[ He's beet red with nerves and the compliment, but he meets her eyes anyway, smiling at the praise, and smiling at her tender smile. ]
Only because you've taught me. [ He barely resists the urge to fidget, instead reaching out to graze the back of her hand with his knuckles. ] Your approval is...good motivation too. [ There's a flash of hunger in his eyes, the shared memory of countless times she's praised him as he's made her groan with pleasure. ]
[ Maybe it's because she's so used to it, that she only realizes how much she enjoys Basch treating her like a lady, rather than a thief or a pirate. She can't imagine anyone caring about her approval beyond her crew, and his words leave her grinning and leaning in close to kiss his cheek. ]
Everything about you deserves approval. [ She draws back but stays closer to his side than she has been, adjusting the clothes in her arms as though to remind herself of the task at hand. ]
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Only because you've taught me. [ He barely resists the urge to fidget, instead reaching out to graze the back of her hand with his knuckles. ] Your approval is...good motivation too. [ There's a flash of hunger in his eyes, the shared memory of countless times she's praised him as he's made her groan with pleasure. ]
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Everything about you deserves approval. [ She draws back but stays closer to his side than she has been, adjusting the clothes in her arms as though to remind herself of the task at hand. ]
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I believe it when you do it.
[ And that, he knows, is how much he's grown to trust her. ]