There it was again, that potentially dangerous charm, and Julianna lifted her glass in a toast at Daniel's remark. "I wasn't intending to take it as an insult," she told the vampire with a half-smile. "I have no wish to turn back the clock forty years."
As unlikely as the source of the advice might be, he wasn't wrong. Children had stopped being a possibility years ago and she didn't regret that, and while her relationship status might change, she doubted wedding bells were in her future either. Just the prospect of things altering was terrifying, but not awful.
"And now if you won't take this as an insult, I'm going to tell you that I think you might be a good influence on Holiday. I didn't approve at first, although I'm sure it's hardly my place, but on closer inspection you're not without merit."
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on 2014-04-07 12:01 am (UTC)As unlikely as the source of the advice might be, he wasn't wrong. Children had stopped being a possibility years ago and she didn't regret that, and while her relationship status might change, she doubted wedding bells were in her future either. Just the prospect of things altering was terrifying, but not awful.
"And now if you won't take this as an insult, I'm going to tell you that I think you might be a good influence on Holiday. I didn't approve at first, although I'm sure it's hardly my place, but on closer inspection you're not without merit."