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He grinned. "It can be frightening."
He pursed his lips, watching for a moment before speaking up. "Only a little awkward, right?"
"Well," she began, drawing the word out. "I'm not, really. It's just that, I only want to do it when the time is right, but I don't think the time...
"Right. Exactly. I was confused about being an adult," he said, laughing slightly. "Very confused."
"Oh," he said slowly. "Go ahead."
"Eventually," she said slowly, choosing her words precisely. "Not soon, but eventually."
"Everything," he said. "People, my job, my apartment. A lot of things."
He stood up, and uncomfortably lifted up his shirt. There was another bruise from Evan, right on his abdomen.
"I'm just teasing you," she said, patting his head. "That's a long ways away."
"A lot of new things were happening. I was confused at first."
He frowned. "Yeah. It didn't last long, though."
She grinned, a teasing look on her face. "Proposal, huh? That's the interesting part."
"I was figuring college out at the time," he said. "It was rough."
"I'm fine," he said. "I just got hit a little."
She flushed, then turned to Jack, a small smile on her face. "That was interesting."
"When I turned 18," he said. "The moment I could. I have nothing against this place, but I wanted to live on my own."
"I can help you, if you'd like. I'm sure I could do something," he said, rubbing his stomach at the spot he had been punched. It still hurt. His...
"True. She'll have other bets though, I assume."
"I'll bet it is," he replied. "It's been awhile since I last came here."
He sat down, then opened his bag, pulling out a plain folder with papers in it. He passed them to her, his movements smooth. "Here you go....
