<div style="text-align: justify;">Angelique smiled when Kyle agreed that they should carry on with their tech-free night. She listened to his words about him having a relationship. It did make sense that his life at the moment was devoted to his work. She could understand that, as she was also a workaholic. “I think all will happen in due time”, she commented quietly. “You are still young, after all, there is time for this in the future”.<br/><br/>When Kyle said he would be on his best behavior, Angelique smiled again. She nodded in agreement and repeated his gesture. “So will I”, she replied with her best serious expression.<br/><br/>When Kyle offered her something more to drink, Angelique thought for a while. “I think I’ll take a little more wine, if you don’t mind”, she finally replied, before he could leave the room. A chuckle escaped her lips when he made that quip about coffee, tea, or... “Don’t be like that!”, she exclaimed, laughing and shaking her head.<br/><br/>Once Kyle returned, Angelique thanked him for the wine, and watched as he petted Alex, smiling. She felt affection for the dog, as she seemed to be well behaved and easy to deal with.  When he sat down, Angelique moved so she could face her old friend.<br/><br/>Kyle’s question about settling down made Angelique think. She took a sip of her drink, thinking about the words she needed to answer the question.<br/><br/>“I don’t know for sure... maybe around here, in Louisiana, or somewhere near the sea”, she pondered. “I would like a big house as well, with a nice backyard, and probably a large family and some pets”. After these words, Angelique sighed, having followed Kyle’s movements with a somewhat distracted gaze as she spoke.<br/><br/>Once Kyle sat back down, Angelique felt a little uncomfortable. He was so close... It wasn’t uncomfortable as in feeling her personal space invaded. It was something that ran deeper. As though something was out of place. Not in a physical sense, but something she really couldn’t put in words.<br/><br/>Kyle’s hand touching hers gave Angelique that feeling of discomfort once again. That sense of something being out of place. And then... he said it. The words she hadn’t really been expecting to hear. It took Angelique a long moment to try and decide how she would react.<br/><br/>In other circumstances, at another time, she probably would have reacted rationally. She would have taken her old friend's hand in hers and said ‘all right, honey - let's talk about this’. But she wasn’t in her normal state. She was in one of the lowest points in her life, needing a boost in her self-esteem, and the wine wasn’t really helping matters.<br/><br/>So, instead of acting rationally, she lifted her hand and touched Kyle’s face, before moving closer and closer until she was snuggling up to her old friend and former lover... and then she offered her lips to him, still without saying a word.</div>