She's ready to laugh and wave it off, offer something sweet and apologetic the way she knows how to do best. She knows how to supplicate and get what she wants that way, or at least be ignored as a harmless nuisance and waved away.
But she really wasn't expecting Steve to step up when the man spits a word at her, and she's heard worse, and most definitely been called worse and she's about to stumble out her apologies with a big cheery smile.
Then Steve is stepping around her, stepping up more exactly and oh -- shit, shit, shit. ]
Hey, it's okay... it's my fault... [ she's squeezing his hand, ready to tug him away as quickly as she can. ]
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She's ready to laugh and wave it off, offer something sweet and apologetic the way she knows how to do best. She knows how to supplicate and get what she wants that way, or at least be ignored as a harmless nuisance and waved away.
But she really wasn't expecting Steve to step up when the man spits a word at her, and she's heard worse, and most definitely been called worse and she's about to stumble out her apologies with a big cheery smile.
Then Steve is stepping around her, stepping up more exactly and oh -- shit, shit, shit. ]
Hey, it's okay... it's my fault... [ she's squeezing his hand, ready to tug him away as quickly as she can. ]