Oct 2nd - On top of the Lecture Halls

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:05 am

After leading Will halfway across campus and up a whole bunch of stairs she maneuvers him through a door and outside again. "Almost there..."

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:06 am

"You're gonna dump me in the Thames, aren't you?"

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:16 am

"I might if you don't stop asking questions." she giggles softly. "But no, we're here."

She grabs the blindfold and pulls it off, revealing that while the Thames is visible to their side they're not really near it but instead he'll find himself standing on top of the same building where him and Sara escaped to after the celebrations of their first succesful mission.

Although the place in front of him doesn't quite look the same as it did back then. There's a couch that looks suspiciously like the ones in the dorms' common room, set up to face the white wall of the adjecent, slightly higher building. Next to the couch is a small table with two glasses and a bottle of wine and a few meters behind the couch is standing an old movie projector.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:21 am

For once in his life, Will is speechless. He stands around, gaping at the setup, the scene, the equipment. His mouth moves up and down, and he just sort of gestures.

"Oh my God...what...how...when did you...how did you.....holy cow."

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:34 am

"I had some help getting all of that up here. And it wouldn't have been possible if I hadn't found someone in London who makes copies of movie reels and had a copy of The Big Sleep." she smiles brightly.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:38 am

"...You found an actual reel of The Big Sleep? That's gotta be 80 years old..." Will said in awe, taking a step towards the projector.

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:45 am

"I'm afraid that one's only a copy. But it's your copy."

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:49 am

"You got this for me?" Will said, turning around to look at Sara. "Wow. I...I don't know what to say."

"...I wish I was dressed more appropriately," he laughed, looking down at his jeans-and-t-shirt.

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:57 am

"You don't have to say anything." she smiles. "Except maybe that you know how to turn that thing on." she snickers and kisses Will's cheek.
"And you're just fine the way you are, I just dressed up because I thought you might like it. This is your evening afterall. And... it's technically not until tomorrow, but happy one month 'anniversary', Will."

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:04 am

"...wow. This is just...wow. Thank you. Thank you so...this means so much to me."

Will takes Sara in his arms and deeply kisses her, before going and fiddling with the projector some.

"OK, this'll go in just a moment....what d'you mean, 'my evening'?"

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:20 am

She smiles brightly at how happy Will is about the whole thing. "Well, you've been so amazing lately about listening to my worries and the massage and just... everything, I wanted to show you how much you mean to me and give you a night that's all about you."

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:23 am

"God, I love you," Will smiled. "I've never had my own night before."

He walks over and picks up Sara, carrying her to the sofa. "Why, you even got me a present. And in such lovely wrappings!"

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:30 am

"Then it's about time." she beams as Will picks her up. "And I'm not the present. I can't make a gift out of something you already own." She gives Will a swift kiss as he sets her down on the sofa.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:32 am

"Since when did I own you?" Will said softly, sitting down next to her and taking her hand.

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:37 am

"Well not literally. But I am yours just as much as you're mine." She cuddles up against Will and gently squeezes his hand.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:50 am

"Then it IS literal," Will said, drawing Sara closer. "Because I am all yours. I still can't believe you set all this up..."

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:16 am

"I'm just glad you liked the surprise as much as I hoped. That already makes it worth it." She smiles and not wanting to leave Will's side she stretches her leg out to pull over the small table with the wine and pours two glasses, handing one to Will.
"To the two of us." she says softly.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:19 am

"The two of us," Will smiled, but paused before drinking.

"Do you remember what I said the last time we were up here? About this having to be a dream?"

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:22 am

"Mhmm..."

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:36 pm

"I had no idea," Will chuckled. "I thought that that day was perfect. What did I know--things have only gotten better since then. Every morning, I wake up and fear for a moment that, you know, I've WOKEN UP. But then you're there. It's been a month? It feels like years. We've been so close, so eager. You've been gentle, you've been tough, you've indulged my weirdness. I was wrong. I thought this was a dream, but it can't be. I died, and I've gone to heaven, and I've found an angel there. So, here's to the first month---and the thousand more just like it that are yet to come. Cheers."

