Renton kept himself quiet as he listened to Julianna and Owen speak for a few moments. His expression was on the pleasant side of neutral and his gaze mostly rested on Julianna though it flicked towards Owen to gauge how he was swallowing her words. She wasn't being unpleasant, but fair, Renton thought, given how Owen had been behaving recently. He rather enjoyed the mild way she dressed Owen down and tried to hide his smile behind a sip of coffee.
Under the table, hidden from sight, the toe of his shoe traced her calf up behind her knee.
Her
words, to Owen, were a kind of death by a thousand cuts. She seemed to know exactly what to say to cut him just enough. A part of him could appreciate that talent. It seemed quite in line with her profession.
“It doesn't matter if I'm on vacation or working seventy hours a week, I'm shitty either way.” He said with a self-deprecating smile. “That's why my wife is divorcing me. I'm completely unlovable.” He wasn't disagreeing with Julianna's critique of him. Instead, he was kind of apologizing with a verbal self-flagellation.
Renton's brows knit together in a brief frown before he countered Owen's statement. “I don't think that's true. Miss Tiesel seems to find you rather lovable.”
Owen snorted derisively. “I think you mean fuckable. And I didn't say I was unfuckable. Quite the contrary, actually. I'm well aware that my fuckability is my best quality. I appreciate that Miss Tiesel finds me fuckable but I'm not interested in screwing my secretary at this time."
In contrast to his vulgarity, with two fingers holding down the lid of the French press, Owen elegantly refilled his coffee. A perfect arc of steaming dark liquid pooled in the handsome mug. He gestured with the press, offering Renton a refill. Renton presented his mug to be topped off.
“You two seem to be getting along very well.” Owen observed, returning back to his original inquiry as to Julianna's work. “I think that bodes well for your success with this particular client.” Owen jerked his head some at Renton, who beamed back at them both. A good boy on his best behavior.
“I know my resistance to it wasn't well-received but -- I was -- impressed with your advocacy over the name tag issue.” Owen paid Julianna a rare compliment. “I’m not the only one who noticed. I’ve heard they may be looking at you managing the image of the entire organization someday. We do have our reputational challenges that really demand an experienced handler.”
Under the table, hidden from sight, the toe of his shoe traced her calf up behind her knee.
Her
words, to Owen, were a kind of death by a thousand cuts. She seemed to know exactly what to say to cut him just enough. A part of him could appreciate that talent. It seemed quite in line with her profession.
“It doesn't matter if I'm on vacation or working seventy hours a week, I'm shitty either way.” He said with a self-deprecating smile. “That's why my wife is divorcing me. I'm completely unlovable.” He wasn't disagreeing with Julianna's critique of him. Instead, he was kind of apologizing with a verbal self-flagellation.
Renton's brows knit together in a brief frown before he countered Owen's statement. “I don't think that's true. Miss Tiesel seems to find you rather lovable.”
Owen snorted derisively. “I think you mean fuckable. And I didn't say I was unfuckable. Quite the contrary, actually. I'm well aware that my fuckability is my best quality. I appreciate that Miss Tiesel finds me fuckable but I'm not interested in screwing my secretary at this time."
In contrast to his vulgarity, with two fingers holding down the lid of the French press, Owen elegantly refilled his coffee. A perfect arc of steaming dark liquid pooled in the handsome mug. He gestured with the press, offering Renton a refill. Renton presented his mug to be topped off.
“You two seem to be getting along very well.” Owen observed, returning back to his original inquiry as to Julianna's work. “I think that bodes well for your success with this particular client.” Owen jerked his head some at Renton, who beamed back at them both. A good boy on his best behavior.
“I know my resistance to it wasn't well-received but -- I was -- impressed with your advocacy over the name tag issue.” Owen paid Julianna a rare compliment. “I’m not the only one who noticed. I’ve heard they may be looking at you managing the image of the entire organization someday. We do have our reputational challenges that really demand an experienced handler.”
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