I maintain she could not possibly have known you would be there.
[He almost feels as though he's trying to convince himself on that point— but to think otherwise would mean considering that Tara might well be omniscient, as she has so often claimed in jest, and that was truly too terrifying to think.]
She must have thought to stir up something up to goad me into talking, something of that nature, but— I digress.
[That part, though equal parts puzzling, amusing and borderline infuriating, was not important. He reaches out with his free hand to gently take hold of hers, giving it a small, grateful squeeze.]
You're very thoughtful. [He knows precisely why she took care to tell him it didn't need to be hidden.] I think we can certainly manage balancing honesty with some preservation of privacy, hm? I'll refrain from shouting from any rooftops, but I can't promise you won't find the occasional note attached to the coffee waiting on your desk.
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[He almost feels as though he's trying to convince himself on that point— but to think otherwise would mean considering that Tara might well be omniscient, as she has so often claimed in jest, and that was truly too terrifying to think.]
She must have thought to stir up something up to goad me into talking, something of that nature, but— I digress.
[That part, though equal parts puzzling, amusing and borderline infuriating, was not important. He reaches out with his free hand to gently take hold of hers, giving it a small, grateful squeeze.]
You're very thoughtful. [He knows precisely why she took care to tell him it didn't need to be hidden.] I think we can certainly manage balancing honesty with some preservation of privacy, hm? I'll refrain from shouting from any rooftops, but I can't promise you won't find the occasional note attached to the coffee waiting on your desk.