[When he takes her hand, he finishes the embrace she almost started. After these months, the gesture has become more familiar to him, and far less strange in coming from a woman. It is quite natural to complete it.]
[Pulling back, his smile takes lightness from her own happiness.] I admit, I'm more than a little grateful for the quiet. Tea would be wonderful.
[He is sure by now she knows how he likes his tea—with honey and lemon—and he sits across from her, content to wait for her purpose, if she has one, or merely socialize if she does not.]
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[Pulling back, his smile takes lightness from her own happiness.] I admit, I'm more than a little grateful for the quiet. Tea would be wonderful.
[He is sure by now she knows how he likes his tea—with honey and lemon—and he sits across from her, content to wait for her purpose, if she has one, or merely socialize if she does not.]