once he's on his feet, he tries to stifle a wince. “my ribs aren’t having a great time right now.” he exhales and then looks at her. “thanks. i’m sure this isn’t how you thought your day was going to go..”
“yeah..i really appreciate you being cool about this.” he says, feeling a little more relaxed now. “i’m pretty sure this could’ve gone way worse.”
finally, he extends a hand towards her with a small, awkward smile forming on his lips +
“please, don’t apologize!” she assured, her smile remaining intact as they exchanged cups and a few more glances as if they both were in the early stages of an awkward dance.
“clearly you make a great cori and i make a great [..]” she leaned