Penelope had finished cleaning her lipstick off of Arthur's soft lips with a smile.
"So what can I call you now? Since you are now calling me Pen".
"What do you want to call me?" Arthur narrowed his eyes at her.
Penelope bit her lip.
"Stop" Arthur growled.
"I like it when you are annoyed" Penelope said to him with a smirk, like he said to her earlier.
"My family calls me Art" He chuckled.
"Like me, my name is shortened too".
"No because I am a piece of art" Arthur laughed, he flicked his hair humorously.
"Mhhhh" Penelope grumbled in agreement, but she accidently did it out loud, so Arthur heard.
"You know" He whispered in her ear, "you could just say I'm a piece of art to make me feel better, I'm in such sorrow" he joked.
"Why what's wrong?" Penelope moved her head back and looked at him in genuine concern.
'Adorable'.
"No I was joking relax" Arthur traced her jaw with his fingertips.
A shock raced down Penelope's back as he touched her jaw, the heat of his hand now burning her face, she got a sudden tingly sensation in her intimate area. She was turned on. 'Oh my...'
Arthur's eyes widened, he didn't stop what he was doing, but he whispered to her,
"Do you like this?"
Penelope's eyes fluttered closed as she nodded her head, she never felt like this before, and it was such a random place for him to touch to make her feel like this, even though she was pretty sure anywhere on her body Arthur touched she'd get turnt on. Penelope's breathing was becoming shallow, she had to pull away, she could feel herself getting wet...
She pulled away just in time, Arthur's trousers were starting to get tight in 'that region'. He breathed a sigh of relief, and sexual frustration... Her eyes fluttered open to Arthur face, his cheeks were flushed.
"Um *cough* I um... I need to get going" Penelope whispered.
"So do I" Arthur whispered back.
"I um..." She hesitated.
"What is it?" Arthur put a loose hair behind Penelope's ear, grazing over her cheek as he did so.
"I want to see you again"...
Arthur's heart swelled with joy, he knew she would want to see him again, but to hear it from her mouth made Arthur's smile beam. Penelope was twiddling with her thumbs, embarassed she asked him. 'What if he saids no, what if he was just telling me bullshit, what if he was just leading me on? Stupid stupid Penelope', she thought to herself. She had never asked a man out before, this was her first time, for any of it.
"On second thoughts it doesn't matter" Penelope suddenly said in a panic and got up from the bench.
"Penelope what's wrong? Did I do something? Tell me" Arthur suddenly shot up from the bench to hold both Penelope's arms in place.
Penelope just stood there looking at her feet as Arthur held her still.
"Penelope look at me" Arthur said softly.
She didn't move, making Arthur move one hand to her chin to make her look up at him.
"What's the matter?"
Penelope looked right into his eyes.
"I shouldn't have said that, why would you want to see someone like me again? You could have someone to match your own beauty, someone who's slim and tall and clever and mentally strong and not such a downer like me. I'm sorry I wasted your time, I'll just g..."
Arthur didn't let her finish her sentence, he had grabbed her face with both hands and shook it lightly.
"Penelope stop" He eyes burned into hers.
"But it's true! Just look at me, I don't deserve you!" Tears forming in her eyes.
"I am looking at you, and I'm the one that doesn't deserve you" Arthur was starting to get upset too, he joined her in her feelings...
"I'm sorry for wasting your time, you are too good for me. You are this amazing magic person with the soul of a fucking animal and what am I?! I am a loser with no family, all I do is go to work and go home" She was about to shed a tear when Arthur spoke.
"Penelope stop it! I already adore you and I am so lucky I met you when I did, stop getting so upset please I beg you, you are the most amazing person I will ever know, so enough" His voiced was now pained but firm.
Penelope stopped, looking at Arthur helplessly, still not fully believing what he said, he had no choice, he pulled her face towards his till their mouths nearly touched.
"I will make you feel that feeling you felt down there every day".
Penelope's breathing hitched as he spoke close to her mouth.
"I will treat you like a princess, I will take care of you, I will continue getting to know you and not ever stop, and I will work every day to convince you that your are the most beautiful woman in the world".
Arthur had never said those words to anyone before, and he was surprised that he did. He wasn't expecting Penelope to be as sensitive as she was, but he didn't care. Everything he just said, was the truth. Penelope looked into his eyes in surprise, she never had someone say that to her before.
"I want to kiss you again, please let me reassure you, please" Arthur suddenly begged her.
All Penelope could do was nod her head...