Re: Pepper P/Tony S: in person
[She meets the pained look with one of long-suffering calm: it's also pleasure, somewhere underneath it, and relief. It shows: at the eyes and at the mouth.]
I don't need fruit baskets to appreciate you. [She's watching the sleeve-tugging. Embarrassment doesn't suit Tony, it sits on the surface where it's more easily read.]
And there are strawberries in it. [A shoulder-shrug. More coffee.]