[Faolan glances aside at the keyboard the shop keeper had indicated, before trailing his way over to it. Despite the fact that the man is a salesman, to have a shop like this he has to know a thing or two about his product... Pulling out the bench, he lays his hands on the keys, playing a note a few times before again picking through the opening line of a piece to test the response and sound of the keyboard.

He's right, of course. It's better than any of the others Faolan has picked at so far, both in terms of sound and response. It acts, feels, and sounds the way it should, and Faolan knows from that that it has to be expensive. He glances aside at Laurent, then down at the keys under his hands, trailing his fingers over them idly.]

It is quite nice...

[He leans his head back into Laurent's fingers in his hair, a brief tingle of electric energy running through his nerves at the touch before Laurent is moving to sit sedately at his side again. He forces himself to breathe, glancing aside at the younger man before nodding slightly in response to Laurent's reassurances.]

I'll keep it in mind.

[It's true that he doesn't want to rush the decision. He's going to have to do a lot more testing of the rest of these keyboards to make certain that this is the one though, and with Laurent joining him on the bench as he is, he's finding it increasingly difficult to keep rising and moving about to do so.]

I've narrowed it down a little, at least. I'm going to have to decide between a few models to determine which is the one that I like best... [He turns to offer Laurent a hesitant smile.] I'm sorry if this is all a little boring for you.

[He flicks the younger man a smile before shaking his head.]

That's alright. You don't have to. I suppose I just wanted to warn you it might take some time. Feel free to make yourself comfortable.

[In truth, it might have been more comfortable for Faolan if the shop owner weren't hovering over his every move, but Laurent had arranged all of this for him already. He's not about to set him to yet another task for his own benefit as well.]

[He smiles back at Laurent gratefully. He doesn't know whether the other man understands that it's what he needs -- to keep the shop keeper from just standing there watching him the whole time.

It does end up taking him some time, moving from keyboard to keyboard as he tests them out, playing a little bit here and there, testing both the keyboard and, after a moment's thought, pedal response. Laurent does a good job of keeping the other man preoccupied while he wanders around, for that matter, and again Faolan wonders how on earth he is to thank him for any of it.

At last he finds himself settled back at the keyboard he pointed out to him before. Not that the others did not have their merits, but he can't help but feel as though the overall of this one is the best choice he can make.

Turning in his seat once more he offers Laurent a smile.]

I think... I've settled on this one then. If that's alright? [Not as portable as he had originally thought, but still smaller than a full upright. And he's certainly not complaining himself.]

[Simon. The shopkeeper. Faolan offers him another smile before glancing at Laurent and shaking his head. Truth be told, while he would love to be able to use the keyboard as soon as possible, this is a day to spend with Laurent. And he would like to take advantage of that as much as he can before it is over and they have to return to their regular schedule of Laurent's classes and him following the younger man as his shadow, his bodyguard, rather than... Well, whatever Laurent is offering him today.]

That won't be necessary. We need to make the room for it first, and I do believe that we have plans for the day already. Perhaps later this week...?

[If that would suit Laurent -- after all, he's the one who's technically paying for all of this.]

[Faolan shakes his head in response to Laurent's question, before glancing aside at Simon.]

Not really, no. Just -- to make certain it's the full stand set we're arranging to have delivered. With the bench and pedals and everything.

[Not that he couldn't just use any regular chair, but the bench was designed specifically with that keyboard in mind. He glances to Laurent again, hoping that's alright. He knows the more he asks for the higher the price, and even if it doesn't truly matter to Laurent's budget, it does matter to him. He could never hope to spend so much on another person as a gift himself, not even being paid as well as he is now, not without ample time for planning ahead.]

[Faolan ducks his head slightly in response to the look that Laurent gives him. He realizes that it had sounded a little... But Laurent had offered to get him what he wanted. He'd been offering this whole time, so he knows that Laurent doesn't really mind. ...does he?

He waits awkwardly while Laurent pays for the lot of it, sticking his hands in his pockets and hanging back by the keyboards themselves before Laurent walks back over to join him.]

I'd like that. Though I hope I'm not taking advantage.

[He doesn't need to be told twice, stepping forward after Laurent to walk through the open door and out of the music store. Turning back to the other man once he's done so.

Laurent has bought him a keyboard. A good keyboard. An expensive keyboard. And all he can do in that moment is smile at him, a little bit shocked by the whole event really.]

Will... We be walking or taking the car to the bakery then?

My legs work just fine.

[Faolan retorts. He was mainly wanting to know how much privacy he'd get in the immediate future, and how much he'd have to wait for until they returned home. Apparently there'd be more waiting for now. Which is fine. Faolan sticks his own hands in his pockets and moves forward to fall into step beside the younger man.]

You're doing perfectly well so far. I just don't know what else there is to ask for. Or that I should, for that matter. You've already arranged for... More than I could have even hoped for, Laurent, really.

[Faolan's fingers tighten against Laurent's in his pocket, turning his head towards the younger man as they walk, feeling rather ridiculous for the flush he knows is spreading across his face as his smile widens at the touch.

And then he nearly trips over himself at the unexpected compliment and smile from Laurent to follow. A little hesitant, a little shy, but so very endearing. He squeezes Laurent's hand in his pocket as they walk, glancing down in front of them as though he can't have heard right before looking back to Laurent to find that same self-conscious look on his face.]

I'm glad you think so. I seem to do quite a lot of it when I'm with you.

[Faolan slows to a stop as Laurent halts by the simple fact that Laurent's hand is still in his pocket and he has no intention of pulling free any time soon. He gives the other man something of a bemused smile as Laurent leans back to study him, before ducking his head at the question. It is rather direct, and it will take him a moment to collect himself in order to reply equally as honestly.]

I am. [He says, quirking his lips at the ground as he realizes the statement is in fact true, before he glances back up at Laurent again.] I am. [He repeats again.] I know that... It probably doesn't seem so, sometimes, given. The way that I am. But I... More so than I have been in a long time, yes. I am happy.

[Here with you.]

[Faolan's insides are doing funny little fluttering things within him as he stands there and gazes at the younger man and offers him a funny little smile to match. As though he cannot quite believe how lucky he has found himself to be, for in truth he can't.]

A whole day together.

[He muses aloud, the words part of an unfinished thought but Laurent can probably figure out where it's coming from.]

[A healthy flush spreads across Faolan's face as he allows Laurent to tug him forward down the walk. A night, Laurent had said, and Faolan isn't certain how to interpret it. He isn't certain there's any other way to interpret it, other than the obvious, given that smile. He tightens his hand around Laurent's as they walk and decides the best course of action is simply to walk together for now. He can question it later. In the meanwhile, he will enjoy every moment of this that he can.]

Yes. Right. Cake.