Mattie just smiled brightly at him, pretending to be oblivious to his stare. “Good,” she said, matter-of-factly. “You might have spoken to my father before,” she acknowledged, and then – this was a blatant lie, but she had no qualms using it to worm her way into conversations, and indulging her curiosity (particularly when the people in question were attractive men) – added, “But I’ve been assisting him, with some follow-up interviews of my own.”
A free pass to be irritating, Mattie fancied – but she had gone no further with this and he had not had time to protest when they were joined by a much keener party. “Well, hello there,” she cooed, carelessly setting aside her drink in order to pet the dog more thoroughly, scratching its head and behind its ears. “Aren’t you lovely?”
A free pass to be irritating, Mattie fancied – but she had gone no further with this and he had not had time to protest when they were joined by a much keener party. “Well, hello there,” she cooed, carelessly setting aside her drink in order to pet the dog more thoroughly, scratching its head and behind its ears. “Aren’t you lovely?”
