Shady

“Are you reading anything good at the moment?” Sadie was grateful for the deflection.

"Ah... yeah... it's... not that," Sadie said, glancing at him guiltily. "It's very... well... yeah, probably best not to."

Ki'nuu sighed. "You're both being so dreary about this."

Sadie grimaced and nodded, blushing a bit and glancing away. How did she always make things so awkward ?

"Yeah. Probably best not to..." She glanced at Nicholas sheepishly. "You may not enjoy it either... not sure."

“Ah, that’s right! It’s you, with the—?” Sadie nodded towards Martin.

“Yes, ma’am.” Talia dipped her head. “It’s just… hard not to feel like time is running out on us.”

Sadie grinned and went back to her meal. “Oh, um…” she hesitated, swallowing. “You may want to not have kids around when you watch it, b-t-dubs. People have different philosophies ...

“Gods, your blood pressure must be in the thousands with the amount of negativity you carry around,” Ki’nuu muttered at him.

“Fair enough.” Sadie nodded. “If not, give us a call and we’ll send them one, too. Everyone should—“ Meyer started laughing, shaking his head slightly. “I swear you’ve got aspirations ...

“I hope so.” She nodded, glancing down at the bundles. “It’s just… hard. Being different people than we parted as. I… I guess I’m different, too. It’s just…” she sighed. ...

“No doubt.” Ki’nuu nodded. “It’s good to take it easy sometimes.”

"...So," Ki'nuu agreed, straightening her back a bit and letting it rest against the leg of the chair she was next to. "Any big plans for the rest of the ...

"Yes, ma'am." Talia nodded, hesitating. "She's just so..." She sighed. "Polite. It's like she views me like one of Aleth's clients, not a friend anymore."

“You should!” Sadie said eagerly. “We’ve got a tape you can borrow if you like. We also donated one to the library. Everyone should see it at least once.”