‘Don’t stop playing please.’ Evelyn said as Monroe stopped on the cello, he sighed as though annoyed and Evelyn scrunched her face up in annoyance that made him smile.
‘It’s all very exciting this isn’t it?’ She said, ‘I mean, really a spaceship!’ Monroe simply nodded, she didn’t know if he was unsure what to say and filled the silence.
‘Your very talented, my friend tried to teach me now to play the piano once.’
‘It’s not to difficult it just takes practice.’ He smiled at her. ‘I can show you if you like.’ he said, Evelyn moved towards him her eyes wide at the prospect of learning something new, he liked it when she did that.
‘Here,’ he gestured for her to sit down and held the cello in front of her. ‘Like this.’ he said showing her how to hold it correctly, he was behind her and caught the scent coming off her neck. He attempted to breathe deeply, a mistake. What was he doing? Monroe you’re a glutton for punishment he told himself.
‘So, you like to learn.’ Monroe said, he felt like hitting himself in the face, it had come out garbled and wrong and sounded idiotic.’Like this.’ he said moving her hand, her skin felt smooth and soft beneath his hand. Adrenaline began to spread through his body.
‘Oh yes, anything and everything, the eygptians though they’re the thing that’s always fascinated me.’ She said turning her head so it wasn’t too far from his face.
‘Really?’ Monroe asked her the word catching in his throat as he gulped.
‘Always.’ she replied enthusiasm in her voice, she moved her face closer like this was some guarded fact, something that needed whispering. She seemed oblivious to the effect she was having on him, he watched her intently for a moment as she tore those deep brown eyes away from him, he wanted to see them again, he wanted to hold her face in his hands and kiss her. He wanted to love her, everything about her planted ideas in his head, made him think of things he’d managed to supress, things he usually tried to avoid because it was painful. Evelyn was smart, she had an inherant vulnerability though and it stirred something inside him he wanted to take care of her and love her. He wanted to indulge every aspect of her wanting for knowledge, he wanted to buy her books and then sit in front of a fire while she read them, then he would take her face in his hands and kiss her and they’d…. Monroe shook his head, his face flushing at the fantasy he’d been dreaming up.
‘So you found the music room!’ The Doctor cried from the doorway beaming and clapping his hands together. Monroe looked away blushing and shifted uncomfortably the scent of Evelyn still clinging to him.