How long could she reason the unreasonable? If she went down the list of things that would make her refuse his offer and turn the other way? That would be a long list. But if she went down that same list, she would find she had an excuse for each and every one of them. The little shoulder angel of hers still protested, but the one that rested on the other side practically whispered; it didn't yell or nag like the angel did. It simply- enticed her. And it was winning.
The impressive car momentarily broke her silent meanderings, earning a look of admiration. Her car was complete crap compared to the mustang. But since when could college students afford that kind of luxury? Her shoulder angels were at it again, so in appeasement of both, Parker actively let her empathy expand. Sure, it was always on, but with the way she'd gotten herself so overworked, her own emotions had gotten in the way.
She stopped just before she went to sit, one of her hands resting on the door, staring at him for a prolonged second. He was concerned. And... smug? Oh, right, mustang. Showing off the car to a pretty girl. If it wasn't for the concern, she might have thought him a pig. See? Nothing threatening. She almost let out a sigh of relief at it. She sort of didn't want to have a reason to stay too far from him.
She came out of her silent stare quickly enough and took a rest, rather enjoying the feel of the leather seats. "Uh, do you know where the Bay Mirror is?"