She was heading for the window. Don Juan could appreciate her tenacity; she probably wanted the picturesque location before she got too into things. She was starved for romance, after all, not just for sex. Why loiter in a disused room when they could be getting disrobed in the moonlight?

He took a quick step to ensure he reached the window before her, so that he could climb out first and then reach down to offer her a hand up. "This way," he said as he reached for her hand, leading her around the nearest small gable to a section of the roof that was only lightly sloped, and situated as something of a valley between mountains of steeper roof. They wouldn't be visible from the party, or from anywhere except the grounds space directly in front of them, which was mostly untended trees. Not a choice location for anyone to wander, unless they were doing so on a misty morning in an attempt to be gothic.

He had another trick for her, before they settled in. He drew his wand and cast a spell, pointing it in a wide arc around them. As he did, the noise of the party below muffled; the music was still audible, but distant. They were in their own little world now; the spell dampened outgoing noise even better than incoming. He offered her a mischievous smile. He thought this degree of thoughtfulness deserved at least another kiss.

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Seraphina was not sure that she had ever been on a roof before. At the very least, she did not remember it — which heightened the appeal of the lightly sloped shingles that Dempsey led her to. She carefully stepped onto them and sat down — having a low center of gravity seemed as if it would help her avoid falling off the roof. As he waved his wand and the sound of the party dimmed, she could not help but grin back to him — this was romantic, exactly what she'd wanted. It was the most romantic thing anyone had ever done for her.

"Come down here so I can kiss you," Sera requested from her spot seated on the roof, still beaming.

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She didn't have to tell him twice. He pocketed his wand and went down to his knees in front of her pooled skirts and leaned over towards her. It started with allowing himself to be kissed, hovering expectantly for her to initiate, but once she had the situation transitioned gradually to him kissing her. He'd continued to lean in and now she was semi-reclined on the roof, with one of Don Juan's hands behind her neck.

This was so wholly different from the last intimate encounter he'd had — if one could even call it intimacy. There had been no attempt at seduction and no gentleness there. He had been thinking of everything he'd done tonight as something for her benefit, designed to give her what her marriage lacked, but as he kissed her it occurred to him that maybe he needed this as much as she did. He was starved for romance and affection, too. That was a dangerous position to find himself in; he wasn't supposed to need anything back. This was supposed to be entirely one-sided, so that it made no difference to him whatsoever if it dissolved. The last time he'd needed something from a married woman he'd ended up ruining her.

But he was older and wiser this time, and certainly he wasn't going to ruin her tonight. No one would be looking for her here, and he'd charmed the noise not to escape.

"And what else?" he asked, bright eyed as he eventually pulled back. His tone was playful but he wanted this, wanted to be audibly invited to the next threshold. Another sharp departure from his recent experiences. "Command me, my lady, I'm yours."

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