"No, no! I didn't think you had, I meant..." God, what had she meant? Marcie shook her head and finished her drink in a long swallow, and set the glass aside. Lightly, she ran her thumbnail along her pantyhose, looking down as she spoke. "We just spent the whole summer apart, and then I've been working, and so involved with trying to work out how to kind of parent Kaden, I haven't had the space, you know, like in my head for- for things outside of that. And I haven't seen you as much as I'd have liked. I want to make space again." At that she glanced up, and tipped her head against the back of the couch to look at Much.
She was kind of wavering on the edge of wanting to take a risky step, and staying where it was safe, where she didn't embarrass herself again and she kept a good friend. She gave Much a little smile though, kind of hopeful, kind of wry, not sure she wanted to know if he didn't feel the same. Imagining that he did was better than knowing that he didn't.