[That answer makes her stomach sink a little. But she tells herself that at least he didn't say no. That should make her glad. ...Right?]
...Okay.
[She's too hesitant to push the subject any more, and so she just leads them back into their flat, her words fleeing her once more. She doesn't bother searching for them again.]
no subject
...Okay.
[She's too hesitant to push the subject any more, and so she just leads them back into their flat, her words fleeing her once more. She doesn't bother searching for them again.]