[It is not quite what he means to say, but it is near enough. His eyes lower slightly, eyelashes dipping as he raises the cups to his lips, taking a shallow drink off the cooling surface, the flavor more along his palate than his tongue. When he lowers the cup from his mouth he stays holding it in the air above the table until she takes a drink, until she lowers her own cup.
A short beat after she does he sets his own down, feeling, suddenly and overwhelmingly, very embarrassed. It flashes through him hot, flushing his cheeks, the carefully staged and planned nature of this, he realizes, is entirely ridiculous. He looks foolish- he is very foolish.
It does not matter. It needs to be done. The moment passes- not in his mind, but in time- quite quickly. Then he rises to his feet, not hurried- he can at least control that much- and takes a few short steps around the table, to her side. He lowers himself to his knee beside her, very little distance between them, offering his hand, palm up, a very careful motion. He is very careful. It is a difficult maneuver.]
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[It is not quite what he means to say, but it is near enough. His eyes lower slightly, eyelashes dipping as he raises the cups to his lips, taking a shallow drink off the cooling surface, the flavor more along his palate than his tongue. When he lowers the cup from his mouth he stays holding it in the air above the table until she takes a drink, until she lowers her own cup.
A short beat after she does he sets his own down, feeling, suddenly and overwhelmingly, very embarrassed. It flashes through him hot, flushing his cheeks, the carefully staged and planned nature of this, he realizes, is entirely ridiculous. He looks foolish- he is very foolish.
It does not matter. It needs to be done. The moment passes- not in his mind, but in time- quite quickly. Then he rises to his feet, not hurried- he can at least control that much- and takes a few short steps around the table, to her side. He lowers himself to his knee beside her, very little distance between them, offering his hand, palm up, a very careful motion. He is very careful. It is a difficult maneuver.]