Ooh, but Jack was acutely aware of little things like that- twitches, tics, and all the ways a smile could slip.
"What was that?" he asked. "Is that what we are decidedly not talking about today?"
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Ooh, but Jack was acutely aware of little things like that- twitches, tics, and all the ways a smile could slip.
"What was that?" he asked. "Is that what we are decidedly not talking about today?"