[ It's really not a promising start. Unless Claire was looking to get Kate's defenses up even more than they already are. It's a bunch of things she doesn't like at once: getting blindsided with an embarrassing topic, someone knowing something she'd tried to conceal and not being sure how it got out, the sense that she's about to be lectured. There's a brief bulge at the joint of her jaw as she clenches her teeth. It takes real effort not to sound surly right off the bat. ]
Yes, I know. It was stupid. Is that what you wanted to talk about?
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Yes, I know. It was stupid. Is that what you wanted to talk about?