Eyes land upon his hand with mild curiosity and a smile breaks through her ruby stained lips, who wouldβve thought such a careless indicent would be fixed by a handsome yet awkward male. Her own hand was now the one reaching out to pick up the phone from his, in such a gentle manner that it was strange for herβ then again, she was merely pretending and it wasnβt like he knew anything about her or that precious secret of hers.
She could tell there was something ( off ) about this one.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β βSuch a gentleman, thank you. I assume I wonβt have some kind of little surprise if I decide to check my contacts, hm? I would not mind it that much.β
he gives no immediate reaction, staring blankly at her. itβs rare that he ever feels anything, but for a couple of seconds, heβs confused -- which seems to be the most commonΒ emotion for him, honestly. then it HITS him, and he gives a numb shake of his head,Β mouth d r y.Β β um, no. i guess i could have put my number, but ... β itβs difficult for him to engage in normalΒ conversations, because heβs not a NORMAL person. but heβs tryingΒ to be.Β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β β iβm jake. β despite his obvious efforts to speakΒ to someone, he sounds uninterested -- his tone lacking ALL emotion, because after twenty years of dealing with his incapability to care for more than ten minutes at most, heβs still got a long way to go.