[ Charlie had been lucky with most of his international trips, in that they've almost entirely been funded by work and he's just been able to tack on some sight-seeing along the way. Case in point, tonight.
It also probably helps that Charlie's idea of sight-seeing tends to veer towards the 'tramping through the wilderness' end of things and not so much the 'visiting museums and tarted-up tourist attractions' one. ]
I appreciate it, though I don't think you're in too much danger of that.
[ Charlie does pull back a little when one of Luna's friends swoops in to half-shout in her ear, making room for the two of them and accidentally catching the eye of one of his own colleagues in the process. Jiří grins at him, lifting his eyebrows in a way that Charlie knows from experience means he's fighting back an inappropriate comment, and Charlie finds himself scowling at him from across the table, taking advantage of Luna's distraction to make a rude gesture at him with the hand he doesn't have draped behind her shoulders. A burst of laughter, the soft brush of air as Luna's friend leaves, and then it's just the two of them again, and Charlie firmly turns his attention back to the girl sat beside him and studiously ignores the men who came in with him.
Miraculously, no other comments are forthcoming. ]
You sure you don't want ice cream? [ Charlie is happy with his liquor and tapas, but that doesn't mean he needs to monopolize Luna for the whole night, no matter how pleasant it's been so far and how warm and lazy the alcohol is making him feel. Luna's off on her first international trip. She should be out enjoying it with friends. ]
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It also probably helps that Charlie's idea of sight-seeing tends to veer towards the 'tramping through the wilderness' end of things and not so much the 'visiting museums and tarted-up tourist attractions' one. ]
I appreciate it, though I don't think you're in too much danger of that.
[ Charlie does pull back a little when one of Luna's friends swoops in to half-shout in her ear, making room for the two of them and accidentally catching the eye of one of his own colleagues in the process. Jiří grins at him, lifting his eyebrows in a way that Charlie knows from experience means he's fighting back an inappropriate comment, and Charlie finds himself scowling at him from across the table, taking advantage of Luna's distraction to make a rude gesture at him with the hand he doesn't have draped behind her shoulders. A burst of laughter, the soft brush of air as Luna's friend leaves, and then it's just the two of them again, and Charlie firmly turns his attention back to the girl sat beside him and studiously ignores the men who came in with him.
Miraculously, no other comments are forthcoming. ]
You sure you don't want ice cream? [ Charlie is happy with his liquor and tapas, but that doesn't mean he needs to monopolize Luna for the whole night, no matter how pleasant it's been so far and how warm and lazy the alcohol is making him feel. Luna's off on her first international trip. She should be out enjoying it with friends. ]