12-08-2014, 06:42 PM
Claire perked up from flipping through movie options. "Are you rich?"
She looked him over in new light.
The answer might seem obvious, given their surroundings, but money wasn't the sort of thing she typically wondered about when meeting someone. "Wouldn't the government notice if your family's fortune was still being spent after all this time thinking you were all dead?"
If not, it begged another question. Where was he getting his money if not from the old accounts? "You're not involved in anything disreputable, are you?"
A slight smile: she knew all about that sort of business.
She looked him over in new light.
The answer might seem obvious, given their surroundings, but money wasn't the sort of thing she typically wondered about when meeting someone. "Wouldn't the government notice if your family's fortune was still being spent after all this time thinking you were all dead?"
If not, it begged another question. Where was he getting his money if not from the old accounts? "You're not involved in anything disreputable, are you?"
A slight smile: she knew all about that sort of business.