Icebreaker
“Sinead was pleased by Adam’s satisfied smile as they sat down together on the couch after dinner. Things had gone well. Adam was beginning to let down his defenses, and she was, too. He asked about her marriage over dinner and she told him, though she didn’t go into great detail about what it was that ultimately split her and Chip up. That was just too painful.
“I’m glad you liked the meal,” she said, “but it’s not like it required gourmet skills. Anyone with half a brain could have made it.”
“...It was still good.”
“Well, thank you.”
Adam’s arm snaked around her, pulling her to him tight. “You thought I was a total moron when you first met me, didn’t you?”
Embarrassed, Sinead buried her face in his shoulder.
“You did, didn’t you?” Adam pressed, sounding amused.
Sinead looked back at him. “No. I’d just never dealt with taciturn jocks before.”
“Very telling, your use of the word jock, not athlete.”
“Fine, I’ll admit it,” Sinead said with a little huff.MoreLess
“I’m glad you liked the meal,” she said, “but it’s not like it required gourmet skills. Anyone with half a brain could have made it.”
“...It was still good.”
“Well, thank you.”
Adam’s arm snaked around her, pulling her to him tight. “You thought I was a total moron when you first met me, didn’t you?”
Embarrassed, Sinead buried her face in his shoulder.
“You did, didn’t you?” Adam pressed, sounding amused.
Sinead looked back at him. “No. I’d just never dealt with taciturn jocks before.”
“Very telling, your use of the word jock, not athlete.”
“Fine, I’ll admit it,” Sinead said with a little huff.MoreLess
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