the edge of the unknown [part 2];; braden

[hallie beatrix cauldwell]

If I said I want your body now
Would you hold it against me?

One foot in front of the other, Hallie causally walked hand in hand with Braden from the restaurant. After enjoying one of the best Caesar salads she’s ever tasted, Hallie was quite ready to get back to the hotel. With the hand that wasn’t holding onto Bray, Hallie rubbed her arm, as she was wearing a cute little strapless dress, and there was a cool breeze that night. Moving in a bit for Braden to protect her from the chilly air, Hallie questioned him about his dinner. Did you enjoy it? Did you have enough? Obviously she wanted nothing but the best for him, and she felt like an idiot taking him to a nicer restaurant, knowing perfectly well that Bray would be fine with just a burger. But she wanted her romantic candle lit dinner, and the Puerta de Cristales was the only place she knew. Regardless, she thought the dinner was pretty successful.

The closer the two of them got to the hotel, the more jittery Hallie became. It often confused her, how different the opinions and experiences between her sisters and Hallie were, as they lost virginity at an age younger than Hallie. Initially, the girl thought she’d be waiting until she was married before losing her virginity. In fact, she made that very same promise to her father, as she kept fingering the promise ring on her right hand. Shuddering once more, she tried to blame it on the cold, but the shivering didn’t stop once they entered the main lobby of the hotel. With each step them made towards the glass elevator, that would take them to their penthouse suite, Hallie couldn’t help but to think that she was no better than Megan or Peyton. But this is different. She kept trying to justify it by stating that she was in love with Braden, so it was okay.

Gently pushing the room key into the slot and tugging on the handle, Hallie held her breath for a second. She pushed the door open, and gasped at the beautiful scene unfolding in front of her. The front did an amazing job setting the room exactly as she wanted, as the only light in the room came from about fifty flickering candles. There were rose petals all over the floor, but notably none on the bed like Megan told her, and a champagne bucket accompanied by chocolate covered strawberries. If that wasn’t romantic, then Hallie didn’t know what was. Beaming with excitement, Hallie led Braden into the room. Dropping his hand, Hallie was quite pleased with the arrangements the hotel made for her, and looked back at Bray. I’ll be right back. Help yourself to the champagne. She nodded towards the bucket, hoping to make him more comfortable.

Making her way to the bathroom, Hallie was torn between two schools of thought: do it or don’t do it. Obviously with the effort she made today, Hallie seriously doubted that Braden would break up with her if she didn’t carry on with the plan for the night. But she already made it that far, might as well, right? Quickly changing into her outfit for the night, Hallie looked into the bathroom mirror. Trying to get her heartbeat and breathing back to normal, Hallie gave herself a whispered pep talk. Alright. You can do this. You love him. This is what lovers do. It’s going to be okay. Sighing, Hallie gave herself one last look over. In the reflection of the mirror, Hallie saw her promise ring sparkling in the light. Playing with it once more, Hallie slowly took the ring off, and placed in on the shelf by the sink. Slowly letting her breath out, Hallie felt she was ready as ever. Turning and opening the door up, Hallie leaned against the door frame. Well, what do you think? She smiled, even if she still wasn’t entirely sure how she felt about the night.

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[braden royce barbary]

Overall, the day had been going really well as far as Braden could tell. The beach had been a lot of fun and they had just been able to relax and have a good time. Then, they had dinner, which was pretty much the best dinner that Braden had ever eaten. He wasn't really an uppity, large-scale dining sort of guy, but even Braden had to admit that the posh restaurant that Hallie had decided on was absolutely amazing. He would have been happy with something simple, but going there had made the night all the more special and though he appreciated it, it worried him a bit. All the effort that she was putting into the night was cool and all, but he really didn't know how good of an idea it was to keep going with things and he really wasn't sure just how ready Hallie really was. However, she seemed to be alright for most of the day, so he hadn't really said anything about it yet.

Walking down from the restaurant, Braden looped one arm around Hallie, keeping her close in next to him so that she wasn't too cold. "Yeah, it was kind of awesome. I don't know what we ate, exactly, but I liked it all," Braden nodded, chuckling a bit at the thought. Most of the dishes they'd eaten had names that he had no hope of ever pronouncing, but that was okay with him. They had tasted good and that was pretty much all that mattered. Braden could tell that Hallie was starting to get a lot more nervous as they came closer to the hotel and he sort of wanted to say something, but he didn't really know what he could say. At least, he wasn't sure what he could say without sounding like he didn't want to do anything with her and he knew Hallie was the emotional sort, so he definitely didn't want to do something wrong and fail hardcore.

Hanging back for a moment, Braden let Hallie go forward and open the door to the room. Admittedly, when he walked in and saw the way the room had been setup, Braden wasn't sure what to do. He'd never been the type of guy to get really romantic about things and all of the stuff that was going on just didn't seem comfortable to him. However, it was Hallie's night and if that was what she wanted than he was going to just accept it and see where things went. Walking into the room, Braden looked around, unsure of what he was allowed to touch, since he didn't want to mess the place up at all. Giving her a nod, Braden moved over to the bed and sat on the edge of the bed where he wasn't ruffling anything up of causing anything to shift out of place. Taking the champagne, Braden poured a little into two glasses, setting them down next to him to wait for Hallie to come back out.

The last thing that Braden had been expecting to see when Hallie came back out from the bathroom was Hallie looking ridiculously sexy in her lingerie. However, it was definitely in the top ten list of things that he was happy to see anytime. A rather goofy smile rose on his face as he looked over at her and for a moment, he wasn't sure what to say. "You, ah. Yeah, I...good. You look real good," Braden commented with a nod. Picking up the two glasses of champagne, he held one out to Hallie and kept one for himself to start sipping from. He wasn't really sure where to go from there, but he scooted over to leave room for Hallie to sit down near him or whatever she wanted to do. "This is nice," he added with a nod, hoping that Hallie would see that he quite appreciated all of the things that she was doing for him.

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[hallie beatrix cauldwell]

If I said I want your body now
Would you hold it against me?

As Hallie came out of the bathroom, she was suddenly very aware of her exposed skin. Typically she didn’t have a problem with her body, but any girl became insecure under the scrutiny of her boyfriend, no matter what. However, the goofy grin spreading across Braden’s face helped to put Hallie at ease, as she crossed the room to him. She stepped lightly on her toes, moving towards the bed in her ever so graceful, Hallie way. Lightly taking the champagne glass from him, as well as picking up a chocolate covered strawberry, Hallie proceeded to take a bite from it seductively. Chewing and washing it done with a bit of champagne, Hallie held the rest out for Braden to take a bite.

Smiling, Hallie set her glass down on a side table, and moved to sit in his lap. She ran her fingers through his messy hair, something that she absolutely loved doing. Grabbing a hold of his hair in both hands, Hallie tilted his head back a bit, so she had a clear look in his deep brown eyes. You know that I lo-like you so much, right? No matter what anyone says. Unfortunately, Hallie had to refrain from saying ‘love’, because she knew it would be too much for Braden to deal with. And of course, she didn’t want to ruin the moment. She moved her legs so that they were more so wrapped around his body, and leaned in to kiss him.

With one hand still in his hair, Hallie explored his body with the other. She lightly placed a hand over his stomach, in which she could feel his rock hard abs under the formal shirt loosely hanging from his body. Without thinking, actually too preoccupied with kissing him, Hallie traced the little valleys in his stomach, smiling as she did so. Everything was just so perfect, and she couldn’t help but express this. Pulling back, while wrapping her arms around his head, Hallie gave Braden the biggest smile she could muster. Well Braden Barbary. This is just magical.

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