Re: Bill + Melinda + OPEN
Melinda chuckled. “Mothers,” she smirked. “Mine told me to go and remember that I’m still young.” Which was essentially the same that Bill’s mother had told him. His eyes lit up and he seemed to stand a little taller when he mentioned his kids, which came as a surprise to Melinda. Not that he adored and was proud of his kids, no, Melinda could understand that, but she was surprised that she found that endearing rather than finding him having children terrifying.
“How old ar-,” she cut herself off immediately. She wanted to ask him more about his children, but with the cameras around, he might not want to share every detail about them, nor did she know if he was actually ready to tell a perfect stranger about them. “So what do you do back in England,” she asked instead, the look on her face clearly showing that she was aware of how lame her change of subject had been, even if she wanted and tried to smile.