Sarah had a dreamy look of her own for several heartbeats when she felt his fingers rest lightly on her skull. She blushed a bit as he coughed and turned away. She had probably scared him a bit by mooning over him. A thought that caused her to look away and mumbled a probably unheard apology. Still she pulled at her shirt and saw the looks of the other customers in the store, some of them seeing her as overly plump. She rose her chin up at them and held herself upright. She wasn’t a typical beauty, and she wasn’t ugly either. She just wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea.<br/><br/>That was okay though, because for now, Eric seemed to be alright with the physical contact. And he was very handsome. Try as he might to hide it, she could see the glimmer of intelligence that sparked and burned behind his eyes. He might try to be a bad boy, but she couldn’t see him in that light. Not when he held her hand so gently. Not when he made sure she was taken care of and seated before he went and grabbed them some coffee.<br/><br/>She was relieved when he returned however, her eyes finding his again, and smiling when his fingertips brushed her own. A thousand sparks shooting through her synapses. It took her a moment to realize that there was someone else at their table, and she looked up at the man who winked and walked away after leaving them a plate of temptation. She looked at them, and thought maybe she shouldn’t indulge. Her eyes left the platter when Eric spoke to her again, asking her a question.*  “Hmm? Oh, yes, it is wonderful. I am actually a bit of a fairytale nerd. I love the themes he chose for his coffee shop. It feels a bit like.. walking into a favorite book. Thank you for bringing me here Eric.” She said and then noticed that his hand had captured her own. She looked down at the connection for a moment, and turned her hand over to let their hands rest palm to palm. Her brain went to that moment of Romeo and Juliet, and she mouthed the words, “Palmer’s kiss.”  She bit her lower lip then and looked up to catch his eyes once more, still pink from the constant blush she felt around him.*<br/><br/>“How long have you been friends?”