She could sense that his discomfort, and wondered what might have caused it. Eager to dispel any confusion that had arisen, Zi Shang immediately shook her head at his answer.
"Oh no," her own came in haste. She set down her quill on the notepad, offering a tentative smile at him.
"It's just, forgive me, these meetings can be very formalistic. The people that hire me do not often want to make small talk. They just want to iron out the details and get out of the door. I don't think anyone has offered to celebrate a job done."
Zi Shang paused momentarily to contemplate the rest of her day. Her train was not for another few hours. She had planned on reading a book, but a book would be with her on the train. Her client would not, and Francis had turned out to be quite handsome and charming, even though she had tried not to focus on it and was still trying to not think about it.
"I do have some time before my train back to Medford," she offered, her shy smile accompanied by a hint of blush in her pale cheeks.
"Oh no," her own came in haste. She set down her quill on the notepad, offering a tentative smile at him.
"It's just, forgive me, these meetings can be very formalistic. The people that hire me do not often want to make small talk. They just want to iron out the details and get out of the door. I don't think anyone has offered to celebrate a job done."
Zi Shang paused momentarily to contemplate the rest of her day. Her train was not for another few hours. She had planned on reading a book, but a book would be with her on the train. Her client would not, and Francis had turned out to be quite handsome and charming, even though she had tried not to focus on it and was still trying to not think about it.
"I do have some time before my train back to Medford," she offered, her shy smile accompanied by a hint of blush in her pale cheeks.