[Oh, Julian is making a very pointed effort to keep his expression serious business as well. He can see her struggling reaction from the corner of his eye; he uses that time to slacken his own look and pretend to absorb any of the information on the page.
But his own eyebrows shoot up at the trailing suggestion, because of course it gets his attention. He finally tears his glued gaze from the book to slowly lift to hers. Maybe it takes a little detour over her curled form on the couch.]
Sorry. [He hisses a little through his teeth, shakes his head slightly.] That's exactly what it means, beautiful.
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But his own eyebrows shoot up at the trailing suggestion, because of course it gets his attention. He finally tears his glued gaze from the book to slowly lift to hers. Maybe it takes a little detour over her curled form on the couch.]
Sorry. [He hisses a little through his teeth, shakes his head slightly.] That's exactly what it means, beautiful.