"Why are you looking at me like that?" Dani asked, fork hovering before her mouth. Bill watched, stuck between horror and bemusement, his pizza slice forgotten.
"Well, I'm really trying to think of something to say other than 'Wow. Sugar.' but..." Another glance at her sundae funnel cake. "Wow. Sugar."
"Want some?"
"No thanks, the Twinkie defense is so passé."
"Still thinking about that file?"
"Really wish I wasn't. I know I got lucky when Talbot found me, but... God damn."
"Yeah, but he's dead, and you're not." She smiled, her hand on his. "We'll get through this, I promise."
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Dani asked, fork hovering before her mouth. Bill watched, stuck between horror and bemusement, his pizza slice forgotten.
"Well, I'm really trying to think of something to say other than 'Wow. Sugar.' but..." Another glance at her sundae funnel cake. "Wow. Sugar."
"Want some?"
"No thanks, the Twinkie defense is so passé."
"Still thinking about that file?"
"Really wish I wasn't. I know I got lucky when Talbot found me, but... God damn."
"Yeah, but he's dead, and you're not." She smiled, her hand on his. "We'll get through this, I promise."
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