Running in Place (Mending Hearts)
“I can’t believe she cleaned her plate before I did. Impressive. Nothing worse than chicks who don’t eat.
She must notice my surprise because she looks up at me and giggles, her blue eyes illuminated by humor. The notes of her laughter make lyrics explode in my head like fireworks. I’m half-tempted to grab my journal from the console in my Jeep, but I don’t want to waste a minute of this lunch with her. This is the first time we’ve managed to hang out without wanting to kill each other, so I... plan on using it to my advantage in my quest to make some sort of sense out of her.
To understand her.
But just before I have the chance to start my mini-interrogation, she stops laughing and clears her throat to speak. “So, I just wanted to let you know that eleven o’clock will not be my normal starting time. I…uh, well — I’ve had a rough couple of nights.” She casts her eyes away from mine, directing them down to her empty plate.MoreLess
She must notice my surprise because she looks up at me and giggles, her blue eyes illuminated by humor. The notes of her laughter make lyrics explode in my head like fireworks. I’m half-tempted to grab my journal from the console in my Jeep, but I don’t want to waste a minute of this lunch with her. This is the first time we’ve managed to hang out without wanting to kill each other, so I... plan on using it to my advantage in my quest to make some sort of sense out of her.
To understand her.
But just before I have the chance to start my mini-interrogation, she stops laughing and clears her throat to speak. “So, I just wanted to let you know that eleven o’clock will not be my normal starting time. I…uh, well — I’ve had a rough couple of nights.” She casts her eyes away from mine, directing them down to her empty plate.MoreLess
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