[And this is Laura sitting next to him, glaring at her hands in her lap and pretty much burning with jealousy. Way to go, Jules.]
[ oh look he doesn't seem to notice, the way he's leaning into the waitress, brushing his hands against her ETC.
LAURA WHAT DO. ]
[NOTHING. Except... Oops her claws just snikt'd out. Totally involuntarily.]
[ GLANCING BACK AT uh ]
Can you give me a second?
[ TO LAURA ]
What the hell are you doing? Your claws.
[She is very pointedly not looking at him. It takes her a second, but her claws finally retract and she wipes the blood off on her pants. NO RESPONSE, JULES.]
Hey, can you excuse us?
[ the waitress goes away and he's. turning towards laura ]
What's going on?
Nothing.
[It's a blatant lie, but she can't quite find the words to explain how something curls in the pit of her stomach when she sees him acting like this, or how angry she gets.]
[ he's frowning. he's not stupid. ]
It's not nothing.
[She shifts uncomfortably, but it's an almost imperceptible movement. She can't answer, because he's right, so she just looks away.]
[ scowling, but not as harshly as he normally would if it was anyone else ]
What is it, Laura?
[Looooongest pause. He isn't going to let this go, is he?]
I don't...
[UUUURGGGHH.]
[ DEAD EYES AT.
STARING. ]
[URRRRRGGGGHHHHHH
She responds quietly.]
I don't... Like it. When you do that.
[Um wow there is no way you are getting that out of her bro.]
[ PAUSE.
STARING. ]
What, talking with the waitress? I was just being friendly.
[She frowns, staring down at her hands again. Maybe he's right. Maybe this is how people are friendly. How should she know? Laura nods once.]
[ woah did that seriously work.
staring still. ]
Really?
No, nothing... I just....
[ WAVES A HAND FLIPPANTLY ]
Forget it. You're hungry, right?
[She glances up finally, chewing on her lower lip a moment before responding.]
Yes.
[Mostly, she just isn't sure how to keep the conversation going. Not that there was a conversation to begin with, really.]
Well, then, order something. [ pushing the menu towards her. ]
My treat.
[She reaches out to take the menu, shooting him one of her blink-and-you'll-miss-it shy smiles.
Life is hard.]
[ yeah he missed it. LMFAO WELP.
err. leaning in close. ]
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