[ The silence drags, a heavy weight sitting between them both as she tells him of her discovery. There's so many things he could say or do right now, and she's not entirely sure which way he'll fall in this. Of all the things for him to say, though, she wasn't expecting that.
His words pull a clipped sound from her, a laugh but without the amusement, and she'll count herself... Lucky? Is that the right word here? That it sounds like he does believe her. ]
It was a one night stand too, just to make it worse. [ Because she read up about father dearest - of his family, his wife of many years - so her opinion of him is already incredibly sour. ]
Is it safe to assume you believe me, or do you want to see the book yourself?
[ Her words are the words of a stranger. She knows she doesn't hold much weight here. ]
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His words pull a clipped sound from her, a laugh but without the amusement, and she'll count herself... Lucky? Is that the right word here? That it sounds like he does believe her. ]
It was a one night stand too, just to make it worse. [ Because she read up about father dearest - of his family, his wife of many years - so her opinion of him is already incredibly sour. ]
Is it safe to assume you believe me, or do you want to see the book yourself?
[ Her words are the words of a stranger. She knows she doesn't hold much weight here. ]