He was hopeless; even the tangle of arm was enough to make him blush and still, tense at her side. But Jude didn't shrug her off, at least, even if it was only out of politeness. He didn't try to wriggle away. He bore it, elegantly, pink and uncertain, eyes fixed ahead instead of looking at her.
If he looked at her, he probably wouldn't be able to talk.
"It's, um. Not that far out of the way, to take you home first, and..." The hesitation was brief, came with a brief flash of eyes her way and then off again as Jude adjusted the bag a little higher on his arm. More comfortable like that. He shrugged, delicately. "It's been weird around here recently."
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