Alright, so it was over-simplified. But Daniel was a simple guy. True, he was dealing with complicated things in the area of what constituted a decent vampire, but otherwise, he was a straight shooter. Holly was like an onion. Peel a layer and surprise! Another layer. Only she didn’t want you to do any peeling.
“I’m not gonna dig,” he said. “I just don’t know if it’s a good idea to go hiding in coat rooms whenever you feel like shit.” He had to assume the last time she was in the coat room, she felt like shit. Otherwise he’d have to picture her doing god knows what with god knew who, and that got under his skin.
He went into the coat room, anyway, and shut the door. “By the way,” he said, reaching out and holding her waist. He gave it a tug. “I’m going to try that thing. I’ll let you know if it works out. Don’t worry, I’m not doing it because you told me to.”
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on 2013-09-24 06:13 pm (UTC)“I’m not gonna dig,” he said. “I just don’t know if it’s a good idea to go hiding in coat rooms whenever you feel like shit.” He had to assume the last time she was in the coat room, she felt like shit. Otherwise he’d have to picture her doing god knows what with god knew who, and that got under his skin.
He went into the coat room, anyway, and shut the door. “By the way,” he said, reaching out and holding her waist. He gave it a tug. “I’m going to try that thing. I’ll let you know if it works out. Don’t worry, I’m not doing it because you told me to.”