Third Date - Valeria & Blake

TURN AROUND, LEFT 

Valeria first heard the voice for Blake, "Oh no you don't!" She exclaimed before crashing into a wall, "Owww, shit, no! Wrong way!"  Then she spun around and sprinted, turning left instead. "I'm so close and I'm going to cry!" she declared, "I've never been this flustered around a guy before so you better feel all special that I'm all worked up over this and I'm about to hurricane through this wall." 

"AH HA HA HA!" Blake laughed evily when it was announced he reached the middle before she had. He was growing nervous and giddy, and rubbed hands together, before he began to laugh so hard at hearing Val, that he had tears in his eyes. 

"Calm down Hurricane Val, take your sweet ass time but not too slow. I don't want you hurting yourself over me." He laughed. He heard the second announcement that she'd made it to middle, and could hear her running, which made him laugh all the more. "Red light!" He called, moving quickly, and as quietly as he could to where he had heard her. His hands were out in front of him. "Yellow liiiiight?" He called softly.  Freezing in place, but he couldn't contain his low laugh. "C'mere already woman!" He called. 

Blake chuckled as he felt the hand on his shirt, and went willingly to where he was pulled. His chuckled continued and Val would be able to smell spearmint toothpaste on his breath. "You found me." He said. One of Blake's arms went around waist, hugging her close to him, while the other cupped her face before his lips went crashing onto hers. She'd be able to feel a few days old stubble allong his jaw and upper lip, and note that he smelled like Old Spice.

Blake was tall, and not over muscular, but he wasn't scrawny or lanky either. He had more of a runner's body with slightly broad shoulders. He was dressed in a soft cotton t-shirt and had denim jeans. His hair was on the longer side, where you could get a good handful of it, and it had a definite curl to it.

He hugged Val close, slanting his lips against hers as he deepened the kiss if she'd allow, and then lifted both his calloused hands to her face, running his thumbs against her cheeks. He broke the kiss, then to rest his forehead on hers. He couldn't help the giant-sized grin on his face. "I Love you Valeria Maybel Winter." He whispered.

If Val touched Blake's face, she'd feel his stubble, but also find he had a rounder face.

Blake smiled right along with her, resting his hands on her hips while she brushed her hand against his face. "You know, normally I'm a gentleman and ask the lady before I kiss them, I don't think I'd have gotten the words out." He said. "Do you now? Good, it keeps me from having babyface." He chuckled.

Blake's hands traveled down Val's sides and if she allowed, he'd suddenly pick her up and wrap her legs around his waist before he was hugging her back just as tight. "How do you know I didn't catch me a beautiful brewer?" He asked her. "I'm perfectly okay with this." He laughed. His chuckled died down he leaned forward to place his head on her shoulder, turning his head to put his face in the crook of her neck and then he just breathed her in. One of his hands gently began to rub her back. "I dreamed about this last night. Not exactly...all this," He chuckled. "But the holding you bit." He whispered.

Blake chuckled into her neck before pressed his lips against her skin a chaste kiss. “We’re very lucky.” He said in agreement. He leaned back soddenly as if he had a realization. “Val...” he took one hand and slowly waved between them until he booped her nose. “No stupid ass, pain in my ass, fucking glass wall.” He said, very pleased. He adjusted his hold on her then, hiking her up a bit higher, and placed his arms under her butt to hold her easier.

“We’re gonna have the best fucking love story ever. All about how a trauma doc fell hard for the brewer.” He declared. He rested his forehead on hers then. “Pinch me I want to make sure I’m not dreaming.” He said, his voice cracked a moment as he was over come with a bit of emotion and his arms tightened around her once more.

Blake smiled, but he had to swallow the lump in his throat. How had he found her? What sort of higher power had finally decided he'd had enough of hell, and was finally ready for a little of heaven? He wasn't going to look the gift horse in the mouth.

He chuckled at her comments, not trusting himself to speak, and he could feel stinging hot tears forming in his eyes. "Of course." He told her. His voice hoarse and it cracked slightly, as he fought the tears. He leaned his head into her touch. Liking the feeling of her hands in his hair. "Yes ma'am." He chuckled. "Just let me know when you're ready and I'll pop the question Val." He lost his voice halfway through the sentence and took in a breath before he felt her lips on his. One of his hands came up to rest on the side of her face, and he carefully lowered them down to the ground so he could sit Crisscross applesauce with her in his lap. Not wanting to worry that he was going to drop her.

The tears fell from his cheeks, but he didn't bother to while them away. He placed his hands on her hips where they stayed put, but his thumbs brushed slowly back and forth against the exposed skin above her joggers.

Blake leaned back while Val word vomited, and tried very hard not to laugh. He waited until she was done before he took her face between his hands and tilted her head down so he could kiss her forehead. "You done?" He chuckled, and then sniffed, reaching up to wipe away some of the tears he was still shedding. "Parker and I, have actually talked....about...you." He said slowly. "And despite the fact I want to go caveman and throw you over my should and go "Blake's Val, OOo ah ah!" he did in his best caveman impersonation before continuing. "Parker and I want you happy. He's a good dude, and we have a blossoming bromance, I forgot to tell you, he got to cuddle me before you did. Heck I'm already considering asking him to be my best man at these weddings," Blake chuckled. "The fact you want to give him closure and talk to him is okay with me. You gotta pick who makes you happy." Blake told her. "And I love you and honestly, I think I knew from day one you were the one I wanted to be with. There was no spark, no one gave me the same butterflies, the same feeling as you did Val." Blake confessed.

"I declined somebody else today because my heart was already set on you." He told her. "And I'm not just saying that because I want to beat Parker, and to butter you up so you pick me." He laughed. He ran his fingers through her hair then, playing with the strands of her hair, before he rested his head against hers. "Hearts were gonna get broken. We all knew this coming here." He whispered. "What's I care about Val, is you being willing to tell me, and wanting to talk to Parker. What happens between Val and Parker stays between Val and Parker unless you both want me to know." He told her.

Blake let a laugh out, pulling her in for a hug. "Yes you kissed me first." He kissed her temple, and then leaned back again. "You'll find this group of dudes don't do whatever it is you think we do. We sit around eating cookies and gush to high heaven about you all." He chuckled.

He smiled into her kiss, wishing he could see her eyes. He reached up and gently tucked her hair behind her ears, and then wrapped his arms back around her.

He took on of her hands in his and pressed it against his face so she'd know he was crying right along with her. "No one else." He whispered. "After the second dates, I knew there wasn't going to be anyone else. All I could think about was you." He told her. "I don't make cheesecake for just anyone." He teased back. "It took three damn attempts, and let me tell you, third one was the charm apparently." He grinned. He turned his head then to place a kiss on her palm.

Blake was grinning widely, and chuckled. Leaning up to kiss her cheek. "Well, the good Doctor says yes, and wants to know if the craziest, spunkiest, kind-hearted, and woman and best friend of his dreams would like to have dinner with him." He asked her softly.

"More tears?" He asked thoughtfully. "Yup. Probably more tears, here. I came prepared." He reached into his jeans pocket, having to shift slightly and opened up the small package of tissues he brought with him. He took one and gently dabbed Val's face with it.

He stilled for a moment when she took his hand and placed it over her heart. He could feel the softness of her cropped hoody but he could also feel the thud thud thud of her heartbeat. "Well, Miss Winter, considering your heart is beating the same pace as mine I think you'll be fine, but they might need a D-Fib for us both." He said in his doctor's voice. He took one of her hands and placed it over his heart as well so she could feel the rapid beating. "It's been doing that since I met you, and every time I think about you." He told her.