Need word help!

[Diamond_Girl]

I'm working on a story, and I'm stuck. The heroine is doing a little meet-and-greet after a presentation. The hero had been sitting beside her, flirting prior to, and he's now packing up his things (legal pad, pen, etc. Imagine just a few little things here). He's going slowly, wanting to make sure he's not ready to leave a moment before she is so they can talk for a few more minutes on their way out. At the same time, he doesn't want to just be standing around twiddling his thumbs, being obvious about his delay in leaving. So, he's being obviously slow about packing up his things, but saying that ("...obviously slowly") seems trite, as well as, well, too adverbial.

I know there's a word out there that means just that, but for the life of me, I can't bring it to mind. My first inclination was "ostentatiously," but that means "showy" or "flamboyant," which doesn't work here. Help!!!

 

[glynndah]

Perhaps "reluctantly" might work.

 

[Diamond_Girl]

Perhaps "reluctantly" might work.

It's a good word, but not quite right for what I'm thinking.

Maybe "reticent"? Similar to "reluctant," but with a different feel.

 

[TheEarl]

He's being recalcitrant about packing up his things?

The Earl

 

[Diamond_Girl]

He's being recalcitrant about packing up his things?

The Earl

I thought about recalcitrant, but that conjured up images of my 3yo on a "I'm not going to do what you say" snit.

 

[glynndah]

Unhurriedly or leisurely, perhaps.

 

[slyc_willie]

Unhurriedly or leisurely, perhaps.

Or hesitantly, casually, unrushed, haltingly, ponderously . . . .

 

[buxxxom]

exactingly?

 

[Diamond_Girl]

Or hesitantly, casually, unrushed, haltingly, ponderously . . . .

Unhurriedly... Unrushed... Getting closer. It's gonna hit me when it's just the right word.

Btw, Slyc, that is one damn hot av there! I'm about to short out my notebook drooling over it. I'm also very impressed with all your little red "H's". The stories I've written under my alt have ALL done better than the ones I've written as DG. Friggin' frustrating.

 

[Diamond_Girl]

exactingly?

My hero's not quite obsessive enough for "exactingly." Might be something for me later, because his heroine is the more obsessive of the two.

I live in NC, too. *Waves from the Triangle*

 

[slyc_willie]

Unhurriedly... Unrushed... Getting closer. It's gonna hit me when it's just the right word.

Btw, Slyc, that is one damn hot av there! I'm about to short out my notebook drooling over it. I'm also very impressed with all your little red "H's". The stories I've written under my alt have ALL done better than the ones I've written as DG. Friggin' frustrating.

Aw, now you got me blushing . . .

I have a hard time finding the right word sometimes, too. Sometimes, I find it helps if I act out what the characters are doing.

 

[buxxxom]

And a big wave back, from near Charlotte. I was in W-S last night, happened to see fireworks from the Warthogs game from several blocks away.

 

[bluebell]

Calculating, perhaps? Measured movements?

And maybe for the "ostentatious" thing you were thinking of "ostensibly"?
I think that would fit.

 

[Diamond_Girl]

Aw, now you got me blushing . . .

I have a hard time finding the right word sometimes, too. Sometimes, I find it helps if I act out what the characters are doing.

OK, now you're making me wish I were working on a sex scene and had you as a next door neighbor. Of course, then I'm thinking it wouldn't actually matter what the heck the word is.

In the story... She's been speaking at a civic club meeting of which he's the president and her contact person. They've spoken on the phone, but this is the first time they've met face to face. Of course, they really hit it off (would make it darn hard for them to have sex later if they didn't). She's given her presentation and is hanging out to answer any other questions. He has to hang around for a little while, too, in case there's any club business that someone needs to discuss, but he can leave anytime. He's hoping for a little more time to talk to her, so he's packing up slowly (she sees this, so he's not being THAT casual about it). They both want another excuse to talk to the other, but neither wants to be terribly obvious about it.

 

[Diamond_Girl]

Calculating, perhaps? Measured movements?

And maybe for the "ostentatious" thing you were thinking of "ostensibly"?
I think that would fit.

YES!!!!!!!!!!

That's IT!!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you!!!

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[bluebell]

YES!!!!!!!!!!

That's IT!!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you!!!

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Glad to help.
Now you kick some story booty.

 

[slyc_willie]

YES!!!!!!!!!!

That's IT!!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you!!!

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*snicker*

Glad you got your answer.

 

[Diamond_Girl]

Glad to help.
Now you kick some story booty.

I'd left this huge blank there and gone on. I promised my Gent that I'd have the story I'm working on posted to our thread by the end of the weekend, but it's not gonna happen. I'm on a roll and will likely collapse from exhaustion before I get to

"The End."​

 

[Diamond_Girl]

*snicker*

Glad you got your answer.

Thanks. Should I PM you when I get stuck on my next sex scene?

 

[slyc_willie]

Thanks. Should I PM you when I get stuck on my next sex scene?

I'm always up for discussing sex

 

[bluebell]

I'd left this huge blank there and gone on. I promised my Gent that I'd have the story I'm working on posted to our thread by the end of the weekend, but it's not gonna happen. I'm on a roll and will likely collapse from exhaustion before I get to

"The End."​

Well, just make sure you collapse on a comfy couch!

 

[Diamond_Girl]

I'm always up for discussing sex

I WILL remember that!

The only time I've gotten stuck on a sex scene was when I tried to write one in a story I'd already spent a LOT of time on in which my hero was based off an ex-bf. Incidentally, it's been over a year, I got through the first sex scene, and the story's still incomplete.

I enjoy coming up with scenes that are fantasy now, but which have great potential to be acted out later. That's been my thing lately, anyway. Just think... The fun you can have with chocolate fondue, LARGE strawberries and a willing partner.

 

[Diamond_Girl]

Well, just make sure you collapse on a comfy couch!

Got a very comfy loveseat. A little cramped, but not too bad, since I'm fairly short.

 

[slyc_willie]

I WILL remember that!

The only time I've gotten stuck on a sex scene was when I tried to write one in a story I'd already spent a LOT of time on in which my hero was based off an ex-bf. Incidentally, it's been over a year, I got through the first sex scene, and the story's still incomplete.

I enjoy coming up with scenes that are fantasy now, but which have great potential to be acted out later. That's been my thing lately, anyway. Just think... The fun you can have with chocolate fondue, LARGE strawberries and a willing partner.

Ah, the memories . . .

 

[Stella_Omega]

I WILL remember that!

The only time I've gotten stuck on a sex scene was when I tried to write one in a story I'd already spent a LOT of time on in which my hero was based off an ex-bf. Incidentally, it's been over a year, I got through the first sex scene, and the story's still incomplete.

I enjoy coming up with scenes that are fantasy now, but which have great potential to be acted out later. That's been my thing lately, anyway. Just think... The fun you can have with chocolate fondue, LARGE strawberries and a willing partner.

I like the way you think....