Staying on track from that point was difficult when Caroline saw how he was looking at her. That look was the sort that made it absolutely foolish to not pounce at the first glimpse of it, but she was just going to have to be foolish for a minute. Priorities were always such trouble.
"So that'd mean...if if isn't if, then 'you could have it' turns to 'you do have it'." A mess of a thing to say, but technically correct, she hoped. Or at least that it was vaguely comprehensible. "Is that right? 'Cause I'd hate to miss something by being too busy now."
Her actions didn't suit what she was saying this time, and she knew it, sighing out a shaky little laugh as she arched up against him.
The Semblance of Unity
