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[That gets a little smile out of him, actually, and now he turns to look at her huddled over like that. Again with the 'okay.' 'Okay' this, 'okay' that. It's just another way to brush something off, another way to run away.
Axel's learned to accept that 'okay' most probably means the exact opposite.
Suddenly he bends down, staring right at her, and says,] I owe you something.