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:42 pm

"And I'll do anything to make sure they keep getting better." She smiles up at Will with wide, beaming eyes and clinks her glass against his.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:21 pm

"So. My night, huh. Does that mean I call the shots here?"

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:25 pm

"Mhmm. Just don't get too carried away." she chuckles.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:27 pm

"Well, then, two things. One, I've seen this movie five-hundred times before, and I've loved every one. Two, I might get cold. So, I think I'll both watch this in a new way, AND keep me warm."

With that, he stands up, picks up Sara, and sits back down with her sitting on his lap. "Now, if I get cold, you've gotta hold me closer, OK?"

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:31 pm

"I think I can do that." she smiles and wraps her arms around Will as she sits across his lap.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:32 pm

"Good.

Oh, and I may squeeze you every time Humphrey Bogart does something awesome, just so you're ready for it," Will grinned, as the movie started up.

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:37 pm

Sara snickers. "You won't hear me complaining." Cuddling up in Will's lap she turns her head towards the improvised silver screen.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:42 pm

"We'll see what you say half an hour in," Will grinned.

Throughout the movie, Sara can occasionally hear Will whispering the lines as they come on screen. By about halfway through, he's slipped his hands under her shirt, to boot.

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:56 pm

Sara smiles everytime she catches Will whispering along with the movie, occasionally squeezing him softly when he does. As his hands slide under her shirt she leans her head against his shoulder, giving him a quick peck on the cheek.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:17 pm

By the time the movie is over, Bogey's solved the crime, and gotten together with the girl, Will has had his head resting on Sara's shoulder for nearly an hour. Sara has been squeezed and hugged and rubbed--Will's been pulling her in ever so tight.

"That was wonderful..." he breathes into her ear.

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:24 am

"Yes, it was..." she whispers, shivering ever so slightly from Will's breath against her neck and ear, her hand slowly brushing up and down his back.

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:26 am

"I still can't believe you went through all this trouble, just for me. I mean...I literally can't wrap my head around it. Tracking down an honest-to-god film projector, figuring how to get this couch up on the roof--still have no idea how you managed that--it's amazing."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:44 am

"It was no trouble at all. I mean... it was a bit of work, but I did it for you and it's not really bothersome then. You keep saying you'd do anything for me, I wanted to show you that it's the same for me. You deserve anything I could possibly offer you."

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:59 am

Will teared up a little. "Not yet I don't, but I'm working on it. For you."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:35 am

Placing a hand on Will's cheek she smiles at him lovingly. "You do. You're so much more amazing than you let yourself see, Will."

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:37 am

"I must be," Will smiled, "because you picked me. Of all the guys on campus, all the guys in London, you picked me. I can't let you regret that."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:45 am

"I'll never regret that. Not now, not ever. You're the best thing that ever happened to me and nothing could ever top that. You're my everything."

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:52 am

Will stood up and lifted Sara with him, holding her close and slowly rocking them back and forth. The projector cast their figures, larger than life, on the white wall of the building behind them.

"You smell nice," he said after a while. "Have I told you that? You're probably, like, my favorite smell now."

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:59 am

She laughs softly as Will pulls her up and they sway to non-existing music, her arms wrapping around Will's neck as they 'dance'.
"I think you did, but I'll never get sick of hearing it."

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 4:03 am

"As a matter of fact, I think you're a treat for all the senses. The sight of you tonight in your outfit, sparkling in the light of the projector. The smell of you in the morning as we wake up after spending the evening together. The sound of your laughter at one of my horrible jokes. The feeling of you in my arms, with the knowledge that nothing can take you from me. Your oh-so-much-better-than-sandwiches taste..." he adds, punctuating the last one with a kiss.

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