Caught his attention so thoroughly? What on earth was he talking about? Like a cat with a mouse or -- a nice dinner? After she'd punched him in the jaw?
In situations like these, Marie had the unfortunate tendency to say whatever came into her mind first. In this case, it happened to be, "I thought I wasn't your type."
She wished she hadn't said it a moment or two later, when she realized that saying it meant she hadn't forgotten he'd said it, as she should. But her brain was still scrambling to catch all the angles from his first statement, she could hardly be expected to catch all the angles from hers.
Re: August 4th
Caught his attention so thoroughly? What on earth was he talking about? Like a cat with a mouse or -- a nice dinner? After she'd punched him in the jaw?
In situations like these, Marie had the unfortunate tendency to say whatever came into her mind first. In this case, it happened to be, "I thought I wasn't your type."
She wished she hadn't said it a moment or two later, when she realized that saying it meant she hadn't forgotten he'd said it, as she should. But her brain was still scrambling to catch all the angles from his first statement, she could hardly be expected to catch all the angles from hers.