i am a brutally soft woman
"I know you're not defenseless, but let me worry. It's one of my strong suits." she said with a grin.
But then it seemed she had a lot to say, and while she talked Phoebe ordered them some finger foods. Her smile turned warm as she gushed over this boy of hers and fretted about this other suitor. "Never leave someone hanging, Soh. I would tell Koa that you appreciated his time and like him as a friend but you're seeing someone else." she counseled. "Anything less would be disrespectful and unkind."
The Nightingale was far more interested in this Torchline boy though. "Sounds like this other fellow has really swept you off your feet." she said with a grin. Ah, young love. It was so effervescent. Thoughts of Emmett drifted through her head briefly. The first love always seemed to burn hottest. "What's his name and what does he look like? Is he a sailor?" she asked. Many young men in Torchline made their living that way after all.
But then it seemed she had a lot to say, and while she talked Phoebe ordered them some finger foods. Her smile turned warm as she gushed over this boy of hers and fretted about this other suitor. "Never leave someone hanging, Soh. I would tell Koa that you appreciated his time and like him as a friend but you're seeing someone else." she counseled. "Anything less would be disrespectful and unkind."
The Nightingale was far more interested in this Torchline boy though. "Sounds like this other fellow has really swept you off your feet." she said with a grin. Ah, young love. It was so effervescent. Thoughts of Emmett drifted through her head briefly. The first love always seemed to burn hottest. "What's his name and what does he look like? Is he a sailor?" she asked. Many young men in Torchline made their living that way after all.
