"It's what I do," Lucy quips. "I drink and I bake things. I am a much cuter, much cooler, much more fun Martha Stewart. As for why you didn't ask me out a month ago," she shrugs as if to say 'idk but...' "There's an old Southern saying. You can be pretty or you can be smart. You're very pretty, Sugar." She's teasing him of course and it's obvious in her tone of voice.
Scared is a lot more truthful answer and it's one that Lucy will understand if she stops to think about it. She rarely does. She barrels into things without considering how she could get hurt, believing that she won't get emotionally invested, and yet, she's already emotionally invested in this thing with Derek. She's got no intention of lulling him into a false sense of security or hurting him. Of course, there's no way for Derek to know that. It hasn't even occurred to Lucy that she can hurt him. It's just not on her radar.
She's actually really glad that hadn't happened. She's looking forward to getting to know Derek better, into spending time with him.
She chatters throughout dinner about surface things like football and work, about organizing her closet (one of her major ways to cope with life) and her favorite movie (The first Resident Evil). Lucy is scared too. She's scared to let Derek know her because what if he doesn't like the insecure control freak that's underneath the bubbly demeanor? She likes Derek and she wants him to stick around. She wants him to keep looking at her that way. She wants to know why he looks so haunted sometimes and why he's single. She wants to know about his family and what his favorite thing to eat is. She wants to know who he really is.
She gives him directions. It's in the older part of town near the University, a big old house with white columns. There are huge trees in the front yard and a brick driveway. She'll direct him past the circle drive to a smaller drive that sits on the side of the house. There's a wood privacy fence all around the yard and a gate. "We'll go straight back to my place," she says as she gets out and moves to the gate. There's a smaller pool house in the back yard. That's where Lucy lives.
The pool house has wooden floors and large windows. It sits next to a big pool near the back of a lush yard. It's got two bedrooms, a small kitchen and living room and an open floorplan. Everything is clean and elegant. Unfortunately, there is a lot of pink.
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Scared is a lot more truthful answer and it's one that Lucy will understand if she stops to think about it. She rarely does. She barrels into things without considering how she could get hurt, believing that she won't get emotionally invested, and yet, she's already emotionally invested in this thing with Derek. She's got no intention of lulling him into a false sense of security or hurting him. Of course, there's no way for Derek to know that. It hasn't even occurred to Lucy that she can hurt him. It's just not on her radar.
She's actually really glad that hadn't happened. She's looking forward to getting to know Derek better, into spending time with him.
She chatters throughout dinner about surface things like football and work, about organizing her closet (one of her major ways to cope with life) and her favorite movie (The first Resident Evil). Lucy is scared too. She's scared to let Derek know her because what if he doesn't like the insecure control freak that's underneath the bubbly demeanor? She likes Derek and she wants him to stick around. She wants him to keep looking at her that way. She wants to know why he looks so haunted sometimes and why he's single. She wants to know about his family and what his favorite thing to eat is. She wants to know who he really is.
She gives him directions. It's in the older part of town near the University, a big old house with white columns. There are huge trees in the front yard and a brick driveway. She'll direct him past the circle drive to a smaller drive that sits on the side of the house. There's a wood privacy fence all around the yard and a gate. "We'll go straight back to my place," she says as she gets out and moves to the gate. There's a smaller pool house in the back yard. That's where Lucy lives.
The pool house has wooden floors and large windows. It sits next to a big pool near the back of a lush yard. It's got two bedrooms, a small kitchen and living room and an open floorplan. Everything is clean and elegant. Unfortunately, there is a lot of pink.