How would you know, did you try to bite into it? [It's not a disguised warning. It's not even a full joke. It's a counter to her own bored disposition (that's all that Lex can read from her).]
[Because he knows if he expresses interest from the get-go, she'll raise the stakes. She always does.]
[But that rock Hayley Stark is holding is his. His name's not etched on the side but he knows it. He wants it. It belongs in his hands, not hers. For once he's scrutinizing something other than her conning face. He fights the urge to lean in closer.]
Where did you find this?
[Right. So about the not-expressing-interest thing. It's not happening.]
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[Because he knows if he expresses interest from the get-go, she'll raise the stakes. She always does.]
[But that rock Hayley Stark is holding is his. His name's not etched on the side but he knows it. He wants it. It belongs in his hands, not hers. For once he's scrutinizing something other than her conning face. He fights the urge to lean in closer.]
Where did you find this?
[Right. So about the not-expressing-interest thing. It's not happening.]