the scowl on miguel's face is everlasting as crimson eyes glance over at lyla and then back at the multiple screens set up before him. "you don't have anyone else to go bother?" maybe his words are harsh, but it's clear he's trying to be angrier than he actually is. right now... he actually doesn't mind her company here with him, pretend as he may otherwise.
šš šØš¦šš Ā š¦š ššš'š¦ Ā ššš”ššš”š Ā šš§ Ā ššš„ Ā ššš£š¦,Ā aĀ flickerĀ andĀ aĀ flash,Ā beforeĀ she'sĀ madeĀ herĀ wayĀ over,Ā close.Ā god,Ā he'sĀ alwaysĀ soĀ gruff,Ā soĀ stubbornlyĀ dour,Ā aĀ facadeĀ theĀ brunette'sĀ allĀ tooĀ quickĀ toĀ seeĀ pastĀ (Ā šµš©š¦šŗ'š·š¦ Ā š“š±š¦šÆšµ Ā š“š° Ā š®š¶š¤š© Ā šµšŖš®š¦ Ā šµš°šØš¦šµš©š¦š³, Ā šŖšµ'š„ Ā š£š¦ Ā š¦š®š£š¢š³š³š¢š“š“šŖšÆšØ Ā šŖš§ Ā š“š©š¦ Ā š¤š°š¶šš„šÆ'šµĀ )Ā there'sĀ notĀ muchĀ lylaĀ missesĀ anyway,Ā andĀ miguelĀ o'haraĀ isĀ certainlyĀ š»š¼ Ā š²š
š°š²š½šš¶š¼š».Ā besides,Ā who'sĀ sheĀ toĀ denyĀ herselfĀ theĀ joyĀ ofĀ gettingĀ aĀ littleĀ riseĀ outĀ ofĀ him?Ā aĀ hum,Ā aĀ haw,Ā andĀ herĀ armsĀ drapeĀ overĀ hisĀ shoulders,Ā herĀ headĀ restingĀ againstĀ hisĀ ownĀ forĀ aĀ moment,Ā āĀ ohĀ absolutely,Ā butĀ noĀ one'sĀ asĀ fun.Ā youĀ makeĀ itĀ soĀ easy!Ā āĀ there'sĀ somethingĀ deeperĀ toĀ thatĀ sentimentĀ thanĀ she'dĀ likeĀ toĀ admit,Ā moreĀ thanĀ she'dĀ everĀ say.Ā soĀ she'llĀ laugh,Ā she'llĀ nuzzleĀ herĀ cheekĀ againstĀ hisĀ beforeĀ bouncingĀ back,Ā herĀ handsĀ claspingĀ behindĀ herself,Ā fingers lacing, āĀ buuut,Ā fine.Ā ifĀ you'reĀ gonnaĀ beĀ likeĀ that..Ā āĀ turningĀ around and taking a few steps away,Ā she pauses toĀ castĀ aĀ glanceĀ backĀ atĀ him,Ā pout ever present, āĀ i'llĀ justĀ goĀ away.Ā gone.Ā šš¢š„šš©šš„.Ā āĀ asĀ ifĀ she'dĀ everĀ followĀ throughĀ withĀ that.