date night! (for dontthinkabout)

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Ariadne wasn't quite sure where Arthur would take her out, so she opted for a nice black dress and a sweater over it. She thought anyone who said black was "slimming" hadn't tried wearing it while five months pregnant. But that was okay. Despite the discomfort (and occasional old ladies trying to touch her tummy), Ariadne felt good. And Arthur was happy, too.

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[chesstotem]

"What's the first thing you want, right now?" she asked.

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"Dessert," he answered.

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"I like that idea. And then home?"

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"And then home."

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"And then what?" she asked.

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"I'll leave that up to you," he replied.

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"No, it's up to you," she said. "In apology for ogling that actor."

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"We go home and we go to sleep."

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"Okay." She smiled sweetly at him. "I think I want the cherry cheesecake for dessert."

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“Then we’ll get the cheesecake. Are you finished with dinner?”

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"Yeah," she said with a little smirk.

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Arthur called the waiter over and ordered the cheesecake. The waiter wrote it down before gathering up their plates.

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She rested her chin on her hands, smiling at him. "You're so handsome."

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"And you're so pretty."

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"Am I?" she teased.

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"Very," he replied.

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She didn't have anything to say to that, just another happy, adoring sort of smile while she waited for the cheesecake to arrive.

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He nudged her ankle under the table. “So, how tired are you? Because—” He yawned. “I’m exhausted.”

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She shrugged. "I'm pretty tired, but I've been worse."

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“So bed,” he said resolutely.

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"Okay," she said calmly. "If you're tired, we'll go right to bed."

She wouldn't have minded something a little more amorous, but Arthur was tired, she knew the feeling.

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Their cheesecake came and they finished it before he paid the bill and they got up to leave. Arthur took her hand and tugged her along.

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"Do you want me to drive?" she suggested. He seemed pretty eager to get home. Maybe he really was pretty tired.

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"Uh...sure," he said.

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"Okay." She gave Arthur's cheek a kiss and got into the driver's side - something she didn't do often, since Arthur usually wanted to drive. "Rest your eyes," she said comfortingly.