clothes - 1.0

"I want to ask you a question," said Brian.

"Well um . . . that's always a good start," I answered with a slight smile.  I was a little hesitant; the last time a boy said that to me, it had ended quite awkwardly.

"Do your suspenders actually hold your skirt up?"  He asked earnestly, as if it were important that he know the answer.  Oh.  And here I thought he was going down that other path.  I laughed and stuck my thumbs into my suspenders, like they do in movies.

"Not really?  I mean, my skirt wouldn't fall down if I wasn't wearing suspenders."

"Oh."  Did he look . . . disappointed?  Weird.  "Well, I guess that's why I'm wearing a belt.  It's not like my pants would just fall down."

"Oh, I mean my skirt wouldn't just fall down, but it's a little big on me so it would be down here awkwardly at my hips."  I gestured with my hand the exact awkward place at my hip.  Where is this going??  "I . . . generally like to buy clothes that don't just fall down."  Great going, Rose, exactly what people say when they make small talk!

"Me too!"  Brian laughed.

I turned to open the window.