"Everyone on my team, well, the security I mean, will own up to the fact that it was you and not me. Don't know how much that'll mean at the end of the day." The Williams' really need to reevaluate the ways in which they consider their daughter capable or otherwise, he thinks.
Then she offers him a drink inside and his brain goes just slightly haywire. Cassian is good at reading people, and he thinks there's a different offer being made here, but God knows he doesn't want to come up with the wrong idea. "...I'd be honored."
"I'm sure he and my father will choose to overlook the fact and find some way to still blame a rogue security officer." Ruby felt herself preen at the shame Daryl must be feeling after having his nose broken by a small, female omega in front of several others.
"Good." She smiles, thanking the driver before slipping out of the car and waiting for Cassian to meet her on the sidewalk in front of the ridiculously lavish building she calls home.
It's not the first time he's been accused of going rogue and Cassian blinks at her, his smile slightly disarmed. She's surprised him, and it shows. "I'm sure you're right." He's sure she knows all parties involved better than he does.
Cassian tips the driver and climbs out on the opposite side of the car, glancing up at the building and the doorman before tilting his head in the man's direction. "Uh. I don't think I'll be allowed to hold the door for you."
"Getting K.O'd by a tough alpha security guard sounds a lot better than being punched by a tiny little omega woman. Take it as a compliment." The fact that he hadn't stepped in meant more to her than he'd know.
Ruby smiles and offers her hand to Cassian. "That's okay. Baze will hold it for both of us. Won't you, Baze?" She smiles at the doorman, who winks back and tips his head at the pair of them. "Welcome back, Miss Williams."
It's easy to lead Cassian through the lobby into the elevator and she hits the button for the top floor.
It's so easy to take her hand, to follow her through the hotel lobby and into the elevator. He makes no moves to do anything further than holding the hand she gave him, but he does rub his thumb across her skin back and forth as the elevator carries them further upwards.
It doesn't stop until they reach the penthouse floor and this time Cassian is happy to follow once again. This close to her heat and in such an enclosed space, Ruby's scent of jasmine and roses with freshly brewed coffee are filling his nostrils. He takes a breath before they step out, eyes having slid shut at some point in the last few seconds.
Even if this is just a drink - coffee, alcohol, water - even if it turns into nothing more than that Cassian already feels a little ruined for anyone else anytime soon.
She's tugging on his hand and he opens his eyes and smiles. "Sorry. You smell...really good, that's all."
The elevator ride feels like it's both too quick and too slow at the same time. In such a small space, her scent is stronger but she can smell Cassian beneath it; smoke with an under current of something she can't place and it feels safe and comforting.
Ruby's cheeks flush at the compliment and she ducks her head, leading the way into her apartment. It's decorated in monochrome with pops of colour in random places and it's very her; which makes sense because she did all the decoration herself.
"You smell... safe." She leads the way into the kitchen and immediately reaches into a cupboard for a bottle of vodka. "Like... home."
While she obtains the vodka Cassian puts his hands into his pockets and glances at the furnishings and designs with a curious eye. "Not everyone likes it." His scent, that is. "Palo santo Is too strong for some. But I'm glad you like it. Really."
He smiles and glances around again. "This place is amazing." Huge is what he means, but also very stylish. Very Ruby.
Pouring two glasses of vodka, Ruby watches him over her shoulder before recapping the bottle and bringing the drinks over, lounging a hip against the counter. "Is that what it is? I couldn't place, but it felt familiar.
"There are plenty who don't like the floral with coffee undertones. Basically... anyone who doesn't like coffee."
It's ridiculous and all of it's paid for with daddy's dollar because what Ruby wants, Ruby gets, as long as she doesn't make a mess of the Williams name. "Thank you. It's ridiculous. There are eight bathrooms here. But the view is amazing. I can see the whole city from my pool. It's what I love most."
Cassian takes his glass but doesn't sip right away. Instead, he watches Ruby talk, glancing around when she mentions eight bathrooms (what?) and a pool (double what). "I like coffee." He practically lives on the stuff, so 'like' might be in need of a stronger word, to be honest. "A lot, actually."
Finally, he takes a sip of his vodka. It's top-shelf shit, the kind he usually only has when an older relative is in town and brought it with them. It warms him all the way down, and Cassian shuts his eyes in a brief moment of appreciation. "There's also the scent of the cold air in the snow, in my scent. It's not a common note." Opening his eyes again. "Not for everyone, I guess."
"Good." Ruby sips her own vodka and takes a step closer until she's almost in Cassian's space. "When I was little, it was odd." Granted, a lot of things about her scent had been odd when she was little and was still going by her assigned gender.
She's not subtle when she breathes in, trying to locate what he's talking about in his scent.
