-She finishes eating and got up to stretch looking over at him she smiles brightly placing a hand on his shoulder whilst looking at him-
“You are welcomed to stay aboard the ship with us, Ace whenever you’d like.”
“I mean I wouldn’t oppose to it but I don’t know how Sanji would feel about that.”
-Giggling at the thought blushing even darker onto her cheeks, she looked away from him whilst finishing her food-
The kiss compels him to return the gesture—this time on one of her cheeks.
“ Do you mind if, from now on, I start telling you how incredibly beautiful you are? ”
“Beautiful, me? I mean, I hear that from Sanji all the time. He says that to every woman he sees though so don’t worry.”
-Chuckling she blushes darkly leaning over to gently place a kiss upon his soft cheeks-
“ To be honest, I doubt I’m as impressive as you are in this beautiful moment. ”
He continued to stroke her cheek with his thumb, never once ceasing those gentle touches.
-Moving in closer she couldn’t help but smile as she stared at him for a moment reaching her hand up placing it on his cheek her thumb caressing it gently-
“Anything you wanna tell me, Ace. I want to know all about you, you are absolutely stunning.”
For a moment, she kept caressing the other woman's cheek with her thumb, eventually giving the navigator's chin a few gentle taps.
“ Well, that depends... what exactly would you like to know about me? ”
“Oh? Thank you, Ace. Why don’t you tell me more about yourself? I mean I only know what Luffy told me.”
-Looking at him she couldn’t help but admire him as she ate her food lightly blushing onto her cheeks at the feeling of his thumb grazing her cheeks-
Seeing her looking so shy, he seized the opportunity to reach out with his right hand and lightly stroke one of her cheeks.
“ You had a smudge. ”
That was a lie.
“I’m all good, Sanji actually cooks plenty for us and has this whole dietary chart for all of us and cooks accordingly.”
-Giggling she ate her food unable to help herself from blushes; she suddenly started to feel shy around him-
“ I’m not like him in that regard; it’s true I like the meat, but I can share it. Do you want some? ”
At that moment, he offered her a piece if she wanted it, though he took the opportunity every now and then to look at her closely.
-Blushing lightly watching Sanji storm off after making her a plate as well, she began to eat it as she glances up at him-
“I can see why you and Luffy are brothers, you both enjoy your meat. He won’t let anyone touch his, he actually takes our meat if he runs out of it.”
“ I hope so; it’s always a pleasure spending time with my brother—and especially with you. ”
He whispered that last part so the cook wouldn’t get any angrier, and then he started eating.
“Oh? I mean, thank you. I do hope you enjoy sailing with us and that gives you and luffy time to connect and maybe us?”
-Looking over at him after Sanji sets the plates of cooked meat in front of the guest she could tell how angry he was getting-
“ I wonder the same thing myself… how is it that my brother has such an attractive navigator on his crew? ”
He coughs to hide the fact that he’s about to pay her a compliment that doubles as a flirtatious remark.
“How did Luffy end up with such a handsome, I mean amazing caring brother like you?”
-Blushing dark red she looks away from him taking a sip of her cup of tea at the corner of her eye she can see Sanji getting annoyed-
“ I appreciate it, and of course I’d like to travel with you—you don’t even have to ask. ”
She looks at him in that moment and, as a result, allows herself to flash a radiant smile.