My Arms Were Always Around You [For Scanlan]

[st_ealthless]

Even though the whole date thing had been her idea, Pike was incredibly nervous now that the day had arrived.

She tried on every dress in her closet, twice, but nothing felt 'good for dancing' like Scanlan had instructed. Taking a leap of faith, she went down to the shop and to her immense surprise, there was a perfect, sexy blue dress that actually fit. But after three failed attempts to get the laces on the back right, she was forced to cast a Sending to Bo for help. Thank the gods her friend wasn't busy and agreed to help her sort out the finishing touches. Together they got her dress in place, make-up applied and hair arranged in tousled waves with only a little bit of panic from the gnome.

It wasn't until she was on her way to the garden that she realized what had her on edge. Unlike every other date she'd been on, she wasn't worried about doing something embarrassing or saying something wrong. She wasn't worried that he wouldn't like her or she'd have a bad time. No, she knew she was going to have a good time and that's what unnerved her most of all. She wasn't sure if she was ready to deal with what it would it mean if he finally convinced her to let down the few barriers that had kept her from letting him into her heart, but she wasn't going to shy away from it anymore. 

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[st_illsinging]

Scanlan was nervous. He didn't look like it, but he was, and it had taken him about three hours to pick out his clothes this morning because he wanted it to be just right. Finally he settled on nice pants and a colourful plaid shirt and hoped it would be approved by Pike.

By the time it he was meant to be ready, he felt like he was 15 again. He was going to be late, so Scanlan did what any reputable Gnome Bard would do - he dimension door'ed right next to Pike. He smiled when he appeared. "Hey."