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After the Nordic Polo Club was founded a while ago, Embla and Russell had planned a meeting, so they could practice. Specially since Embla had never played before, what better than have a somewhat experiences polo player to teach you? The visit however, started off with a slight awkward tone. Their last meeting had ended with a somewhat big questionmark, and the two still wasn't quite sure where they had each other. What better way to figure things out, then to take a ride where one cant ride away without the other horse following?

Russell smiled over at her. Oh he hoped this wouldn't be awkward. He could almost feeeel the energy coming from her. He didnt even know where she stood on the matter, of them, what had happened between them. If she had gotten completely over what had happened and moved on.. or if she still had some... feelings? He swallowed and looked down at his hands for a moment, playing with the reins. "So... You are doing well?" he asked, his throat feeling all dry.
Her eyes stiffened, fixating on an invisible object somewhere in the air in front of her when she herd the silent and generally innocent question, but no, there was something not so innocent about it hidden behind polite smiles. ''I'm all good'' she smiled shyly and moved uneasy in the saddle, not daring to look back at him. ''and you?'' she tested the atmosphere, if it was the time to go down the emotional road or leave it in the past and move on as if nothing had ever happened. But she had to know, she starved to know, where did they stand and where did they go from here?
Russell silently cleared his throat, but it was more like a low hissing sound due to the dryness. "I.. am.. Good yknow" he took a deep breat looking around, oooh this was baaad. He licked his lips peaking over her. "Have you... Gotten too? Ehm I mean... Have you found.. After... that... night... Like Imean. Do you have a special friend or something?" he was stuttering along feeling more and more embarresed by the second. Could he just erase what he had just said and try again please?
Embla blinked repeatedly and tried to swallow but her throat felt like a whool sweater. It got almost hard to breath and for a second her heart ran so fast she thought she was about to faint -what an entrance that would have been, Embla! she thought to herseld. "There are... none'' she played with the reins and only briefly dared to look back up at him. ''I hope...'' she started but had to use a minute to find even the easiest words. ''I hope that night... kinda.. didn't mess anything up for you.'' she was well aware it was a sneaky way of asking about his opinion on it all but it was impossible to resist.
Russell looked down at his hands before he made himself look over at her. "It.. didnt... mess up... anything" he swallowed. "it was... Itwasnice" wow he was so bad at this... he was soooo bad at this, he had never really done this before, this type of conversation. He was 30 and this was the first time... well probably about time then.
Embla bit her bottom lip an looked at him for real this time. Her heart leaped up into her throat by such words. ''Im happy to know'' she almost whispered and the shyness gave her cheeks a light pink colour. ''Is it... I mean, are we... was it a one time thing?'' she could have bit her tongue off for asking such awkward question, she could just have said it directly 'will we have sex again?- and it would have been no more awkward than the words she had already chosen.
Russell took a deep breath when she asked. "Ehm..." what was he supposed to say? yeah that'll be lovely thanks, I had a great time. His British genes probably kicked in a bit, one did not simply talk about feeling openly like that! Well... now he had too... "It... doesnt have to be" he mumbled in a thick voice. "M-maybe we could.. try to... get to know each other more... before we have" sex.. just say the word sex..."s-sex again" ha inhaled shaply, oh brave man! "I dont want to... feel like im... taking advantage of you or.. something, considering the age difference"
A huge relief rushed through her and she relaxed a lot more in the saddle when Russell spoke again. Okay so he didn't think she was a groupie. That was good. Or.. did he think? she blushed instantly by the thought and straightened up a little. ''I appreciate that'' she managed to say eventually, looking honestly at him. Was age a problem for him? Was he thinking a lot about it? Did it bother him? She had to force herself to relax and live the moment again and stop over thinking it all, he was simply being a gentleman, and for that she adored him even more. Deargod please don't screw this up she told herself. ''And never think you are taking advantage of me. There's two for tango, isn't there?'' She could not resist and reached her hand out, gently stroking his shoulder once, but she didn't dare leave her hand there and got both hands on the reins soon after.
Russell peaked over at her. "I.. will try not to think I do" he whispered. "I just... Im worried at some point you'll get bored or.. something. You're so young, and I understand if you are looking for something else in a boyfriend than what I can give" he felt the word boyfriend was wrong... Not because he didnt want a relationship, but because it sounded so weird thinking of himself as a boyfriend, like he was only 20 or something. He suddenly froze a bit, had he gone to far now? He didnt mean to push her into the thought that he haaad to be her boyfriend, maybe she preferes a looser term? He closed his eyes for a moment, wanting to hit himself. When she touched his shoulder he quicly looked over at her again, smiling carefully, almost a bit questioning like 'yoou still okay with this right?'
Being perhaps more than a little surprised by his selection of words, it must have looked highly awkward how she tried not to giggle or grin like a crazy person. The bubbling laughter was one though challenge to keep subtle and somewhat close to normal laughing behaviour and not that high pitched hyperactive ones. ''I don't know what I am looking for'' she admitted and looked at the pieces of mane that covered some og the reins closest to her hands. ''I thought I knew what i wanted, but that was before I met you'' she giggled embarrassed, now he for sure had to think she was silly. ''I dont want to add any pressure on you either, but I dont want to gve up on this, whatever it already is or might later become'' she tilted her head and looked at him with a shy but warm smile.
"I... I didnt mean to indicate that.. That we had to be in a.. a relationship like that" he quickly said, his voice stuttering. "H-how about we just... get to know each other first?" he bit the inside of his lip and looked over at her. "Just.. give it some time?" he sighed, tried to calm himself. "Lets not rush it... I dont want you to get dissapointed" he looked down at his hands for a moment as well. He did have some hard time understanding what she saw in him, he was so old, and probably enjoyed all other things than she did.
Embla felt her heart race like a bolting thoroughbred and she bit her lip but also felt very comforted by the way Russell worded himself. ''Highly support that'' she said and smiled more relaxed by now. ''Let's not worry about stuff and just see where this goes'' She took the reins in one hand and leaned over to give him an awkward looking hug because of the space between the horses. ''I dont want to disappoint you either.'' she whispered and felt a slight fear he was maybe at some different place in life, looking for someone to settle with and instantly have a family or something deeply serious and viewed her as well.. way too young for such and she also thought herself she was too young for such. But she couldn't just let him slip between her fingers without fighting for him at least. He was worth the heartache if it didn't work out.
Russell nodded relieved. Happy that she agreed on taking things slow and just see where it lead. He blushed a bit when she leaned over to hug him, and for a moment it was like the analytical part of the brain just shut off and he gently grabbed her chin and turned his head to kiss her. Just a small, closed-lips kiss, but he got surprised at himself for doing it. He let go of her chin and straightened again in the saddle, probably all red in the face, a bit worried how she would react maybe
A little surprised at first, she couldn't help but grin lively back at him. It had lasted for such a short moment, but the kiss remained in her memory long after he let go of her cheek and straightened up. It occured to her that this was one of the first kisses that was not caused by a bit too much alcohol. The ily grin of hers remained on the blushing face, and it took her some moment before she realized she was still resting her hand against his upper back. A little bit embarrassed again she sat back into the saddle and licked her lips all blushing. ''You're a good kisser'' it simply slipped out of her before she managed to control herself.

