[She meant it as more of an I don't advocate celebrating holidays here, but that's an easy mistake to make. If she's staring, it's only because she's still not used to that tentativeness.]
Maybe. [Quietly. Not quite as dubiously as she feels.]
[If she gave him a straight answer, wouldn't it seem more suspect? Besides, the last thing she wants is to commit to seeing him and then end up cursed, unable to shut her mouth or turned into a turkey or something.]
It was a gift,
[she says, with a trace of a smile, because she's not sure what to say, really.]
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Maybe. [Quietly. Not quite as dubiously as she feels.]
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About sixteen hours to think about it, if you want to call and let me know.
[And that hand gets tucked into his back jean's pocket.]
I should hear the phone. I'm doing some work on a place down by the beach, gets noisy sometimes.
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We'll see.
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This is good.
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It was a gift,
[she says, with a trace of a smile, because she's not sure what to say, really.]