( with every new ounce of conversation they have, it feels like they step into some brand new territory with a million minefields they are both not adept enough to navigate.

and yet she hates hearing him apologize so much.

maybe this is one of those hurdles they are never meant to really push past.

wanda grabs at the wooden spoon, and starts circling it around in the sugar, initially, letting it all spread out in as thin a layer as possible. )

He's a lawyer from Hell's Kitchen in New York. I like him a lot. ( she's kind of listing things... ) You should talk to him some time. He said he'll look for a chance to get to know you.

( she hands him the spoon to hold. there. )