“If I were a superstitious person, I might have to threaten you for possibly jinxing us,” Natasha said, though her smile showed only amusement. The smile stayed as he took his leave and she watched him walk away, vanishing into the sea of masked faces as if he hadn’t been there at all.
A moment later Polanski was at her side.
She played her part well, coy but with a certain shift in her usual behaviour around him to let him know that tonight she would not be leaving him unsatisfied. Procuring them each a glass of champagne, she expertly slipped the drug into his before they toasted, her half lidded eyes and roaming hands making promises. She appeared to have already had a few drinks, and he didn’t seem to have any qualms with that. Not five minutes later he was leading her toward one of the back rooms. The drug took about twenty minutes to take effect, so she should have just enough time to get him comfortable for their little chat.
She didn’t bother to look around for Clint, she knew he would be watching. He just had to make sure nobody approached the room. Time was of the essence.
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“If I were a superstitious person, I might have to threaten you for possibly jinxing us,” Natasha said, though her smile showed only amusement. The smile stayed as he took his leave and she watched him walk away, vanishing into the sea of masked faces as if he hadn’t been there at all.
A moment later Polanski was at her side.
She played her part well, coy but with a certain shift in her usual behaviour around him to let him know that tonight she would not be leaving him unsatisfied. Procuring them each a glass of champagne, she expertly slipped the drug into his before they toasted, her half lidded eyes and roaming hands making promises. She appeared to have already had a few drinks, and he didn’t seem to have any qualms with that. Not five minutes later he was leading her toward one of the back rooms. The drug took about twenty minutes to take effect, so she should have just enough time to get him comfortable for their little chat.
She didn’t bother to look around for Clint, she knew he would be watching. He just had to make sure nobody approached the room. Time was of the essence.