Thank you to the wonderful cyprussian for this rp D

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Artwork © Joybird
Russell, Popart, Lotto © Joybird
Embla © cyprussian

You are not authorized to use this work in any way without written permission from Joybird

Description
Story:
After the Nordic Polo Club was founded a while ago, Embla and Russell had planned a meeting, so they could practice. Specially since Embla had never played before, what better than have a somewhat experiences polo player to teach you? The visit however, started off with a slight awkward tone. Their last meeting had ended with a somewhat big questionmark, and the two still wasn't quite sure where they had each other. What better way to figure things out, then to take a ride where one cant ride away without the other horse following?

Russell smiled over at her. Oh he hoped this wouldn't be awkward. He could almost feeeel the energy coming from her. He didnt even know where she stood on the matter, of them, what had happened between them. If she had gotten completely over what had happened and moved on.. or if she still had some... feelings? He swallowed and looked down at his hands for a moment, playing with the reins. "So... You are doing well?" he asked, his throat feeling all dry.
Her eyes stiffened, fixating on an invisible object somewhere in the air in front of her when she herd the silent and generally innocent question, but no, there was something not so innocent about it hidden behind polite smiles. ''I'm all good'' she smiled shyly and moved uneasy in the saddle, not daring to look back at him. ''and you?'' she tested the atmosphere, if it was the time to go down the emotional road or leave it in the past and move on as if nothing had ever happened. But she had to know, she starved to know, where did they stand and where did they go from here?
Russell silently cleared his throat, but it was more like a low hissing sound due to the dryness. "I.. am.. Good yknow" he took a deep breat looking around, oooh this was baaad. He licked his lips peaking over her. "Have you... Gotten too? Ehm I mean... Have you found.. After... that... night... Like Imean. Do you have a special friend or something?" he was stuttering along feeling more and more embarresed by the second. Could he just erase what he had just said and try again please?
Embla blinked repeatedly and tried to swallow but her throat felt like a whool sweater. It got almost hard to breath and for a second her heart ran so fast she thought she was about to faint -what an entrance that would have been, Embla! she thought to herseld. "There are... none'' she played with the reins and only briefly dared to look back up at him. ''I hope...'' she started but had to use a minute to find even the easiest words. ''I hope that night... kinda.. didn't mess anything up for you.'' she was well aware it was a sneaky way of asking about his opinion on it all but it was impossible to resist.
Russell looked down at his hands before he made himself look over at her. "It.. didnt... mess up... anything" he swallowed. "it was... Itwasnice" wow he was so bad at this... he was soooo bad at this, he had never really done this before, this type of conversation. He was 30 and this was the first time... well probably about time then.
Embla bit her bottom lip an looked at him for real this time. Her heart leaped up into her throat by such words. ''Im happy to know'' she almost whispered and the shyness gave her cheeks a light pink colour. ''Is it... I mean, are we... was it a one time thing?'' she could have bit her tongue off for asking such awkward question, she could just have said it directly 'will we have sex again?- and it would have been no more awkward than the words she had already chosen.
Russell took a deep breath when she asked. "Ehm..." what was he supposed to say? yeah that'll be lovely thanks, I had a great time. His British genes probably kicked in a bit, one did not simply talk about feeling openly like that! Well... now he had too... "It... doesnt have to be" he mumbled in a thick voice. "M-maybe we could.. try to... get to know each other more... before we have" sex.. just say the word sex..."s-sex again" ha inhaled shaply, oh brave man! "I dont want to... feel like im... taking advantage of you or.. something, considering the age difference"
A huge relief rushed through her and she relaxed a lot more in the saddle when Russell spoke again. Okay so he didn't think she was a groupie. That was good. Or.. did he think? she blushed instantly by the thought and straightened up a little. ''I appreciate that'' she managed to say eventually, looking honestly at him. Was age a problem for him? Was he thinking a lot about it? Did it bother him? She had to force herself to relax and live the moment again and stop over thinking it all, he was simply being a gentleman, and for that she adored him even more. Deargod please don't screw this up she told herself. ''And never think you are taking advantage of me. There's two for tango, isn't there?'' She could not resist and reached her hand out, gently stroking his shoulder once, but she didn't dare leave her hand there and got both hands on the reins soon after.
