24. Process of Adaption

It feels strange. It seemed unusual to be picked up in this manner for the first time by someone other than Elise to go to the office. It has been unusual for someone who has always kept their distance from others to be able to do things like being scooped up by a loved person for a very long time. Can Diaz be referred to as a special person for her, then? Claire's ears itched weirdly, terribly weirdly just from picturing someone else saying it in her head. Oh, God, how many times did she use the word "strange" today?

"Have you had breakfast?" As soon as Diaz meets Claire in front of her home, he says.

The woman scratched her head and looked away instead of responding, seemingly hoping to get the typical response that most people would give.

"Do you normally eat in the office?" Although it was an answer, Claire's tone for some reason seemed more like a question.

Diaz nodded in agreement, noting that he had no issue with that particular point since he frequently had breakfast at work