Amaya could point out that Irene hardly needed her help at all with that, really, but if she just ended up quibbling over the finer details, than that would only serve to delay her meat-on-a-stick.
And dessert.
"Alright," she said, "I'll try. But you're going first."
As soon as she said it, though, she regretted it, because she really should have seized the opportunity with both hands and wrangled her broken piecemeal magpie Italian into submission and made it work for her without hesitation, but the awkward self-doubt had claimed it first. Zards.
"You're much better at it than me," she said, chin lifted defiantly, hoping that could justify it.
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And dessert.
"Alright," she said, "I'll try. But you're going first."
As soon as she said it, though, she regretted it, because she really should have seized the opportunity with both hands and wrangled her broken piecemeal magpie Italian into submission and made it work for her without hesitation, but the awkward self-doubt had claimed it first. Zards.
"You're much better at it than me," she said, chin lifted defiantly, hoping that could justify it.