Russell peaked over at her. "I.. will try not to think I do" he whispered. "I just... Im worried at some point you'll get bored or.. something. You're so young, and I understand if you are looking for something else in a boyfriend than what I can give" he felt the word boyfriend was wrong... Not because he didnt want a relationship, but because it sounded so weird thinking of himself as a boyfriend, like he was only 20 or something. He suddenly froze a bit, had he gone to far now? He didnt mean to push her into the thought that he haaad to be her boyfriend, maybe she preferes a looser term? He closed his eyes for a moment, wanting to hit himself. When she touched his shoulder he quicly looked over at her again, smiling carefully, almost a bit questioning like 'yoou still okay with this right?'
Being perhaps more than a little surprised by his selection of words, it must have looked highly awkward how she tried not to giggle or grin like a crazy person. The bubbling laughter was one though challenge to keep subtle and somewhat close to normal laughing behaviour and not that high pitched hyperactive ones. ''I don't know what I am looking for'' she admitted and looked at the pieces of mane that covered some og the reins closest to her hands. ''I thought I knew what i wanted, but that was before I met you'' she giggled embarrassed, now he for sure had to think she was silly. ''I dont want to add any pressure on you either, but I dont want to gve up on this, whatever it already is or might later become'' she tilted her head and looked at him with a shy but warm smile.
"I... I didnt mean to indicate that.. That we had to be in a.. a relationship like that" he quickly said, his voice stuttering. "H-how about we just... get to know each other first?" he bit the inside of his lip and looked over at her. "Just.. give it some time?" he sighed, tried to calm himself. "Lets not rush it... I dont want you to get dissapointed" he looked down at his hands for a moment as well. He did have some hard time understanding what she saw in him, he was so old, and probably enjoyed all other things than she did.
Embla felt her heart race like a bolting thoroughbred and she bit her lip but also felt very comforted by the way Russell worded himself. ''Highly support that'' she said and smiled more relaxed by now. ''Let's not worry about stuff and just see where this goes'' She took the reins in one hand and leaned over to give him an awkward looking hug because of the space between the horses. ''I dont want to disappoint you either.'' she whispered and felt a slight fear he was maybe at some different place in life, looking for someone to settle with and instantly have a family or something deeply serious and viewed her as well.. way too young for such and she also thought herself she was too young for such. But she couldn't just let him slip between her fingers without fighting for him at least. He was worth the heartache if it didn't work out.
Russell nodded relieved. Happy that she agreed on taking things slow and just see where it lead. He blushed a bit when she leaned over to hug him, and for a moment it was like the analytical part of the brain just shut off and he gently grabbed her chin and turned his head to kiss her. Just a small, closed-lips kiss, but he got surprised at himself for doing it. He let go of her chin and straightened again in the saddle, probably all red in the face, a bit worried how she would react maybe
A little surprised at first, she couldn't help but grin lively back at him. It had lasted for such a short moment, but the kiss remained in her memory long after he let go of her cheek and straightened up. It occured to her that this was one of the first kisses that was not caused by a bit too much alcohol. The ily grin of hers remained on the blushing face, and it took her some moment before she realized she was still resting her hand against his upper back. A little bit embarrassed again she sat back into the saddle and licked her lips all blushing. ''You're a good kisser'' it simply slipped out of her before she managed to control herself.

Thank you to the wonderful cyprussian for this rp D

Previous: you should also read this one, to understand better:
Next:

Tools:
Paint Tool SAI
Wacom Bamboo Fun
Ref.: none

Artwork © Joybird
Russell, Popart, Lotto © Joybird
Embla © cyprussian

You are not authorized to use this work in any way without written permission from Joybird