Lauren finally sat down, letting her body fall into the couch's soft cushions.
Luke sat relaxed on the left side of the couch with his arm slung over the side, completely juxtaposed by Lauren who sat stiff to his right, arms statically resting atop her tightly closed legs.
Out of nervousness, she had straightened her back to the point of not even using the couch's backrest.
How could this possibly be the same woman who would give Luke a hard time if he slacked off? It was as if putting on that dress had changed her personality.
Breaking Lauren's awkward silence, Luke complimented her, this time being more forward than ever by mentioning how her sundress complemented her great figure.
Luke carefully studied Lauren's face as she tried to act casual, her deepening blush completely gave her away.
His words had caught her off guard. She scrambled for a quippy response but all that came out was a sheepish stutter as she looked at Luke's mischievous smile. He was fucking with her and she fell for it.
[Tea?] she said, snapping her vision away from Luke and towards the table, nervously pouring tea before he could even respond.
[You're too kind] Luke said as she filled his cup, never looking away from her face. Her reactions were just too cute to miss.
The two continued to talk as the sun fell below the horizon, leaving the room minimally lit with nothing but the oil lamp in the middle of the table and a couple of lit candles around the room, changing the atmosphere to one of romance and passion.
Throughout the conversation Lauren got more comfortable, laughing as Luke cracked jokes while they both told stories about themselves and their travels.
Lauren explained that she was actually from a small town and she had taken up sailing to see more of the world which Luke could relate to.
Lauren found herself shifting closer and closer to Luke as the sun fell below the sea. Luke could feel her soft thighs pressing up against his. They could feel each other's warmth.
It was as if they had turned into magnets. They were drawn to each other.
Before they knew it Luke had his arm around Lauren's shoulder and their lips were a hair's width apart with both their eyes closed.
Luke was pleasantly surprised when he felt her lips firmly pressed against his, Lauren had made the first move and intended to take what was hers.
It began innocently enough with a couple of closed lip kisses before Lauren pulled back staring Luke in the eyes with an unabashed smile of renewed confidence. Continuing to track his eyes as she sat up towards him, straddling his legs between hers and moving his hand from her shoulder down to the curve of her hip making sure to slide his hand slowly down her form as she did so.
Now this was Luke's captain! He didn't mind if she took the lead. He likes an authoritative woman.
Luke pulled his other hand to her waist and settled into the backrest as Lauren grabbed his head with both hands and drew closer to get this party started.