Her comment was so off handed and casual it took a moment for it to sink in what she'd actually said. When it did, he very nearly took off his own finger with the knife. Did she just--? No. She couldn't have... She was probably one of the most confusing women he'd eve met; one moment, she was practically chastising him for a little innocent flirting, the next she was saying things like that. Things that made him question if she was really quite as uninterested and innocent as she came across as.
"Funny, that's what I was thinking, too," he muttered and shook his head to clear it and at least try to keep his mind on the right track. She wasn't interested and there was really no point in deluding himself into thinking otherwise. And even if she was, it would only spell trouble for them both to act on it. Maybe it was time to take one of the foxtrot furies up on their offers, just to get it out of his system, though he wasn't sure he was ready to resort to that kind of drastic measures. Once burnt, twice shy and all that.
"It's a deal, then," he said, slightly louder and got out some plates and cutlery to set the table. It was still in the corner, but they'd manage. They weren't done with her lesson yet.
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"Funny, that's what I was thinking, too," he muttered and shook his head to clear it and at least try to keep his mind on the right track. She wasn't interested and there was really no point in deluding himself into thinking otherwise. And even if she was, it would only spell trouble for them both to act on it. Maybe it was time to take one of the foxtrot furies up on their offers, just to get it out of his system, though he wasn't sure he was ready to resort to that kind of drastic measures. Once burnt, twice shy and all that.
"It's a deal, then," he said, slightly louder and got out some plates and cutlery to set the table. It was still in the corner, but they'd manage. They weren't done with her lesson yet.