( It takes her a second to put together what he's holding his hand out for, but once it clicks, she begins handing each of them over one after the next, grateful. She'd have set them in the dirt beside her otherwise, probably, and lost them — learning the lesson for the first time the hard way, and royally fucking herself over in the process.
Wary eyes track the movement of the car alongside him, the wrench gone still, and her body braced to move just in case — but the old sedan trundles along without slowing down, and she relaxes, turning back to finish her work. )
Not long. Just a couple of days. ( Certainly not long enough to justify blowing out a tire already, since she just bought the car. The last lugnut comes off, she hands it over and dusts her hands off on her thighs. Looks to him expectantly for the next step, but instead of asking about that part, she bounces back a curious: ) What about you?
( Longer than her, it feels like. Or maybe he's just... older, more experienced, better at relating to people. Less awkward about adapting to new circumstances. )
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Wary eyes track the movement of the car alongside him, the wrench gone still, and her body braced to move just in case — but the old sedan trundles along without slowing down, and she relaxes, turning back to finish her work. )
Not long. Just a couple of days. ( Certainly not long enough to justify blowing out a tire already, since she just bought the car. The last lugnut comes off, she hands it over and dusts her hands off on her thighs. Looks to him expectantly for the next step, but instead of asking about that part, she bounces back a curious: ) What about you?
( Longer than her, it feels like. Or maybe he's just... older, more experienced, better at relating to people. Less awkward about adapting to new circumstances. )