He raised his eyebrow like this was a game, though to Macnair's credit at least he didn't look particularly amused at his victory over Ford. Which was what it appeared to be, from Ford's perspective. Macnair had come over here to gloat; to assert, with his cool, confident manner if not in direct words, his superiority for having gotten through their little affair unscathed, while Ford was still reeling from it.
"Well," Ford said briskly. "Having successfully tested your hypothesis, I suppose you'll want to go." It would have been idiotic to try and pretend he wasn't upset about Macnair flirting with someone else when he so obviously was, so Ford didn't bother. It had been obvious since their eyes had first met across the room, he was sure, and if he tried to lie and attribute it to something else now he'd only look foolish and desperate. "I wouldn't dream of keeping you from more enjoyable company."
"Well," Ford said briskly. "Having successfully tested your hypothesis, I suppose you'll want to go." It would have been idiotic to try and pretend he wasn't upset about Macnair flirting with someone else when he so obviously was, so Ford didn't bother. It had been obvious since their eyes had first met across the room, he was sure, and if he tried to lie and attribute it to something else now he'd only look foolish and desperate. "I wouldn't dream of keeping you from more enjoyable company."
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