"Don't be," Faye said, totally logically. That was how it worked, Stark: just tell yourself to stop having a feeling, and it would go away! Look how well it was working for Faye!
She sensed, rather than saw, his attempt to reach for her, and it just sort of spurred on her efforts to get the door open. Not because she didn't want him to touch her, but because everything was just such a tangled mess right now that she didn't know what she wanted.
"Have a nice weekend?" She actually made an effort to keep any venom out of her voice, because she didn't want him to think she hadn't sincerely given her blessing, there. It just didn't mean it all -- Zhaan, seeing him with Zhaan, the utter lack of Whitney or anyone else for Faye -- hadn't hurt.
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She sensed, rather than saw, his attempt to reach for her, and it just sort of spurred on her efforts to get the door open. Not because she didn't want him to touch her, but because everything was just such a tangled mess right now that she didn't know what she wanted.
"Have a nice weekend?" She actually made an effort to keep any venom out of her voice, because she didn't want him to think she hadn't sincerely given her blessing, there. It just didn't mean it all -- Zhaan, seeing him with Zhaan, the utter lack of Whitney or anyone else for Faye -- hadn't hurt.