It occurred to Reinette then, they were asking a great deal of one another without ever once asking actual questions. They were instead statements, only just managed as said with the trusting expectation that the other would be able to understand it.
It worked, between them. Though Reinette would be hard pressed to say precisely how.
There was a small, precisely managed moment of quiet. Some might think it would be more flattering if one rushed head long into his offer, seeing no other way but that. But Reinette knew Jack would understand. That she was carefully considering everything, just what it could mean.
Yet she still chose him.
"Yes," she answered, the tension in her hands abating slightly.
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Date: 2010-03-24 03:57 am (UTC)It worked, between them. Though Reinette would be hard pressed to say precisely how.
There was a small, precisely managed moment of quiet. Some might think it would be more flattering if one rushed head long into his offer, seeing no other way but that. But Reinette knew Jack would understand. That she was carefully considering everything, just what it could mean.
Yet she still chose him.
"Yes," she answered, the tension in her hands abating slightly.