He pulled himself up a little straighter against the headrest. “It might have been on the stairs,” he conceded with a shrug, because he couldn’t entirely remember, and wasn’t feeling selfless enough to get up and look for it.
But he owed her a little chivalry, though, if she were to get out of here in one piece, as she said – so he nodded at the question of the Floo. “I’ll unlock it for you,” he said, although he would first have to find his wand. Which meant getting up, unless he made her pick up his things like a housemaid.
He slipped out of bed and scraped up the pile of his shirt, rummaging idly in his jacket pocket for his wand and eyeing the curve of her neck and her slender figure in the dim light as he did. It was almost a shame she had to go. Once he’d obtained his wand, he crossed to the fireplace to tap it twice, and waited there for her. “No dress, then?” he added, amused.
But he owed her a little chivalry, though, if she were to get out of here in one piece, as she said – so he nodded at the question of the Floo. “I’ll unlock it for you,” he said, although he would first have to find his wand. Which meant getting up, unless he made her pick up his things like a housemaid.
He slipped out of bed and scraped up the pile of his shirt, rummaging idly in his jacket pocket for his wand and eyeing the curve of her neck and her slender figure in the dim light as he did. It was almost a shame she had to go. Once he’d obtained his wand, he crossed to the fireplace to tap it twice, and waited there for her. “No dress, then?” he added, amused.
