He's right to doubt the innocence. If he inspects the cookbooks more closely, he'll see a suspiciously large number of them are about her favorite foods.
She'll accept his underwhelming gratitude, though. "Then you're welcome."
With the tour of the room finished, she moves forward, until she's looking up at him from only a step away. She puts one hand on his shoulder. The other rises to touch his cheek... and then pull the hat from his head.
"You should get some rest," she says, stepping back again with her new prize. "I'll stop bothering you until tomorrow."
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She'll accept his underwhelming gratitude, though. "Then you're welcome."
With the tour of the room finished, she moves forward, until she's looking up at him from only a step away. She puts one hand on his shoulder. The other rises to touch his cheek... and then pull the hat from his head.
"You should get some rest," she says, stepping back again with her new prize. "I'll stop bothering you until tomorrow."