Nadine rocked on her heels, fidgeting as he spoke. She fiddled with the sleeves of the sweater, pulling the arms down over her hands and seeing how much of the knit hung down, too long for her. Then she decided that made her look twelve, so she rolled them back up again. "I'd rather wander around as a very small dog," she said, "than as a… slightly below average woman." Slightly above average, actually, when it came to height, but no one ever believed her about that. It wasn't like she kept the statistical data handy. "And it isn't like I let just anyone take me home." This was true. Anyone who'd ever fucked up while dogsitting knew that tiny legs could move fast. And it was an easy enough thing, to hide until whoever it was gave up. She paused. "But I was only teasing, anyway. Thank you for putting the gun away."
That was almost genuine. There were many worse things that could happen when a man with a gun found a naked woman in his kitchen. She was generally good about not getting into those situations, but she could hardly be expected to be perfect. And there was something a little peculiar about thanking him for being a decent person, but it was what it was.
"Carrying things never works," she said dismissively, admiring the bob of his Adam's apple as he took a drink. "Believe me, I've tried. Pretty sure my glasses are somewhere in Minnesota. Which is what I get for being in Minnesota in the first place, but, you know. Shit happens." In the process of covering her shoulder again, the sweater fell down off of the other one, completely defeating the purpose. "Which is not to say," she added, "that you are in charge of me."
She stopped moving toward the door, but she didn't move away from it, either. "It isn't like there has to be any kind of formal arrangement," she said. "I can take care of myself, really. But if you want to give me someplace warm to stay for a l'il bit – and maybe keep me company… haven't you ever had a friend spend the night? It'll be like that."
That was almost genuine. There were many worse things that could happen when a man with a gun found a naked woman in his kitchen. She was generally good about not getting into those situations, but she could hardly be expected to be perfect. And there was something a little peculiar about thanking him for being a decent person, but it was what it was.
"Carrying things never works," she said dismissively, admiring the bob of his Adam's apple as he took a drink. "Believe me, I've tried. Pretty sure my glasses are somewhere in Minnesota. Which is what I get for being in Minnesota in the first place, but, you know. Shit happens." In the process of covering her shoulder again, the sweater fell down off of the other one, completely defeating the purpose. "Which is not to say," she added, "that you are in charge of me."
She stopped moving toward the door, but she didn't move away from it, either. "It isn't like there has to be any kind of formal arrangement," she said. "I can take care of myself, really. But if you want to give me someplace warm to stay for a l'il bit – and maybe keep me company… haven't you ever had a friend spend the night? It'll be like that."
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