Feb 14-15 Victoria's Valentine's Day Gala

[Meg A Ohm]

Meg pushed herself to her feet as well. "What can I say? I'm a nice person. I'll take pity on those abs of yours."

Looking around, she finally noticed that Alyson was no longer with them. She saw her friend over toward one side, as just as she was leaving the area. Meg couldn't read her state of mind, but she did not seem to be in the best mood. There wasn't much she could do from here, but she thought that if she could at some point, she'd sit down with her and try to help. That is, if Alyson would let her.

In the meantime, she offer Derek her arm as he came fully to his feet. "So, where would to like to go?"

[Derek Scott]

"Hmmm... that really depends on how relaxed you want to get, and how soon," Derek said, smiling slyly at her as he stood up.

[Meg A Ohm]

"And that depends on just how much you want to get to know me?" Meg replied with a grin. "However, I was gonna suggest the music room. I liked it, but I hated being in there alone. Care to keep me company there for a bit?"

[Derek Scott]

"Love to. Somehow, I didn't expect my first college toga party to be like this," he said, heading with Meg toward the music room.

[Meg A Ohm]

"We're in the same boat, then. I've been to some wild parties in my time, but nothing like this. I'm no prude, but some of the stuff here is enough to make me blush."

[Derek Scott]

Derek smirked. "And what else makes you blush?" he teased as they reached the dance floor.

[Meg A Ohm]

As if to answer for her, Meg's cheeks took on a rosy tint, highlighted all the more by her blue hair. "Yeah..."

[Derek Scott]

"Don't worry, red's a good color on you," Derek said as they started to dance.

[Meg A Ohm]

"Thanks," she said smiling. Then, for once, she kept quiet and enjoyed the dance and company.

[Derek Scott]

"You don't seem the type to get flustered at times like this," Derek teased as they danced, needing to lean in closer to her ear so she could hear him.

[Meg A Ohm]

Meg laughed quietly at the irony. "Yeah, I barely blink at saving the universe, and I get shaken up by a handsome face. I guess it's been awhile since I've really spent time in the close company of a handsome man."

[Derek Scott]

"Don't worry, I'll be gentle with you," Derek teased, sliding in a little closer.

[Meg A Ohm]

Wrapping her arms around his waist, she replied "'Gentle' is not something I'm worried about."

[Derek Scott]

"Didn't think so, but I figured it's nice to offer," Derek teased again, before he kissed her.

[Meg A Ohm]

Meg returned the kiss, slipping her arms from around his waist to around his neck. Oh yeah! College perks!

[Derek Scott]

Derek wrapped his arm low around her waist, not missing a beat dancing as he continued to kiss her. And to think I thought this was going to be a boring night...

[Meg A Ohm]

When the kiss was finally broken, Meg was panting a bit, a combination of the length of the kiss and the level of excitement that it had inspired. She laid her head on his chest. "Yeah, Victoria knows how to throw a party alright."

[Derek Scott]

"We'll have to remember to pay our compliments. Later," he answered with a smile as the beat picked up.

[Meg A Ohm]

"I wonder what kind of payment she'll take," Meg asked with a light laugh.

[Derek Scott]

Derek smirked. "That's all you. She knows how to party, but that chick's kind of... unnerving? Yeah, that works."

[Meg A Ohm]

"Spooky is what I'd call her. But then again, I'm the last person that should judge anyone solely on how they look." She ran a hand through her hair. "Between this and my usual clothing, I know better. So long as she doesn't do me wrong, I'm cool with her."

[Derek Scott]

"Hey, what you do with her is your call, but I'm claiming your time for now," Derek said, smirking a little at her.

[Meg A Ohm]

"Well, if you want my time, I'm all yours." Meg kissed him this time.

[Derek Scott]

When the kiss broke, Derek gave her a perfectly lustful look. "Well, a man who was less of a gentleman than me might try to test the limits of that... but luckily I want to dance for a while first."

[Meg A Ohm]

"A therapist and a gentleman. I knew there was a reason to find you attractive. And it wasn't just the cute butt that I saw at the pool."

[Derek Scott]

"I'll have you know that that butt's supposed to be enough of a reason, but I'll forgive you since you haven't had a good look at it," he joked, giving hers a little smack just for the hell of it.

[Meg A Ohm]

She gave her own lustful smile. "You keep that up and I just have to give you a little jolt."

[Derek Scott]

"Hmmm... sounds kinky. Might be fun," Derek teased. "Keep up the talk like that, we won't be long for the dance floor."

[Meg A Ohm]

Meg slapped him lightly on the behind, giving her hand just enough of a charge to give Derek a bit of a tingle on his rump. "Let's see if we can make it to the end of this song. After that...well, I don't think we're going to be getting much sleep tonight."

[Derek Scott]

"It's Valentine's Day. Sleep is more of a convenience than a necessity," Derek said, smirking.

[Meg A Ohm]

"I just hope you have the endurance to keep up with me, darling," she teased. "It's...been awhile."

[Derek Scott]

"Well, then I'll just have to remind you what you were missing," he chuckled. "I haven't had any complaints, I think we can say you're in good hands."

[Meg A Ohm]

"Now that we've got that outta the way, we can take our time if you want to," she said. "I'm comfortable either way, right now."

[Derek Scott]

"Mmm... we can dance for a bit. Anticipation just makes everything better," he teased.

[Meg A Ohm]

Meg didn't respond; she simply laid her head against his chest.

[Derek Scott]

The dancing was good, so it ended up being a few songs before they made a move to leave. Eventually, though, Derek led her off the floor so they could slip back into one of the grottos.

[Meg A Ohm]

Any nervousness or shyness that Meg had shown earlier evaporated now. If anything, she was a bit more aggressive, though not overly so.

Gotta remember to drop Victoria a thank you note, she said as the pair found a somewhat isolated spot for their dalliance.