Avoidance helped settle the emotions. Considerably.

“Eventually, the room was cleared, and we stood there together, chests heaving, …”

“Margot winked at her. “Every so often, we gather together. We take a little tim…”

“Do you understand what I’m offering you?""Do you understand that it’s not 1815?…”

“Have you ever noticed that however uncomfortable you might have been when you f…”