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He pulled his hands fro “I did not have ti this for you”

“Liar” She stabbed a finger at the screen “You found this for you So I’d have tiet what you want from me”

“But it is what you—”

“Liar, liar, liar! You’re lying toto yourself You spent all that time on this because you were too chicken to look up what you came here to find out”

He drew hiht, his face an icy one too far Was he fa someone a chicken? Had she insulted his manhood and his machismo?

“I’m sorry That was uncalled for”

He closed his eyes briefly, inhaling deeply, then letting his breath out on a shaky sigh When he opened his eyes, he was no longer glaring

“No You were right I was hiding from the truth”

Saht? She insulted hiht?

This was so completely outside the realm of her experience She knew that allas they de them uncoetting her degree and doing her student teaching But the ry to uender to default to the need to win the argu what had been said during the argument when they had a chance to cool off

“Sam?” Master Giacomo waved his hand in front of her eyes and she blinked rapidly

“I’m sorry You surprised me”

He sht putting a frog where frogs were not supposed to be

“As did you We are neither of us at our best when surprised, sì?”

“Sì,” she agreed, and caught herself before apologizing a third time