Jack just looked at first. Looked as though he wasn't quite sure if he'd hear the answer he wanted to.
But he did, and he softened by degrees. His shoulders relaxing somewhat, and his face a little more of a smile. And in the process, he somehow wore his clothes a little better.
"Oh sure," he said, looking back up at her, a soft smile still on his features. "But I mean, you wear it well." He winked then, just briefly, and his eyes glistened in a way that was a flash of who he'd been. Who he'd be again.
"I'd offer to take you for a drive, but that dinner looks so good on you might just get a little jealous if anyone else got to clap eyes on you. Think I'll keep that for me."
He moved towards the door, scooping keys up off the side.
"I won't be long. An hour, maybe two. Feel free to do whatever you like. Use the TV -- um, that box thing. There are books in there too."
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Date: 2010-04-10 05:08 am (UTC)But he did, and he softened by degrees. His shoulders relaxing somewhat, and his face a little more of a smile. And in the process, he somehow wore his clothes a little better.
"Oh sure," he said, looking back up at her, a soft smile still on his features. "But I mean, you wear it well." He winked then, just briefly, and his eyes glistened in a way that was a flash of who he'd been. Who he'd be again.
"I'd offer to take you for a drive, but that dinner looks so good on you might just get a little jealous if anyone else got to clap eyes on you. Think I'll keep that for me."
He moved towards the door, scooping keys up off the side.
"I won't be long. An hour, maybe two. Feel free to do whatever you like. Use the TV -- um, that box thing. There are books in there too."