[His eyes glance down to the box in her hands, and then back up to her face again, a small light of surprise in them. But that quickly disappears into a smile, one that looks almost shy!]
Thank you. You really shouldn't have, there's no occasion for it...but thank you. I'll cherish it.
[There's a slight problem though when he raises his hands to receive the precious gift; they're covered in bits of paint and plaster and dust. He frowns and quickly draws them back.]
It won't do to get it dirty. I'm going to head in and wash up a bit. [And then a thought occurs to him; why not show her around the inside? It smells of paint and the floor's covered in newspaper, but they finished the ceiling last week and it's just the cleaning up that's left.]
Would you like to take a look inside? We haven't cleared away the newspapers, and the paint on the walls are still a little wet, but I can show you the rooms we have inside.
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[His eyes glance down to the box in her hands, and then back up to her face again, a small light of surprise in them. But that quickly disappears into a smile, one that looks almost shy!]
Thank you. You really shouldn't have, there's no occasion for it...but thank you. I'll cherish it.
[There's a slight problem though when he raises his hands to receive the precious gift; they're covered in bits of paint and plaster and dust. He frowns and quickly draws them back.]
It won't do to get it dirty. I'm going to head in and wash up a bit. [And then a thought occurs to him; why not show her around the inside? It smells of paint and the floor's covered in newspaper, but they finished the ceiling last week and it's just the cleaning up that's left.]
Would you like to take a look inside? We haven't cleared away the newspapers, and the paint on the walls are still a little wet, but I can show you the rooms we have inside.