[ A beat. She exhales sharply through her nose and feels her stomach drop. ]
I didn't mean it like that!
[ Don't put words in my mouth, her posture says, because she just meant that things just happen and the universe or something. She didn't mean to say fake, or insult him, or whatever is making him look at her like that. She squirms under his gaze, beneath that frown of his, and she takes a minute step back to breathe. ]
I'm not saying what you did is like that, just that historically both [ 'Historically', she says, like she's digested more than television and whatever brawls she's barely witnessed here, ] can happen. You can have your cake and eat it, too, you know?
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[ A beat. She exhales sharply through her nose and feels her stomach drop. ]
I didn't mean it like that!
[ Don't put words in my mouth, her posture says, because she just meant that things just happen and the universe or something. She didn't mean to say fake, or insult him, or whatever is making him look at her like that. She squirms under his gaze, beneath that frown of his, and she takes a minute step back to breathe. ]
I'm not saying what you did is like that, just that historically both [ 'Historically', she says, like she's digested more than television and whatever brawls she's barely witnessed here, ] can happen. You can have your cake and eat it, too, you know?