Reinette felt some of the tension in her shoulders uncoil at the sight of Jack's smile, and even more? That her soft attempt at teasing was met and returned. If it was not the same initial energy they had traded back and forth at first meeting it did not seem to matter.
And she was not aware of how carefully she had been carrying herself until now.
"They would not be looking at me, Jack. Rather the large stain on my gown." She finally smiled, gaze flickering towards him again. "And then again there would be my company."
Words he needed to hear? Perhaps. But that did not make them true. He could hear them now, and feel them later. She was prepared for that.
"I think I will eschew the box in favor of a bath, if that is all right. Though perhaps I will find a book afterward."
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Date: 2010-04-10 05:33 am (UTC)And she was not aware of how carefully she had been carrying herself until now.
"They would not be looking at me, Jack. Rather the large stain on my gown." She finally smiled, gaze flickering towards him again. "And then again there would be my company."
Words he needed to hear? Perhaps. But that did not make them true. He could hear them now, and feel them later. She was prepared for that.
"I think I will eschew the box in favor of a bath, if that is all right. Though perhaps I will find a book afterward."
Reinette glanced at the door.
"Go on. I shall manage."