Laughing wasn't quite what he'd intended with the gesture, but he couldn't help but grin anyway. Marie had an infectious laugh, and he knew -- well, she was laughing at him, but the way friends did, it wasn't malicious or snide like it would have been from women before. He wanted to make her laugh, all the time.
"I'm not entirely sure," he admitted. "We used to go down to the river--to the Brooklyn Bridge--and watch them, that was always the best view. Not sure if they're still setting them off down there, though. Otherwise, there's roof access at my apartment, we could watch from there."
Once again, it was only after he'd made a perfectly innocent comment that Steve realized how it would sound. He'd basically just invited her to his apartment at the end of the night. His eyes widened in slight panic, but unlike previously, he didn't open his mouth and start apologizing. He'd meant exactly what he'd said. And if she read more into it than he'd intended... well, then he would apologize. Maybe. If she wasn't agreeable to the unintended implication...
This. This was exactly why he didn't flirt. It was filled with landmines and innuendos and how did you ever know if a comment was innocent or if 'fondue' really meant something else?
[My friend Google informs me that, as of last year, fireworks can best be seen from the Brooklyn Bridge. Let's pretend it's a long-held tradition that Steve's familiar with.]
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"I'm not entirely sure," he admitted. "We used to go down to the river--to the Brooklyn Bridge--and watch them, that was always the best view. Not sure if they're still setting them off down there, though. Otherwise, there's roof access at my apartment, we could watch from there."
Once again, it was only after he'd made a perfectly innocent comment that Steve realized how it would sound. He'd basically just invited her to his apartment at the end of the night. His eyes widened in slight panic, but unlike previously, he didn't open his mouth and start apologizing. He'd meant exactly what he'd said. And if she read more into it than he'd intended... well, then he would apologize. Maybe. If she wasn't agreeable to the unintended implication...
This. This was exactly why he didn't flirt. It was filled with landmines and innuendos and how did you ever know if a comment was innocent or if 'fondue' really meant something else?
[My friend Google informs me that, as of last year, fireworks can best be seen from the Brooklyn Bridge. Let's pretend it's a long-held tradition that Steve's familiar with.]