Not that any of this is, but that normally would have gotten a smug, arrogantly pleased smile and a confirmation of her words that would have her arguing the point she just made and laughing while she did it, but that's not this. This strange little smile that isn't a smile, that looks more wry than amused, that doesn't reach his eyes or warm them, just leaves them looking faintly harried.
So what does that mean? He's the one who works with detectives, not her, and she's not trained to read facial expressions, just computer read-outs and strategies and layouts. But she knows Steve, and she knows that this isn't in his usual rotation, when it comes to his various conquests.
Which means Danny's not a conquest.
It adds up to everything else, the defensiveness, the tiny smiles that seem to be mostly unconscious, the reluctance to talk about it, even to her. This, this is something new. "Don't worry," she says, easily, even as this newest information slots into place. "I'm sure he likes you for more than your good looks and total lack of charm."
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Date: 2013-04-13 04:35 pm (UTC)Not that any of this is, but that normally would have gotten a smug, arrogantly pleased smile and a confirmation of her words that would have her arguing the point she just made and laughing while she did it, but that's not this. This strange little smile that isn't a smile, that looks more wry than amused, that doesn't reach his eyes or warm them, just leaves them looking faintly harried.
So what does that mean? He's the one who works with detectives, not her, and she's not trained to read facial expressions, just computer read-outs and strategies and layouts. But she knows Steve, and she knows that this isn't in his usual rotation, when it comes to his various conquests.
Which means Danny's not a conquest.
It adds up to everything else, the defensiveness, the tiny smiles that seem to be mostly unconscious, the reluctance to talk about it, even to her. This, this is something new. "Don't worry," she says, easily, even as this newest information slots into place. "I'm sure he likes you for more than your good looks and total lack of charm."