fill my heart, fill my head with these words
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first dinner at the Ritz - 1979
“… maybe dine at the Ritz.”
Suggested about a decade ago, the thought had stuck with Crowley through his most recent years-long nap. After getting up and getting with the times, (i.e. haircut, clothing, music; he has to look good, especially tonight), he thought he would surprise Aziraphale. He felt a pull toward him, the urge to just spend some time together. Maybe it was Aziraphale projecting (he hoped), but it was likely Crowley just missing the angel. He would never admit to it though.
He left his flat around 8:30 and drove his way through London. He was going slightly slower than usual, only hitting about 75. Nerves? No, fuck off. Does the angel want to see him? Shut up. Worried Aziraphale is busy? Yep, let’s go with that.
He arrived at the bookshop and, as briskly as he could with his saunter, walked to the front door and opened it.
“Angel?”
“Crowley?” He heard Aziraphale’s voice from a distant, quiet and unsure. As Crowley walked further into the room he heard a book close, a glass being placed down, and footsteps become clearer as the floor creaked slightly. “Crowley,” he said with a gentle smile.
“Hi, Aziraphale, long time.”
“It’s lovely to see you.” Aziraphale kept that smile that made Crowley’s heart beat a little faster. They sat in silence like this for a minute.
Smile fading, the angel finally broke the silence, “what are you doing here?”
“Oh, right, yeah. Want to do dinner?” Breaking that stare and moving on with a real conversation was just slightly difficult.
“Oh! That would be lovely, I actually just heard of this new place down…”
“Actually, I already have a place picked out.” Really he’s had it picked out for the last decade, but Aziraphale doesn’t need to know that.
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