Party Lines
“Ron was breathing heavily, his face a mask of regret.
Lindsay did not need to look in the hallway mirror to know that she looked small and confused.
She stepped aside and waved towards the interior of the apartment. “Come in.”
Ron stepped inside and put his dripping umbrella beside hers.
“You can put your coat here,” she said, indicating the rack where she was now hanging her own wet things to dry. Ron took his coat off and hung it up and when he saw her reaching for his sodden umbrella moved t...o take it from her.
“No, I’ll..” he began.
“It’s fine,” she said, moving it out of reach without looking at him. He didn’t argue.
There was another moment of silence as she absentmindedly smoothed the coats.
“I suppose we could talk in the living room,” she said. “And I suppose I should offer you a drink although it doesn’t feel quite like the appropriate thing to do.”
“You don’t have to offer me anything,” he said. “And if anyone should be feeling awkward about doing inappropriate things, it’s me.”MoreLess
Lindsay did not need to look in the hallway mirror to know that she looked small and confused.
She stepped aside and waved towards the interior of the apartment. “Come in.”
Ron stepped inside and put his dripping umbrella beside hers.
“You can put your coat here,” she said, indicating the rack where she was now hanging her own wet things to dry. Ron took his coat off and hung it up and when he saw her reaching for his sodden umbrella moved t...o take it from her.
“No, I’ll..” he began.
“It’s fine,” she said, moving it out of reach without looking at him. He didn’t argue.
There was another moment of silence as she absentmindedly smoothed the coats.
“I suppose we could talk in the living room,” she said. “And I suppose I should offer you a drink although it doesn’t feel quite like the appropriate thing to do.”
“You don’t have to offer me anything,” he said. “And if anyone should be feeling awkward about doing inappropriate things, it’s me.”MoreLess
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