Morrison wanted exactly this effect. Lilian sitting so far from him like he was some kind of monster — no way. Now he was her man. This kind of close, intimate closeness was how they should be together.
On the other end, Dave had no idea what was really going on over here. Hearing Morrison cut off mid-sentence, he asked impatiently,
"What happened between her and Karl?"
Morrison, still holding Lilian, smoothed over his earlier words casually:
"They're just kids playing house — no real feelings involved, so no heartbreak either."
Then he added,
"But since you want her to go to A.T. for a while, I'll definitely approve her leave."
Lilian finally relaxed a bit hearing that.
Dave was about to hang up but Morrison added,
"You've got everything set in A.T. now, right? I haven't even been there to check it out. I'll come along, so I can look after the little lady on the way."
Lilian nearly lost it. She glared daggers at him, gritting her teeth.
"You—"
