Grazia ran the syringe needle down the length of her tongue while batting her eyes at Kittarina.
“Not sure if you’re sicker than I thought or just trying to impress me.”
“Kitten, sweetie, if I wanted to impress you I’d probably do something a little more…I don’t know…acrobatic. I’m just savoring my job.” She winked, and the more rigid woman tried to hide her smile.
“Why don’t you cartwheel over here and help me with these knots. I don’t want this guy wriggling like that woman yesterday. I hate it when they tense up.”
“You are what you eat.”
I hate when the tense up too
Wow! This is a real chiller! I like it.
Intriguing, though the use of the word “rigid” is dubious; as is the combination of “wriggling” and “tense up” which are antithetic..But the latter can be excused within dialogue as characters can’t be expected to follow correct grammar all the time.