Mel watched as the fire began to consume the wooden fuel. It flickered, crackled, and burned which reminded her of how she felt about the stunning woman behind her. There was a fire burning inside of her and she knew not what could douse the flame save for Edalene. She smiled as she turned to face Eda. "Games are lovely. I always enjoyed them as a child." There was something about the way the other woman talked to her that she could not resist. The words tugged and wrapped around her like a cocoon and all she could think about was the next word from her beautiful voice.
The teacher strode over to the table where Eda was sitting and undid the warm coat which revealed the white blouse underneath. "I suppose you're right. Cylus always has me in a bit of a twister I must say. And research?" Melody's eyes lit up at the thought of the other woman being a fellow person of knowledgeable pursuit. She took off and tossed her coat on the table before continuing. "I would love to hear about your work, Edalene." The words that come forth from the small teacher were greedy, they wanted to extract everything they could from the woman, information included.
Melody was going to inspect the woman's hand as she presented it forward. Apparently, she had been a tad bit too slow on the uptake and the wound was already scabbing over. A missed opportunity. The woman cursed herself in the back of her mind. She could not be so sloppy though to be fair she had been promptly distracted by her guest. It flustered the normally very calm and centered Melody that Edalene was throwing her off so, but it also lit that fire inside of her like she had never known before.
At Edalene's request she sat down in the free chair which she quickly noticed was not where she had previously left it. So few were the visitors to her that the teacher knew the exact positions of some of the furniture in her home, these chairs included. In fact the only chair she usually occupied was the one currently sat upon by her opposite. Everything about tonight was so surprisingly perfect so far. Melody loved the way that Edalene was teasing and toying with her. It all made the woman feel rather nervous and she began to subconsciously press her hands into her skirts as if they were some how ruffled again. Though that all came to a crashing halt when Edalene placed her uninjured hand on her knee.
Then fire returned to her face in full force. If lava could burst forth from every orifice of her cheeks then it likely would.
Melody didn't know what to do for the first time in quite some time. Edalene was smiling at her but all she could muster was a few blinks at first. She had always been confused with herself about men and women. Very few times in her life had the men that desired her company caused her to fluster in such a way as the women she had met. And none like Edalene. She hardly knew the woman in front of her but the way her words dangled in front of her like a carrot on a stick kept her moving forward ever intrigued. With what small amount of courage the poor teacher could muster she moved a hand to greet Edalene's on her knee. Though she could only find the will to get a few fingers to cover the other woman's digits.
The words kept flowing forth from Edalene. To her ears the woman spun her sentences like the most intricate spider webs. Melody's lips finally parted into a small smile as her mind began to re-solidify itself and its thoughts. "Tit for tat eh?" An inquisitive finger from her free hand came to rest of Melody's chin and began to tap it slowly. Her inner self? What did they even mean?
"I suppose I am an inquisitive soul. I wish to know as much about everything and..." Melody looked down to the hand that had previously barely been in contact with Edalene's to find it now completely covering the other woman's hand. "And everyone." Edalene's hand was soft to the touch just as she imagined her own was. Her thumb found itself slowly running across the other woman's fingers. "I despise it when something or somebody interesting escapes me." Melody's eyes gazed up to lock with Edalene's. This was easily the most bold the teacher had been in her entire life but still she could not extinguish the redness in her face.
The smile on her face only widened as she stared into the other woman. "Tit for tat, Edalene. Your move."
