His tone seems to have changed, but she's halfway afraid to ask. Gene's obviously the sort who'll say something when he feels like it, and not say something when he doesn't. Asking just gets her in trouble.
She sets one foot down and then the other, easing herself off his lap and looking at him all the same. Her hands curl around his collar and gently tug, as if she could pull him out of his seat on her own strength.
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His tone seems to have changed, but she's halfway afraid to ask. Gene's obviously the sort who'll say something when he feels like it, and not say something when he doesn't. Asking just gets her in trouble.
She sets one foot down and then the other, easing herself off his lap and looking at him all the same. Her hands curl around his collar and gently tug, as if she could pull him out of his seat on her own strength.