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He watched as she talked and shook his head knowing that look she was giving him. His arms crossed out of habit along with the tiling of his head before she grabbed his hand. Simon held back the urge to smile and just bit his tongue at the memory for being a speed demon. “Me,drive? Are you asking because you don’t want to drive or some other reason?” He joked as the side of his mouth tugged into a small grin.

Oh. Sakai was always this way. But it worked for them. How everything worked in her life here -- it was different and what was funnier was how blindingly brilliant their relationship was. There was no stipulation or pressure and that alone made her happy. Didn't she think about that already? Ah, short term memory.

It had been a long day for the English Lit. Professor and the last thing he wanted to do was go out that night. There were lesson plans, and tests make, not to mention he had quite a few F’s to mark down on the homework that was to come for his students. But after much contemplation between getting ahead on his work like always or taking a break and going out, Gilme had won. He knew he couldn’t break anymore attempts of trying to go out with her this time.

She had closed her eyes, maybe only for a few moments and now he was acting like this. How coy. How cute. How -- him. She wanted to get him out of the house, she needed a night out with him. Sakai was literally the only man she trusted as much as she did. And everyone word of advice he gave her, she would follow, for the most part. He would know her well enough to know how stubborn she was by heart. And yet he still cared about her. It shocked her. Knowing he did -- at least sometimes. Other times it felt like it was how it was meant to be.