[That voice crawls like a spider along the back of her neck, teasing the hairs there to rise as Hayley gives the vendor a suddenly very forced smile. She doesn't turn to look at the man immediately, already recognizing that tone for who he is and much more excited to see Lex than she will ever begin to let on.
The chastising remark earns him a skeptical smile when she does finally look at him, her eyes following the bottle he takes from in front of her up to his face to read the message there. She wonders if he's taunting her or if he genuinely opposes underage drinking, but the truth is that whichever cause doesn't much change the result.]
Why? Are you jealous? [Teasing again. There's a small amount of genuine irritation in her eyes, displeased with his blatant interference, but she's not about to let it ruin the fun of simply interacting with him.] Actually, I was going to give it to you.
[No, she wasn't, but it makes for a better story and it's not completely outside the realm of possibility. That potential makes it easy to sell as a truth, nothing in her tone suggesting that she might be lying about her intended recipient.]
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The chastising remark earns him a skeptical smile when she does finally look at him, her eyes following the bottle he takes from in front of her up to his face to read the message there. She wonders if he's taunting her or if he genuinely opposes underage drinking, but the truth is that whichever cause doesn't much change the result.]
Why? Are you jealous? [Teasing again. There's a small amount of genuine irritation in her eyes, displeased with his blatant interference, but she's not about to let it ruin the fun of simply interacting with him.] Actually, I was going to give it to you.
[No, she wasn't, but it makes for a better story and it's not completely outside the realm of possibility. That potential makes it easy to sell as a truth, nothing in her tone suggesting that she might be lying about her intended recipient.]