[The reaction, and that there is one, earns him her open surprise.]
Is that sarcasm, Tommy? Are you ashamed about that?
[The name, not the potential change. She's not sure what honest to God actual shame would be from him, save a quiet drive back to Birmingham or a quiet walk to her flat in the dead of night. And only if she's looking for it.]
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Is that sarcasm, Tommy? Are you ashamed about that?
[The name, not the potential change. She's not sure what honest to God actual shame would be from him, save a quiet drive back to Birmingham or a quiet walk to her flat in the dead of night. And only if she's looking for it.]