She smiles, the expression very faint. But underneath her almost cool neutrality, she's nervous - about his reaction, about trusting him this much.
And she's letting him pick it up.
"Some days it does. Mostly, it feels like it's been a very, very long time since I was a little girl."
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She smiles, the expression very faint. But underneath her almost cool neutrality, she's nervous - about his reaction, about trusting him this much.
And she's letting him pick it up.
"Some days it does. Mostly, it feels like it's been a very, very long time since I was a little girl."