"Yeah," he nods a little and waves at the bartender for a beer, which is set in front of him seconds later. He takes a sip before he continues, "And I need you." A beat. "For the job."
Good thing he has an excellent poker face. That means he can be alone in his near-mortification at that comment coming out quite like that.
He'll just ignore the fact that it's only as awkward as it is because it's true.
Without giving any more time to think about that, he slips into the explanation of the job at hand, a heavy-duty robbery that's in serious need of both distraction and hard-hitting. Two things he knows Mick can handle perfectly.
The truth is, they've known each other for years, but this is the first job Leonard has actually come to him about. Other things they'd done, they'd planned together from the start, or were both working alongside someone else as a package deal. This was different, though, and whether Mick noticed it or not, Leonard saw the potential for an even bigger shift in their dynamic.
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Good thing he has an excellent poker face.
That means he can be alone in his near-mortification at that comment coming out quite like that.
He'll just ignore the fact that it's only as awkward as it is because it's true.
Without giving any more time to think about that, he slips into the explanation of the job at hand, a heavy-duty robbery that's in serious need of both distraction and hard-hitting. Two things he knows Mick can handle perfectly.
The truth is, they've known each other for years, but this is the first job Leonard has actually come to him about. Other things they'd done, they'd planned together from the start, or were both working alongside someone else as a package deal. This was different, though, and whether Mick noticed it or not, Leonard saw the potential for an even bigger shift in their dynamic.
"What d'ya think?"