"It is so good to see you. It's been too long, darling. But Sammy told me to stay away from you. Guess he didn't trust you to know how to take care of yourself. Which, given that you haven't exactly managed to take care of anyone else lately, well . . . he did get the brains in the family, didn't he?
"I mean, you've gotten your whole family killed."
She's inches close enough now that when she leans in, her mouth is inches from his.
"It's too sweet. Sorry, you're going to have to give me a moment, here."
She inhales, breathing in desperation and bravado and pain.
"Sometimes a girl needs to stop and smell the roses."
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Date: 2010-03-07 02:07 am (UTC)"Dean. Manners."
She takes a couple of steps closer to him.
"It is so good to see you. It's been too long, darling. But Sammy told me to stay away from you. Guess he didn't trust you to know how to take care of yourself. Which, given that you haven't exactly managed to take care of anyone else lately, well . . . he did get the brains in the family, didn't he?
"I mean, you've gotten your whole family killed."
She's inches close enough now that when she leans in, her mouth is inches from his.
"It's too sweet. Sorry, you're going to have to give me a moment, here."
She inhales, breathing in desperation and bravado and pain.
"Sometimes a girl needs to stop and smell the roses."