He could see the smile in her eyes, hear it in her voice, and it was that reassurance that made him relax the worrying pull of his eyebrows and return her smile.
"Well, it's more from my Ma than it is from me..." he murmured, looking furtively aside as though he were shy, and completely failing to mention that it had been his input and his agreement to help his mother for two weeks of errands that had made this gift a possibility in the first place... but Adela didn't need to know that.
"It's good stuff, though.. Especially when you're not feelin' great." He used one hand to carefully untie the cloth and reveal the small bowl positioned upside-down on the lid. "Want some now?"
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"Well, it's more from my Ma than it is from me..." he murmured, looking furtively aside as though he were shy, and completely failing to mention that it had been his input and his agreement to help his mother for two weeks of errands that had made this gift a possibility in the first place... but Adela didn't need to know that.
"It's good stuff, though.. Especially when you're not feelin' great." He used one hand to carefully untie the cloth and reveal the small bowl positioned upside-down on the lid. "Want some now?"