Cassian blinks when Ruby gets into his personal space but he doesn't freeze up; instead, he just keeps very, very still, taking in a soft breath of her own scent. It's still strong, rattling around in his sinuses and settling in his clothes, his hair, against his skin. "A very good thing."
He should, some part of him thinks, get a goddamned hold on himself but that doesn't seem likely to happen anytime soon. Not until she kicks him out, at least, but he knows that he'll go the moment she does. Whenever that's gonna be. She smells like her heat is approaching and fast, but he's not going to try and tell an omega that they don't know their own body.
Cassian doesn't step away or ask her to back off, so Ruby stays where she is, sipping at her vodka slowly. She knows that his presence is bringing her heat on faster, but she can't seem to find it in herself to ask him to leave.
"You don't... have someone else, do you?" A reason why he shouldn't be here. He wasn't bonded -his scent would be blended if he was- but that didn't mean he didn't have an omega or a beta at home.
"No. I live alone with a cat." Cassian shook his head. "I've got a few friends. One of them is all the way in Australia these days, we talk once a month or so. There's no one, really. Scout's honor."
He smiles at her, warm and reassuring (he hopes). "How about you? No one who is gonna come chase me down, right?" Except maybe her father, which...yeah he's feeling prepared on that front.
"A cat?" Well, he was just full of surprises, wasn't he?
Ruby closes the distance between them, shaking her head no. "No one. Maybe my dad. Daryl might take issue with me choosing someone that isn't him but no. No one." Leaning in, Ruby presses her lips against Cassian's, kissing him softly.
Cassian returns the kiss just as softly, smiling against Ruby's lips. "You're amazing." Not just that she smells amazing (she does) or looks amazing (she definitely does), but that she is amazing. Everything about her, from her look to her scent to her soft kisses, are pushing Cassian's buttons right now, and he's thrilled about it.
It's been a long time since he's been thrilled about anything.
"I don't care about your dad. Or Daryl." Cassian rolled his eyes. "Not enough to not want to do this, anyway."
"I know." She chuckles softly and kisses him again, sliding her empty hand up into his hair and cupping the back of his head gently. He's beautiful and it's easy to lean into him, let her scent sweeten with desire.
"Good. I don't want you to." Ruby cups Cassian's cheek. "Will you spend my heat with me?"
Cassian's hand comes up to rest at the small of Ruby's back, keeping her close. The kiss is enough to drive him a little mad, not to mention the question she follows it up with. Her fingers feel amazing at the back of his neck and he just wants to be naked and next to her now instead of waiting for anything. "Of course." Kay has a feeding timer, so he's not too worried about that.
Putting her glass down, Ruby takes Cassian's and places it to the side as well, her hand coming up to his chest instead. The hand on her lower back radiates warmth and she sighs softly, content despite the heat pooling further in her belly.
"Would you like to go for a swim? We've still got a few hours to go."
His hand covers hers once it's been freed of his glass. The one at the small of her back spreads its fingers wide across the fabric of her clothes.
"I'd love to go swimming with you." His nose wants to tell him that she doesn't have hours, but he trusts her to know these things better than his horniness does. "Lead the way."
Ruby kisses Cassian again because she can, because she wants to and he doesn't seem to mind it each time she does it. She wants to keep him forever, for him to make her his and she knows it's partly her hormones but there's that little bit that knows he'd be the perfect alpha for her.
"You'll love the view." Whether he's looking at her or the city, either way, it'd be beautiful.
Ruby's kisses are amazing and a little intoxicating. It's not just her oncoming heat that's giving him lightheadedness either; it's been a while since Cassian has kissed anyone like this.
It's been a while since Cassian has kissed anyone, period.
"Do I need trunks?" Or are they going at this in the nude? No complaints, either way.
Ruby decides she loves kissing Cassian, loves the feeling of his hair between her fingers. She also really wants to get him out of his clothes and the best way to do that is swimming, of course.
Cassian chuckled, glancing down at the floor before tilting his head at Ruby. "Well, alright then." He took that as an invitation to divest himself of some clothing, starting with the jacket and tie he'd worn to work that evening, followed by his shoes and socks. There was also a dress shirt to unbutton, and pants to be rid of, leaving him in just a sleeveless undershirt and boxer shorts with a pattern of running cartoon horses.
He shrugged. If he was gonna dress up all the time, he was gonna at least have fun with his underwear.
Ruby kicks her heels off and waits until Cassian has stopped to turn around and pull her hair out of the way, chuckling softly at his shorts and their adorable little pattern.
"Unzip me?" She's not wearing a bra underneath the dress but she does have on a black thong, and that's all, when the dress pools around her bare feet.
