Giggling, locking arms with Diego as the two of them left Las Iguanas bar, Bruna felt the cool London air hit her face and she shivered slightly beneath her new coat. A beige, quilted designer item with a faux fur collar, she knew she looked good as it hugged her tiny figure.
'Which way are we going?' she asked Diego, a little disorientated after their night in the club.
'Over the bridge, we need to get the night bus from Trafalgar Square,' he replied. It was getting late - past 3am, Bruna realised as she checked her watch - and all the other patrons of Las Iguanas were filing out of the club in various states of inebriation.
Bruna and Diego loitered briefly outside the club as the crowds dispersed - Diego was waiting for his friend, Andre, with whom he had arrived. His phone vibrated and he smiled as he read the message to himself before saying,
'It's Andre. He says he's hooked up with that girl he was dancing with and gone back to hers. Come on, let's go Bruninha,' he said with a gesture towards Hungerford Bridge. The lights atop the two walkways of the bridge were proudly switched on and twinkled in the night sky. Bruna could see the full moon behind them as she walked up the stairs onto the Eastern walkway and slowly began to cross the Thames, once again grateful for her new coat as her hands nestled in the warm, soft pockets.
Bruna stopped about halfway along the bridge and looked out across the water. She could see a night bus trundle along Waterloo Bridge and could make out the imposing silhouette of St Paul's Cathedral, dominating the London skyline. To her left, the Savoy Hotel was lit up and reflected in the Thames, her eyes lingered on the watery shapes shimmering gently beneath her.
'I love London at night,' she said to Diego as he stood behind her, wrapping his arms around her body and rested his head on top of hers. 'It's so beautiful.'
'I know,' replied Diego, kissing Bruna's neck softly, 'but not as beautiful as you.'
Bruna scrunched up her face and laughed, disdainfully.
'God, that's cheesy!' she said with a smile. Diego laughed as well, clasping his hands together against Bruna's waist.
The two of them stood in silence together for a few minutes, both conscious of the people filtering past behind them, yet wholly content in their own world. Diego leant down again to kiss Bruna's neck and her right cheek. She smiled and closed her eyes, enjoying the feeling of his lips against her skin.
Relaxing her body back against his, she cocked her head back and met his lips with her own. Carefully she inserted her tongue into his mouth and ran it gently against his, just grazing his teeth as the kiss was broken. Bruna's face broke into another smile, broader this time as she could feel Diego growing against her leg.
'Is that all it took? Seems as though we best get that bus and get you into bed ASAP!' she said, mischievously, biting her lower lip with a cheeky grin. Diego smiled down at Bruna - she knew he loved that look she gave; it was a clear signal she was in the mood to do something naughty.
'Yea... OR we could have some fun here?'