Monday, September 5, 2011

"Your best suggests another kind of guest"

She looked at him out of the corner of her eye. He was standing in front of the mirror, eyes nervously darting up and down his reflection, hands occasionally rising to adjust his hair or angle his collar just right.

"Someone looks awfully excited to get to class this morning," she remarked.

Without once taking his eyes off the mirror, he replied, "I've just decided to be a better student, of course."

A sliver of teasing intent crept into her voice. "Yes, I'm sure that's all there is to it."

Hands off his clothes. Finally. He turned to look sideways at her.

"What's your point?"

The faintest hint of a smile appeared on her face.

"Oh, nothing..."

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