[The only thing he likes more than baked goods are things that are deep-fried and terrible for his arteries.
Scott really isn't expecting Clara's somewhat shy reaction; his eyebrows pull down in puzzlement and he takes a step back, almost as if to lecture her.]
You know what else I didn't have to do? I didn't have to stop and say hi when I saw you. But I did and you know why? Because for some weird reason I absolutely can't understand [and here his inflection changes to show that he's completely not serious about that] I think you're a pretty great person and I like you.
[--Er.]
As a friend and possibly surrogate daughter-niece figure and definitely not as a creepy old man. [Here he softens.] So don't worry about it. Besides, I'm a dad, I dote. It's what I do.
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Scott really isn't expecting Clara's somewhat shy reaction; his eyebrows pull down in puzzlement and he takes a step back, almost as if to lecture her.]
You know what else I didn't have to do? I didn't have to stop and say hi when I saw you. But I did and you know why? Because for some weird reason I absolutely can't understand [and here his inflection changes to show that he's completely not serious about that] I think you're a pretty great person and I like you.
[--Er.]
As a friend and possibly surrogate daughter-niece figure and definitely not as a creepy old man. [Here he softens.] So don't worry about it. Besides, I'm a dad, I dote. It's what I do.