[She frowns a little, momentarily confused.] Why? Do you have--
[It takes her a second. Because she is a teenager herself...but, admittedly, if Scott hadn't been involved with Kira back home, it never would have crossed her mind. When it does, her expression goes blank for the briefest of moments...the only disquiet she will allow herself...before her smile returns: soft, warm, and genuine.]
We'll do Sunday next time. And we'll keep it there...unless Fridays are better for you? [She wants to ask about her, the person Scott wants to set aside Saturdays for...but it feels a little different here because Kira...well, she was sort of becoming part of the pack. Allison got to see Scott fit together with her, see how good she was for him. Somehow, that helped make it easier. She wonders if it was the same for him, when she and Isaac got close...
She bites her tongue...literally catching the tip between her teeth behind her closed-lipped smile...and doesn't ask.]
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[It takes her a second. Because she is a teenager herself...but, admittedly, if Scott hadn't been involved with Kira back home, it never would have crossed her mind. When it does, her expression goes blank for the briefest of moments...the only disquiet she will allow herself...before her smile returns: soft, warm, and genuine.]
We'll do Sunday next time. And we'll keep it there...unless Fridays are better for you? [She wants to ask about her, the person Scott wants to set aside Saturdays for...but it feels a little different here because Kira...well, she was sort of becoming part of the pack. Allison got to see Scott fit together with her, see how good she was for him. Somehow, that helped make it easier. She wonders if it was the same for him, when she and Isaac got close...
She bites her tongue...literally catching the tip between her teeth behind her closed-lipped smile...and doesn't ask.]