[ it's a little silly, how the sudden flash of bare shoulder has marco nearly jumping out of his seat more than the weight of those hands settling on his inner thighs. ]
Wait, [ he says, and he hates how it sounds like he's about to back out of a promise here, because he's not, but maybe they ought to make some things clear here, ] you don't have to — don't get involved any more than you want to—
[ beneath her hands she can feel the muscles of his thighs tense; what do you do when neither "fight" nor "flight" is the appropriate response? ]
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Wait, [ he says, and he hates how it sounds like he's about to back out of a promise here, because he's not, but maybe they ought to make some things clear here, ] you don't have to — don't get involved any more than you want to—
[ beneath her hands she can feel the muscles of his thighs tense; what do you do when neither "fight" nor "flight" is the appropriate response? ]