar and handed over the empty glasses before putting his hand in his pocket looking to see how much money he had left. With a slight glint in his eye he called he signalled the barman over towards him.

“Can I have a bottle of Hackle and McDoodles finest please.” As he handed over the last of his money he picked up the bottle and the two wine glasses and made his way back over to Jac. As he placed them down on the table he looked over at Jac with a smile.

“I thought we are both mature enough now to move off the butter beer and start being cultured.” He picked up the bottled and started to pour the drink into the wine glasses As the red wine flowed into the crystal glass Dax’s face was full of concentration trying not to spill a drop.

[Jac Shaw]

Jac smiled as she watched the concentration on Dax's face. That is soo cute! she thought. She smiled at him and nodded, "I'd like to think we're growing up!" She had grown much in the past year. Being with Dax made seemed to make Jac smile. But she very cleverly hid that from him. She looked around the room at the rowdy regulars.

Then she looked straight at Dax, relatively serious, and asked, her green eyes twinkling, "so are we still on for tonight?" She had been wondering if it had just been a roués to get her to let him stay a little longer. With her question she was simply testing the waters.

[Dax Simmons]

As Dax finished pouring the drinks he placed the bottle down gently and sat down again facing Jac. As her green eyes looked straight at him his heart missed a beat. The sharpness and beauty of them went straight threw him attacking his heart.
With a deep breath he tried to find the words to answer Jac’s question.

“Why would I not want to? I like to think that so far this friendship of ours is going ok.”

Dax smiled at Jac and took a sip of his wine but his mind was racing with all kinds of thoughts.

[Jac Shaw]

Jac smiled and took the glass gratefully. "Thanks!" she said, and sipped. At the mention of their relationship Jac could not help but smile. "Indeed!" she smiled at the bottom of her glass. "Good!" Jac said suddenly, putting her glass on the table, "I'll meet you at the lake then?" She wanted to get the boring stuff out of the way before moving on.

[Dax Simmons]

As Jac spoke excitement filled him. The thought spending more time with Jac was very tempting and he nodded his head enthusiastically as she arranged whether they were going to met.

“The lake sounds fine to me. Although the water maybe a bit cold this time of year, it is a good job you did not say ‘in the lake’. “

Dax gave a small chuckle and looked over at Jac and then back at his drink again. He was imagining everything that could happen and all the possible disasters that could happen.
“Well as long as you have your red hair then I’m happy.” Dax gave Jac a wink before taking another sip of his wine.

[Jac Shaw]

Jac smiled and nodded. She made her hair go the same red as the wine and smiled. "It probably will start out red but then change several time through out!" she smiled from behind her glass and sipped. She was enjoying the wine, it was bitter sweet, just the way she liked it, though a little more bitter then sweet. She smiled as this thought strolled through her mind.

[Dax Simmons]

Dax smiled as he continued to watch Jac. He could not help himself. He found that his gaze was stuck to her. Trying to shake it off and hopeful not come on to strong to Jac he too took a sip of the wine. As the red liquid spilled past his lips, covered his tongue and slowly slid down his throat he wondered what Jac was thinking as the silence between them grew every longer.

“Penny for your thoughts miss?”