Well, she certainly wasn't making this easy on him. Between making him put a lot of thought into what this was going to be and how they would go from here and this, his head was going in a hundred different directions all at once. He could handle that while cooking, this was another matter entirely.

Still, see didn't tell him to stop and the feeling of her thumb across his cheek was giving him mixed signals of intimacy and arousal, sending a little jolt down his spine he wasn't so sure he'd ever really experienced before.

"You let me know then, " He decided on as he ducked his head, lips pressed against her cheek at first, before moving down her jawline to the soft spot below, while his arms wound tighter around her waist.

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It was cruel, perhaps, to do this to him. Selfish, for sure, but Felicity really couldn't help herself. She didn't want to leave. She didn't want those moments to stop and she was very much about the whole idea of practicing. She might have had a tiny bit more experience than him but it wasn't much. And as he ducked his head to kiss her cheek and then trail kisses down her throat, she had to revel in the feel. That was new to her and Merlin was it fabulous!

"Mmm," she couldn't help but to murmur as she tilted her head to the side to allow him easier access. "With kisses like that I don't know that I'd ever want to leave," she mused out loud as her hands slid up his chest once again to find their way to his neck and dance along the bare skin there.

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Quin rather thought this was trouble, a lot of trouble and he needed to find some semblance of willpower to stop. In a minute.

Grinning against her skin, he let out a muffled chuckle as he dragged his lips back to hers, determined to get one last good one in before he gained control of himself. Quin was not a natural at this, he was moving on instinct based on her reactions- which unfortunately only spurred him in the wrong direction.

Savoring the last kiss probably as little too much, Quin surfaced with a breathless chuckle and a guilty smile. Willing as she was, he was not about to get ahead of himself. "Now I should take you home. I mean that for all the right reasons."

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The chuckle against Felicity's skin caused goosebumps to rise all along her flesh and for a shiver to run down her spine. Suffice to say, they were feelings she'd never really felt before. At least, not at the hands of the gentleman. It only made matters that much more exciting knowing that it was at the hands, or lips rather, of Quincey Honeyduke. She'd likely pinch herself later just to be sure it had been real.

That last kiss was just as glorious as any of the others but she couldn't help but to echo his own bit of laughter with some light laughter of her own. "I suppose you're right," she said, but added a bit of a pout to her lips just for fun as she took one of his hands in her own to lace her fingers with his and give it a good squeeze. "There'll be a next time though?" she said in a questioning tone, sincerely hoping that there would be.

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"Don't push it Adlard," He teased, leaning back to give them both a little breathing room, though knew full well that the answer to her question was an unequivocal yes. Whatever it was they'd gotten themselves into now was only likely to snowball after this. "You know I'm going to have to talk to Percy, right?" Once she shop was up and running and his life was back to some semblance of normal, he would have to go about this in a more proper way that didn't involve overly handsy unchaperoned visits in his kitchen.

The thought of chaperoned visits however did not excite him. Maybe they could corral Cat into coming along; he was pretty sure having Percy follow them around would be the most Awkward.

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Felicity crinkled her nose and continue to pout as he referred to her by her last name. "You sound like you're talking to my brother and not a woman you want to kiss," she said with jest as she nudged his shoulder before he started to get more serious with the conversation. She took in a deep breath over the idea of having to talk to Percy. She still thought he'd be welcome to the idea, at least a little bit. It was still a daunting thought though.

"I know," she said softly, "But I don't think it'll be all that bad. Percy is all for others being happy." At least, she hoped he still was after the conversation they'd had that morning he'd found her passed out in his bed.

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A laugh rumbled deep in his chest when she chastised him. As confident as Felicity was that Percy would be alright with this and as much as Quin didn't doubt him, Percy knew Quin a bit better. They'd been friends for a long time now, twenty years, Percy knew just how much of an idiot he could be and may not be quite as amenable as Lis thought he might be. It was definitely going to be a conversation that was for sure.

To punctuate her statement and perhaps to apologize, Quin caught her lips again in a brief, but heated kiss.  "After the shop is up and running, is that alright? I need to focus on one thing at a time." He added a little more seriously. Quin was too much of a scatterbrain to do anything otherwise. "You are by no means in second place, but I need to sort my head out and figure out how best to go about this with him. Not to mention I need an income again." If things were to progress from here, he needed to be able to support them and he couldn't do that if the shop wasn't up and running.

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Brief as the kiss may have been, it was worth it and left Felicity smiling up at him in response as it ended. She nodded at his question and then nodded as he continued to speak. It all made sense. She may be a bit straight forward and even reckless herself, but she was also quite sensible when it came down to it. Once the shop was up and running again, he would be able to stand steady on his own two feet and it would certainly help their case. Percy wouldn't be all that keen of the idea of his baby sister settling with someone who couldn't afford to support a wife. Not that Lissy care much for that sort of thing. She didn't need anything grand and large so long as she was happy and in love. Both of which she was with Quin.

"I understand," she said with a nod and smile, "It's sensible." Grinning wide, she stepped up on her tiptoes to kiss him again before he did succeed in shoving her out the door and to her home. She needed to get in every chance she could before they were forced to have a chaperone accompany them any time they were together.

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Relieved that she at least agreed with him, Quin had been about to let go of her when she pushed up to kiss him again. He was nothing if not agreeable to that. It was scary how easily he'd gotten comfortable with this and maybe that was because he knew Felicity already, had watched her grow up essentially, and blossom into the woman before him. Though he'd been pretty focused on his career and his livelihood up until this point, he did realize it would have taken somebody like Lis to get him to really open up otherwise he probably would have happily skipped through life as a content bachelor.

"Come on you," He said as he managed to pull back, pretty pleased with his own willpower in that moment. As intoxicating as that was already, he was determined to keep things mostly proper. Untangling himself from her, he looked over at the hearth in the kitchen and back at her. "I'd walk you home again, but that's bound to raise eyebrows. Floo or apparate?" He left the decision up to her, clearly, but he didn't want anybody asking questions unnecessarily.

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A faint bit of a whimper and sigh left Felicity when he managed to reign in some self control and stop the kisses from happening. She supposed she had to give him that. He had more willpower than she did, evidently. Hell, she'd up and elope if she thought he'd even be remotely open to such an idea. But, she knew he wouldn't be. He needed to see through the finishing of the shop and talk with her brother, both of which could take some time.

He had just gotten away from her and mentioned which way they should leave to head back. Another wise point was made to which she responded with a bit of a shrug. She sidled back up to him, grinning a bit mischievously as she did so and slid her arms around his waist. "How about some side along apparation?" she grinned, clearly all about staying as close to him as possible for as long as possible.

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