His smile has got a bit brighter as he’d listened. He might have pointed out how sweet she was, but he was afraid of sounding like a broken record.
“You’re no bother at all. C’mon in.” He pushed the door open farther and stepped back to give her space.
The room had more of a ‘lived-in’ sense now. If nothing else, the smattering of drug paraphernalia on the nightstand spoke to a certain level of comfort in the space. Cassidy moved to flop himself down on the bed, then sat up near the head of it, giving her plenty of space to join him.
“I still remember when my birthday is,” he mused. “Still keep track of the years, for what that’s worth... ‘cept I seem to have skipped over it in comin’ here. Goin’ clear from late summer to Christmastime. Throws a bloody wrench into me personal calendar.”
He eyed the package in her hands. “But we can call it a late birthday present, if you like. Or an early one. See? It’s very confusin’.”
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“You’re no bother at all. C’mon in.” He pushed the door open farther and stepped back to give her space.
The room had more of a ‘lived-in’ sense now. If nothing else, the smattering of drug paraphernalia on the nightstand spoke to a certain level of comfort in the space. Cassidy moved to flop himself down on the bed, then sat up near the head of it, giving her plenty of space to join him.
“I still remember when my birthday is,” he mused. “Still keep track of the years, for what that’s worth... ‘cept I seem to have skipped over it in comin’ here. Goin’ clear from late summer to Christmastime. Throws a bloody wrench into me personal calendar.”
He eyed the package in her hands. “But we can call it a late birthday present, if you like. Or an early one. See? It’s very confusin’.”