"Oh, I know all about getting caught up in work" which was true, sometimes she did little else, but she said it more for the sake of keeping the conversational flow going.  She was having less and less fun with this conversation.  It was less about trying to sleuth out if he was kissing her sister and more about her worrying he was stringing her along.  It was hard for her to see past the similarities to her own past... at least until he relaxed and said how he felt.

With a breath she mirrored his stance, pressing her hands flat on the counter, and looked at him squarely.  At this proximity it was hard to miss how much taller he was than her but she held his gaze, her expression more open than it had been so far. 

"Mr. Grimstone - you're a good man, at least what I know of you -"  She bit her lip but pressed on.  With all pretense gone there was no going back.  "And I'm sorry if this is blunt but I don't think its a stretch to say there's interest there."  she raised her brows as if inviting him to disagree.  "I can't tell what your intentions are - or if even you know - but I expect you'll do right by her."

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