She shrugged elaborately, grinning. "I've found that if you make your expectations clear, it's harder for anyone to fail you in them."
She fell silent, absorbing his words as she finished off what remained of her brandy. "Did you really?" she asked, setting the glass down. "Well. I appreciate your earlier concern for burdening me, but I'm a pretty tough girl. I can handle things."
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Date: 2007-12-19 10:34 pm (UTC)She fell silent, absorbing his words as she finished off what remained of her brandy. "Did you really?" she asked, setting the glass down. "Well. I appreciate your earlier concern for burdening me, but I'm a pretty tough girl. I can handle things."