[She whispers, her hand briefly pressing over his. There's a moment where she almost pulls away right then and there, but she decides to guide his hand up to her mouth for a quick kiss to his knuckles. She pulls off of his lap right after, and disappears to the bedroom to go through their bags.
When she comes back out, she's carrying that bottle of fireball in one hand and a joint in the other. Both are passed over to Johnnie, and she waits for him to situate before she makes herself comfortable again on his lap. Cruz watches them closely, and she thinks it's weird that she can tell he's looking at them with something that resembles longing.
Maybe he understands what it's like to love someone as much as they clearly love one another.]
Have you always lived here alone?
[Cruz doesn't answer right away. It's obvious he doesn't want to say anything at all.]
Here? [He finally shrugs, trying to keep his tone even.] It's just me and Duke. Things were different back before we wound up like this.
[It feels rude to press for more, so she just nods and waits for Johnnie to finish lighting up so he can get the first hit and pass the joint to her.]
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[She whispers, her hand briefly pressing over his. There's a moment where she almost pulls away right then and there, but she decides to guide his hand up to her mouth for a quick kiss to his knuckles. She pulls off of his lap right after, and disappears to the bedroom to go through their bags.
When she comes back out, she's carrying that bottle of fireball in one hand and a joint in the other. Both are passed over to Johnnie, and she waits for him to situate before she makes herself comfortable again on his lap. Cruz watches them closely, and she thinks it's weird that she can tell he's looking at them with something that resembles longing.
Maybe he understands what it's like to love someone as much as they clearly love one another.]
Have you always lived here alone?
[Cruz doesn't answer right away. It's obvious he doesn't want to say anything at all.]
Here? [He finally shrugs, trying to keep his tone even.] It's just me and Duke. Things were different back before we wound up like this.
[It feels rude to press for more, so she just nods and waits for Johnnie to finish lighting up so he can get the first hit and pass the joint to her.]