"No, no you don't," he says, still grinning, but calculating things in his mind. There's a puzzle here, and he loves puzzles. The challenge is to put all the pieces together before anyone else does, but to hold off on pressing that last one in until the exact right moment.
He leans in and kisses her quickly, then twists away, reluctantly, to set the wine down and scrounge for glasses, and to put those puzzle pieces together. "But seriously," he says, sounding casual, but poking at her story, not letting things drop. "What's up?" He only glances at her as he sets the glasses out, looks for an opener for the bottle.
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Date: 2012-12-07 09:29 pm (UTC)He leans in and kisses her quickly, then twists away, reluctantly, to set the wine down and scrounge for glasses, and to put those puzzle pieces together. "But seriously," he says, sounding casual, but poking at her story, not letting things drop. "What's up?" He only glances at her as he sets the glasses out, looks for an opener for the bottle.