Owen seemed to consider her offer of a penny while he brought his beer to his lips. His tongue darted out to lick at the rim of the bottle before he tilted his head back and finished it off. He tried to keep the worry from his face when she downed the second shot. She seemed so … desperate. But for what, he couldn’t say. He felt the natural urge to protect her that he always had while simultaneously feeling useless in that regard. He had nothing to offer her but his company. He had no way to know if she would accept it. He eyed the shot she’d poured for him. They’d played this game before. A less high stakes version.
His fingers twisted the beer bottle around and around while he considered what thought to share. The glass scraped against the table top. “I was thinking about you.” He said at last and felt as if he were grinning at her but his eyes had far too much sadness in them for that expression. “It’s probably a pretty terrible line. But it’s not untrue.” He shrugged she would take the comment as she would. He was curious to see her reaction.
He pulled the shot towards himself with his index finger. He threw it back to finish the drink as she had and set the glass right side up back on the table. If she wanted more thoughts, she would pay as she had before.
“You should learn to take a well meant compliment.” He advised and picked up her lighter. His thumb struck the mechanism, a flame appeared like magic, and just like that it was gone again with the top snapping back into place at the flick of his finger. He kept the lighter for the time being. If he couldn't touch her, he'd touch her things. Perhaps it would be enough.
Owen frowned and made as if to look over the booth and table carefully. “Well, if this is your booth? Why don’t I see your name written on it? Should I get a pen and write it for you Miss --?” For some reason Owen hoped to hear the name Julianna tumble from her mouth. But he knew better and steeled himself for a name that wasn’t hers.
His fingers twisted the beer bottle around and around while he considered what thought to share. The glass scraped against the table top. “I was thinking about you.” He said at last and felt as if he were grinning at her but his eyes had far too much sadness in them for that expression. “It’s probably a pretty terrible line. But it’s not untrue.” He shrugged she would take the comment as she would. He was curious to see her reaction.
He pulled the shot towards himself with his index finger. He threw it back to finish the drink as she had and set the glass right side up back on the table. If she wanted more thoughts, she would pay as she had before.
“You should learn to take a well meant compliment.” He advised and picked up her lighter. His thumb struck the mechanism, a flame appeared like magic, and just like that it was gone again with the top snapping back into place at the flick of his finger. He kept the lighter for the time being. If he couldn't touch her, he'd touch her things. Perhaps it would be enough.
Owen frowned and made as if to look over the booth and table carefully. “Well, if this is your booth? Why don’t I see your name written on it? Should I get a pen and write it for you Miss --?” For some reason Owen hoped to hear the name Julianna tumble from her mouth. But he knew better and steeled himself for a name that wasn’t hers.
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