Rowan looked around the clearing with a soft and happy smile on her face, "True. I hadn't... well I don't think I've ever been able to truly appreciate the woods before," her eyes met Alvaro's with a twinkle, "I am glad I am able to do so with you."

The children were off to the side, too engaged in themselves to pay much attention to Rowan and Alvaro, which she noted, before deciding to take a bit of a risk. It was risk she was almost positive she knew what the response would be, though.

Setting down her glass, Rowan stretched, arms above her head, exposing a small strip of lean and muscular stomach. The twinkle in her eyes was more mischievous now, and she crooked her finger at Alvaro, making a "come here" gesture.

Alvaro returned Rowan's soft smile, he very much enjoyed spending time with her, around his new family. She made him happy, and made him forget his burderns back at home. "As am I," Alvaro said simply, trying to convey his happiness through the three simple words.

Alvaro had been watching Rowan out of the corner of his eye when she stretched, revealing a small bit of her stomach. His cheeks flamed bright pink, as did the sharp points of his ears. By the time she beckoned him over, Alvaro was openly gaping at her. It took him a moment to actually scoot over, because he was too lost in... Rowan. Alvaro finally settled down next to her, not quite meeting her gaze, his cheeks now a bright red.

Rowan let her head drop down onto Alvaro's shoulder, watching the children as she spoke in a quiet voice, "So... we kissed earlier," the statement was said plainly, "I would like to do that more. What do you think 'bout that, Alvaro? Are you interested?"

If Alvaro said no, Rowan would back off instantly, but he had seemed to enjoy their earlier kiss as much as she, and based on his brightly flushed face... well, Rowan figured the faerie might be interesting in pursuing a relationship.

Rowan knew she was interested.

Rowan's bluntness startled Alvaro, and suddenly his ears were scarlet in color, his heart pounding erratically in his chest. He wasn't used to such behavior, it wasn't uncommon in his people, for feelings were often a very loud and known about thing, but Alvaro wasn't used to those feelings being directed towards him. It was definitely different, though he wasn't quite sure it was a bad thing at all.

Alvaro gulped loudly before speaking, his words small and timid. "W-well of course I am. You're... well you're you, I-I would be a fool to not be interested in you." Alvaro paused, now looking anywhere but Rowan, "a-and I very much enjoyed kissing you," Alvaro said quietly. He had absolutely no idea what he was getting himself into, but he was very, very happy to know that Rowan liked him too.

Rowan lifted her head off of Alvaro's shoulder then, and turned to look directly into his eyes, effectively capturing the faerie's gaze, "Well then," Her voice was rough with emotion, and suddenly, they were a lot closer.

Rowan's gaze dropped down to Alvaro's lips, and her voice was soft, barely a breath between them, "You are so pretty. Can I kiss you?"

The pounding in Alvaro's ears only got louder as Rowan turned to face him, and caught him within her gaze. It was rather hard to ignore his desire to kiss her, especially with the already small distance between the two. Something about Rowan pulled him in, she was so stunning, so...so undeniably herself. He'd never met anyone like her in his life.

At the compliment, Alvaro dipped his head a little, his long, pointed ears a bright pink in color. Alvaro quickly looked back up though, not wanting to miss the chance. "Of course," his voice was soft, not wanting to break the magic in the moment. He didn't think he could actually move, but without even thinking about it, his lips were on hers in a moment. His hand reaching up to cup her cheek as he practically melted in her arms.

Rowan captured Alvaro's lips with her own. She stayed gentle and teasing, placing one had at the nape of Alvaro's neck. Fingers caressed Alvaro's soft hair, and the two pulled apart with some regret.

Rowan pressed her forehead to Alvaro's, her breathing slightly heavy as her fingers continued to comb through his hair, "...We should do that more often..."

By the time the kiss was over, Alvaro's breath had been completely stolen, and when he opened his eyes the world seemed a billion times more colorful than ever before. He panted as he stared into Rowan's eyes, her beautiful, golden flecked eyes. A smile floated onto his face as her hand ran through his hair, a more relaxing feeling than anything else. His own hand was still on Rowan's cheek, his thumb gently tracing her cheekbone, then her jaw, amazed at his good luck. "Definitely," he agreed, his breathing finally slowing.

Nakia had been the first to notice that Alvaro and mama were most definitely kissing. She'd then proceeded to silently poke both Neo and Hyll and point at the two. Neo automatically placed his hand over Nakia's eyes, shielding her from the heated kiss. This didn't stop Nakia from giggling though, and pretty soon she was practically rolling on the floor, laughing silently as Neo rolled his eyes at his little sister.

Rowan couldn't stop her giggles after hearing Nakia begin to laugh. Leaning in for one more soft kiss on Alvaro's cheek, Rowan then turned away to face the kids.

"What's so funny?" Rowan teased, moving over to Nakia, and lightly tickling Nakia where she knew the girl was ticklish, "Whatcha laughing at Nakia?"

Nakia's giggles made Aldwin's cheeks flood red again, well, the children most definitely knew that the two liked each other now. He was pretty positive they'd known beforehand as well, the children were most definitely not stupid, and Nakia could pick up on most emotions with ease. A shifter thing, which was why the little girl was so blunt all the time, for her, everyone's emotions were on display, but they could not read her like she could read them, causing a little disconnect.

Nakia's eyes widened as Mama moved closer, causing Neo to scoot away, wanting to stay out of the way of Nakia's legs. A smart idea as Nakia immediately went wild as her mother tickled her mercilessly, causing her laughter to become high pitched and happy. She tried to push her mother away, but she wasn't that strong, and she eventually gave up in a squirming pile of laughter.