Though he would have never admitted it to her...he liked the way she ate. There was something raw and unabashed about the way she talked over a full mouth. She made no efforts towards traditional manners, don’t talk with your mouth full, don’t slurp, that sort of thing. And he found it rather refreshing. Almost adorable. Certainly not in line with the image he had of her as some polished corporate banker drone lady. One of those certainly wouldn’t slurp noodles at him.
He could also appreciate that her whole situation, the bombings and kidnapping, probably left her feeling emotionally raw in a way that made her less self-conscious about those sort of things.
What a weird way to bond.
But here they were.
He pulled her up easily enough, but she tripped, or something, and sort of fell against him hand pressing against his stomach for support. Without thinking, he caught her wordlessly around the back while she gathered herself but she pulled away quickly enough probably not wanting to be touched too much by him. He could hardly blame her.
He put the spoils (beer and ice cream) on the makeshift coffee table and went in search of an opener for the beer. Julianna meanwhile was situating herself. She seemed to want to occupy the farthest point of the couch and take up the least amount of space possible.
He smirked and practically fell into the couch with the beer opener in hand. Because she was determined to keep away from him, he practically crowded her. Sitting in the middle most cushion his large frame filled the space. He cracked open both beers but left hers on the table for her to claim at her leisure. His arms were slung carelessly over the back of the couch and he sipped at his beer casually watching the show on screen.
She was asking for information on him now. A name seemed harmless enough. He considered using a fake name, but what did it matter when she knew his face?
“You can call me Owen.” He said phrasing it as if to suggest that wasn’t his real name. But it was. If she ever ventured into the kitchen she would learn that Owen was his real name as his master’s degree was fastened to the fridge by a stupid magnet with a chicken on it. He called it his ‘chick magnet.’ Another one of his visual puns.
Owen placed the ice cream carton between his legs and dug at the frozen treat. When he’d gathered enough of it for a bite he stuck the spoon in his mouth and cleaned it off. The shining silver popped out his his mouth and he gestured at her with it, “You went to Harvard, right? Sorority girl?” He asked the questions almost distractedly as he surveyed the too frozen ice cream for the best approach for another scoop.
He could also appreciate that her whole situation, the bombings and kidnapping, probably left her feeling emotionally raw in a way that made her less self-conscious about those sort of things.
What a weird way to bond.
But here they were.
He pulled her up easily enough, but she tripped, or something, and sort of fell against him hand pressing against his stomach for support. Without thinking, he caught her wordlessly around the back while she gathered herself but she pulled away quickly enough probably not wanting to be touched too much by him. He could hardly blame her.
He put the spoils (beer and ice cream) on the makeshift coffee table and went in search of an opener for the beer. Julianna meanwhile was situating herself. She seemed to want to occupy the farthest point of the couch and take up the least amount of space possible.
He smirked and practically fell into the couch with the beer opener in hand. Because she was determined to keep away from him, he practically crowded her. Sitting in the middle most cushion his large frame filled the space. He cracked open both beers but left hers on the table for her to claim at her leisure. His arms were slung carelessly over the back of the couch and he sipped at his beer casually watching the show on screen.
She was asking for information on him now. A name seemed harmless enough. He considered using a fake name, but what did it matter when she knew his face?
“You can call me Owen.” He said phrasing it as if to suggest that wasn’t his real name. But it was. If she ever ventured into the kitchen she would learn that Owen was his real name as his master’s degree was fastened to the fridge by a stupid magnet with a chicken on it. He called it his ‘chick magnet.’ Another one of his visual puns.
Owen placed the ice cream carton between his legs and dug at the frozen treat. When he’d gathered enough of it for a bite he stuck the spoon in his mouth and cleaned it off. The shining silver popped out his his mouth and he gestured at her with it, “You went to Harvard, right? Sorority girl?” He asked the questions almost distractedly as he surveyed the too frozen ice cream for the best approach for another scoop.
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