[It's weird. If he'd gone for the mouth, she'd have stood up and slammed out of there and never spoken with him again. The cheek would have earned a slam to the throat. Because in her life, in her experience, you can't let someone get away with something like that because then it'll escalate and they'll take liberties. And if it had been hostile, or mocking, or threatening, then she'd have grabbed his face and shoved it away from her, proving that she doesn't fuck around. But this is...It's paternal, in a way, not remotely sexual, and so she pulls away in surprise, taking in a breath of surprise, staring at him a moment with her face, for once, honest - confused, searching, but not hateful.
A pause like that, and then she looks away. Her voice, at least, is breezy, and her words are ironic.]
Well. Mama always did say to stay away from whites.
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A pause like that, and then she looks away. Her voice, at least, is breezy, and her words are ironic.]
Well. Mama always did say to stay away from whites.