[Vaguely amused, she takes a minute to feign disappointment.]
And to think, I was hoping you'd follow me out the window. Maybe next time.
[But the words are light in contrast, and leave no doubt that she's teasing, so after an obligatory pause for that to sink in, she grins at him and tips her head in a half-nod of affirmation.]
Don't let Agent Rosenfield catch you on the way out. As the idiom goes, "two's company — and he's too loud."
[Instinctively, she raises her gloved fingers toward her face where her hat brim would normally be, apparently moving to tip it on reflex, but then catches herself and touches them to her temple in a light salute instead.
And as he leaves the window, she'll drop effortlessly back down from her perch, making her way around to the front door as confidently as if she were in full red splendor.]
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And to think, I was hoping you'd follow me out the window. Maybe next time.
[But the words are light in contrast, and leave no doubt that she's teasing, so after an obligatory pause for that to sink in, she grins at him and tips her head in a half-nod of affirmation.]
Don't let Agent Rosenfield catch you on the way out. As the idiom goes, "two's company — and he's too loud."
[Instinctively, she raises her gloved fingers toward her face where her hat brim would normally be, apparently moving to tip it on reflex, but then catches herself and touches them to her temple in a light salute instead.
And as he leaves the window, she'll drop effortlessly back down from her perch, making her way around to the front door as confidently as if she were in full red splendor.]