Nov 20, 2010 20:22
"Bursley has a certain smell. Not a bad smell, but a smell. And people who live in Bursley smell like Bursley."
"And what do I smell like?"
I leaned forwards, touched my nose to his chest, and inhaled.
"Aqua di Gio," I said, without thinking.
He looked aghast. Stunned. "How did you know?"
Work at a perfume store for a few years, be able to freak people out by knowing how the smell without even having to think. I mean, I surprised myself, what with my subconscious knowing exactly how Aqua di Gio smells. But I played it cool.