The familiarity was unexpected, but he nodded a little awkwardly and followed her over to the couches. When she sat so sensuously he found his throat feeling suddenly a little dry, there was something about her manner that indicated she was interested in him and that couldn't be right, surely? He was a dorky teenager, however much his confidence impressed high school girls, adults found it hard to look past his teenage exterior however mature he sounded - even Carter had struggled with it.
He sat quickly, suddenly forgetting all his rehearsed lines, and having to take a moment to compose himself before launching into it.
"Well ma'am, I mean, Anna, I'm a hard worker and I do really good in school, I'm looking for new challenges and places to apply myself, and-" and so on and so on, rehearsed little spiels filled with buzzwords.
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Date: 2018-02-19 09:47 pm (UTC)The familiarity was unexpected, but he nodded a little awkwardly and followed her over to the couches. When she sat so sensuously he found his throat feeling suddenly a little dry, there was something about her manner that indicated she was interested in him and that couldn't be right, surely? He was a dorky teenager, however much his confidence impressed high school girls, adults found it hard to look past his teenage exterior however mature he sounded - even Carter had struggled with it.
He sat quickly, suddenly forgetting all his rehearsed lines, and having to take a moment to compose himself before launching into it.
"Well ma'am, I mean, Anna, I'm a hard worker and I do really good in school, I'm looking for new challenges and places to apply myself, and-" and so on and so on, rehearsed little spiels filled with buzzwords.