A Soldier's Return (2005)
“Carrie said softly as they watched Will walk away.
“For what?”
“For Will forcing you to take me in your car. It was obvious you didn’t want to.”
Jim stared straight ahead, his jaw squared. “I never said that.”
Carrie shrugged her shoulders. “You said it, just not in words. I know enough about people to read their body language.”
“Is that so?”
He didn’t sound impressed with her claim.
“Yes, but I won’t bother to apologize again.”
They got in his car and drove in silence.
Finally Jim spoke. “So, ...you like working for Will?”
“I work with Will,” she said, leaving him in no doubt that she considered the partnership a reality.
“So you bought in?”
She stared at him. “Why did you ask that like you didn’t believe my buying in was a possibility?”
“I didn’t mean to. I asked that question because I was wondering how much money I’d need if I wanted to buy in, assuming the week goes well.”
“Oh.” Carrie turned to stare out the window.
“So you’re not going to tell me?”MoreLess
“For what?”
“For Will forcing you to take me in your car. It was obvious you didn’t want to.”
Jim stared straight ahead, his jaw squared. “I never said that.”
Carrie shrugged her shoulders. “You said it, just not in words. I know enough about people to read their body language.”
“Is that so?”
He didn’t sound impressed with her claim.
“Yes, but I won’t bother to apologize again.”
They got in his car and drove in silence.
Finally Jim spoke. “So, ...you like working for Will?”
“I work with Will,” she said, leaving him in no doubt that she considered the partnership a reality.
“So you bought in?”
She stared at him. “Why did you ask that like you didn’t believe my buying in was a possibility?”
“I didn’t mean to. I asked that question because I was wondering how much money I’d need if I wanted to buy in, assuming the week goes well.”
“Oh.” Carrie turned to stare out the window.
“So you’re not going to tell me?”MoreLess
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