[ It's not so unusual. She isn't a huge drinker as it is, never has been; when she indulges, it's usually a wine, maybe champagne or prosecco.
She's relieved when he doesn't question her, a tightness gathered in her shoulders loosening. There is no shame regarding her newfound condition, only the concern about reservations he may have. She's still fresh on the job, and she knows the odds are greater he will find that to be a liability. And anyways, she's shared the information with few people as it is. She isn't ready to disclose it to her employer.
She doesn't need the job, no, but she wants to keep it, she enjoys working.
He serves her and she serves him back with mild surprise that he remembers such a detail, but she forgets that in light of the next comment. The expression he gets is one of skepticism over her wine glass. She decides to forego commenting. ]
Yes, it was. His name is Afshin. [ The emphasis is very slight, but there. ]
no subject
She's relieved when he doesn't question her, a tightness gathered in her shoulders loosening. There is no shame regarding her newfound condition, only the concern about reservations he may have. She's still fresh on the job, and she knows the odds are greater he will find that to be a liability. And anyways, she's shared the information with few people as it is. She isn't ready to disclose it to her employer.
She doesn't need the job, no, but she wants to keep it, she enjoys working.
He serves her and she serves him back with mild surprise that he remembers such a detail, but she forgets that in light of the next comment. The expression he gets is one of skepticism over her wine glass. She decides to forego commenting. ]
Yes, it was. His name is Afshin. [ The emphasis is very slight, but there. ]