( she can tell the moment he takes it as an insult — and doesn't bother explaining. if it had been meant that way, she'd have made it count. but she's past the point of believing that people don't need anyone looking after them... even her. and if he's too proud to play the 'kid' card, that's a major advantage that he's deciding to squander. but that's his choice. )
Fine. ( doesn't bother her to be sidelined, not about this. he'd been theo one who talked to alir, anyway. ) This isn't my first rodeo.
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Fine. ( doesn't bother her to be sidelined, not about this. he'd been theo one who talked to alir, anyway. ) This isn't my first rodeo.