[ she's... relieved when he doesn't escalate. not that a selfish part of her doesn't want him to: even after a month with minimal non-work contact, she still wants him. wants him to be okay, wants him to be happy, wants him to want her. but they're not at a point right now where that could ever work, and so when he doesn't reciprocate, doesn't escalate - maybe it means something good.
(or it could mean something bad, mean something terrible - she just isn't going to dwell on that for now.) ]
Hey... are you hungry? Have you eaten dinner? I'll buy you a slice of pizza if you want to get off the beach. Getting pretty chilly without the sunshine.
[ it's just a friendly offer, and it's definitely a tentative one. but maybe they can try to be friends without it being weird. wouldn't that be awesome? ]
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[ she's... relieved when he doesn't escalate. not that a selfish part of her doesn't want him to: even after a month with minimal non-work contact, she still wants him. wants him to be okay, wants him to be happy, wants him to want her. but they're not at a point right now where that could ever work, and so when he doesn't reciprocate, doesn't escalate - maybe it means something good.
(or it could mean something bad, mean something terrible - she just isn't going to dwell on that for now.) ]
Hey... are you hungry? Have you eaten dinner? I'll buy you a slice of pizza if you want to get off the beach. Getting pretty chilly without the sunshine.
[ it's just a friendly offer, and it's definitely a tentative one. but maybe they can try to be friends without it being weird. wouldn't that be awesome? ]