[It's not a special effort: he's aware of taking up her break, and she needs to eat. The thought is habitual rather than premeditated to achieve some result. There's chivalry in Chase, buried deeply but running through the grain.
In the approach he's taking now, she might hear the undercurrents of implied apology.]
Because he's usually impossible to get out of my hair.
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In the approach he's taking now, she might hear the undercurrents of implied apology.]
Because he's usually impossible to get out of my hair.
[A sigh.]
I was annoyed. Might have pushed it too far.