Pleasantries were easy enough to exchange, even when in a foul mood. She'd been taught how to do it without having to think about it, and now that she was married, it was expected of her. Still, she hadn't expected him to hit exactly where it hurt from the get-go. It was a simple enough question, and one that she'd already had to answer to other people, but it still caught her off guard every single time.
She was smiling when she opened her mouth to answer, but when the words never came, the smile faded off her face. She glanced away from his face for a beat, trying to will a smile back on her lips, but it hardly looked genuine by the time she looked back up at him. "Holidays are always eventful enough, aren't they not?"
She was smiling when she opened her mouth to answer, but when the words never came, the smile faded off her face. She glanced away from his face for a beat, trying to will a smile back on her lips, but it hardly looked genuine by the time she looked back up at him. "Holidays are always eventful enough, aren't they not?"
