SilentVoice
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Adelaide looked up at Donovan, her eyes shining. "You mean..." she paused to wipe her nose. "You mean he might still be alive?" She brightened up, still shaking. "I thought... I thought you had found that out for sure." She wiped her eyes with a tissue and stood, hugging herself. "I'm sorry to have made such a fuss," she said softly, her cheeks tinging pink. "That was most embarrassing."
Adelaide turned away for a moment and breathed deeply a few times. Once she had composed herself, she turned back to Donovan and smoothed the front of her dress. "Please, Mr. McCabe. I'll do anything you need to be of service. What do you need?" She looked up at him, wishing she wasn't so short. She was starting to get a crick in her neck from looking up so much.
She hoped Donovan wouldn't hold this turn against her, especially after she'd yelled at him about his bad manners. She was just so tired! No, that wasn't an excuse. She needed to button up and pull herself together. Everything rode on this man. She needed to stop acting like a silly woman from some chick-flick and start trying to be useful!
Adelaide turned away for a moment and breathed deeply a few times. Once she had composed herself, she turned back to Donovan and smoothed the front of her dress. "Please, Mr. McCabe. I'll do anything you need to be of service. What do you need?" She looked up at him, wishing she wasn't so short. She was starting to get a crick in her neck from looking up so much.
She hoped Donovan wouldn't hold this turn against her, especially after she'd yelled at him about his bad manners. She was just so tired! No, that wasn't an excuse. She needed to button up and pull herself together. Everything rode on this man. She needed to stop acting like a silly woman from some chick-flick and start trying to be useful!