His fingers linger across her spine after he unzips her dress but only for the briefest of moments; then he settles his hands behind his back and smiles at her. "Lead the way?"
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Then she offers him a drink inside and his brain goes just slightly haywire. Cassian is good at reading people, and he thinks there's a different offer being made here, but God knows he doesn't want to come up with the wrong idea. "...I'd be honored."
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"Good." She smiles, thanking the driver before slipping out of the car and waiting for Cassian to meet her on the sidewalk in front of the ridiculously lavish building she calls home.
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Cassian tips the driver and climbs out on the opposite side of the car, glancing up at the building and the doorman before tilting his head in the man's direction. "Uh. I don't think I'll be allowed to hold the door for you."
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Ruby smiles and offers her hand to Cassian. "That's okay. Baze will hold it for both of us. Won't you, Baze?" She smiles at the doorman, who winks back and tips his head at the pair of them. "Welcome back, Miss Williams."
It's easy to lead Cassian through the lobby into the elevator and she hits the button for the top floor.
The Penthouse.
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It doesn't stop until they reach the penthouse floor and this time Cassian is happy to follow once again. This close to her heat and in such an enclosed space, Ruby's scent of jasmine and roses with freshly brewed coffee are filling his nostrils. He takes a breath before they step out, eyes having slid shut at some point in the last few seconds.
Even if this is just a drink - coffee, alcohol, water - even if it turns into nothing more than that Cassian already feels a little ruined for anyone else anytime soon.
She's tugging on his hand and he opens his eyes and smiles. "Sorry. You smell...really good, that's all."
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Ruby's cheeks flush at the compliment and she ducks her head, leading the way into her apartment. It's decorated in monochrome with pops of colour in random places and it's very her; which makes sense because she did all the decoration herself.
"You smell... safe." She leads the way into the kitchen and immediately reaches into a cupboard for a bottle of vodka. "Like... home."
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He smiles and glances around again. "This place is amazing." Huge is what he means, but also very stylish. Very Ruby.
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"There are plenty who don't like the floral with coffee undertones. Basically... anyone who doesn't like coffee."
It's ridiculous and all of it's paid for with daddy's dollar because what Ruby wants, Ruby gets, as long as she doesn't make a mess of the Williams name. "Thank you. It's ridiculous. There are eight bathrooms here. But the view is amazing. I can see the whole city from my pool. It's what I love most."
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Finally, he takes a sip of his vodka. It's top-shelf shit, the kind he usually only has when an older relative is in town and brought it with them. It warms him all the way down, and Cassian shuts his eyes in a brief moment of appreciation. "There's also the scent of the cold air in the snow, in my scent. It's not a common note." Opening his eyes again. "Not for everyone, I guess."
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She's not subtle when she breathes in, trying to locate what he's talking about in his scent.
There, just beneath it.
"Good thing I'm not everyone."
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He should, some part of him thinks, get a goddamned hold on himself but that doesn't seem likely to happen anytime soon. Not until she kicks him out, at least, but he knows that he'll go the moment she does. Whenever that's gonna be. She smells like her heat is approaching and fast, but he's not going to try and tell an omega that they don't know their own body.
Especially one like Ruby.
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"You don't... have someone else, do you?" A reason why he shouldn't be here. He wasn't bonded -his scent would be blended if he was- but that didn't mean he didn't have an omega or a beta at home.
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He smiles at her, warm and reassuring (he hopes). "How about you? No one who is gonna come chase me down, right?" Except maybe her father, which...yeah he's feeling prepared on that front.
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Ruby closes the distance between them, shaking her head no. "No one. Maybe my dad. Daryl might take issue with me choosing someone that isn't him but no. No one." Leaning in, Ruby presses her lips against Cassian's, kissing him softly.
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It's been a long time since he's been thrilled about anything.
"I don't care about your dad. Or Daryl." Cassian rolled his eyes. "Not enough to not want to do this, anyway."
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"Good. I don't want you to." Ruby cups Cassian's cheek. "Will you spend my heat with me?"
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"Would you like to go for a swim? We've still got a few hours to go."
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"I'd love to go swimming with you." His nose wants to tell him that she doesn't have hours, but he trusts her to know these things better than his horniness does. "Lead the way."
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"You'll love the view." Whether he's looking at her or the city, either way, it'd be beautiful.
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It's been a while since Cassian has kissed anyone, period.
"Do I need trunks?" Or are they going at this in the nude? No complaints, either way.
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Well, second to sex. But that'll come after.
"I wasn't planning on wearing any."
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He shrugged. If he was gonna dress up all the time, he was gonna at least have fun with his underwear.
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"Unzip me?" She's not wearing a bra underneath the dress but she does have on a black thong, and that's all, when the dress pools around her bare feet.
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