[Comprehensive] pragmatic theory of coquetry

He seemed to be in a bad mood, but the other people were in a very good mood. He didn't know that the preparatory work for weeding included chatting. Judging by the appearance of the two people outside, they probably had to talk for a long time.

"James, after submitting the application form for joining the army, you..." Mr. Barnes took off his glasses and wiped them, picked up what he had just said, and regained his son's attention.

"A lot of people died on the battlefield, James." It is honorable to fight for the country, but Mrs. Barnes couldn't laugh when she thought of her son's safety, and said worriedly, "You must be careful..."

"I'm not going to die." James said with downcast eyes.

The atmosphere in the room became tense for a while.

It's just that when the conversation came to an end again and he turned his face out of the window, he was completely dispelled by the rising discomfort in his heart.

The grass on the lawn is still dense, and the two people who spoke have not moved their positions until now, they are still muttering, I don’t know what to say, maybe they changed several topics, Bob pointed Lily's skirt, she looked down cooperatively and laughed.

It can be said that the chat was quite happy.

When Mr. Barnes asked any more questions, James answered with some absent-mindedness.

The sound of the lawn mower finally sounded.

When he was free, he slowly walked out of the house to help, but Bob and Lily had already finished their work and entered the room. The three of them stood facing each other. His gaze was on Lily first, but she only focused on wiping her sweat. He seemed temporarily lost interest.

James went to look at Bob expressionlessly again, only to see him give a thumbs up behind Lily's back.

"Lily, thank you for your help." Mrs. Barnes stood at the door of the living room with a tray of tea sets, "Will you have a cup of tea?"

"Okay." Lily immediately ran over excitedly.

Bob, who stayed behind, had a relaxed expression on his face, approached slowly, stood side by side with James, and sighed, "This girl is really nice. Didn't you see that when she bent over, that curve..."

He added with enjoyment: "I knew at first sight that she was to my taste."

James said nothing.

When Bob wiped off his sweat again and was about to go in to drink some tea from Mrs. Barnes, he raised his arm to stop him, and gave the eviction order lightly: "You can go back."

Bob looked strange and innocent: "Why."

"No reason."

After a moment of stalemate, the guest finally compromised, threw the sweat towel into James' hands, and saluted: "Okay. See you on the battlefield."

James wasn't going to send him.

Naturally, he didn't know that this guest from his house stopped shortly after leaving the house. Lily, who was standing in the yard watching the tea in the house, shook her head and sighed: "The good stuff you like is always someone else's."

Lily only went out for a while to eat grass, but when she came back, she felt that James was in a strange mood.

She drank tea, and he stood by the door, saying that it was okay to stare at him, but when she looked up at him, he turned his face away.

"What?" she asked him.

He just said: "It's almost time to go back."

Lily thought she could at least have a meal here, but since he said so, she drank her tea obediently, sat for a while, and followed him to say goodbye to the Barnes and his wife, and got into the car returning.

"Can you come in the future?" The car drove far away, Lily was still looking at the car window, and murmured, whether she asked James or herself.

Did not get an answer.

She looked back and saw James staring at her ecstatically.

She was stunned.

He was also taken aback for a moment, then looked away, not planning to say anything.

It's just that he didn't speak, but the little woman sitting next to him suddenly realized something, and moved to his side automatically and consciously: "Why are you in a bad mood all of a sudden?"

Lily asked, "Aren't you upset that Bob cut the grass with me this afternoon?"

That look is clearly the same as that of a little fox.After a blink, there was a sly smile.

"Guess what he said to me." Lily said again.

James' eyes flickered, and suddenly he reached out and touched her hair.

She thought he was going to touch her head, and she was flattered, but she felt that the big hand on top of her head added some weight, and gently pressed her head down.

. . . He just wanted to see a tavern passing by the car window.

Another tavern.

After James loosened his hand and Lily's head and neck were free, before she could complain, she heard him ask softly beside her: "Want to dance?"

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It turned out that James took Lily to dinner first.Eat from dusk to nightfall.

He was full early, but the dance hadn't started yet, so he ordered a glass of wine and sat there watching Lily tear the bread into pieces and put them into his mouth bit by bit.

Dessert is ice cream, which she also likes very much.

"Is it a holiday today?" she asked him.

"No." He said.He raised his hand to take the wine glass to his lips and took a sip, rolled his Adam's apple, and sent the wine into his throat.

This man looked very good-looking when he was drinking.When the eyes are lowered, the eyelashes sweep a shadow under the eyes, soft, if the thin lips bend a little more into a smile, it will really make people drunk before drinking.

The wine made him slightly drunk, but it didn't seem to erase the inexplicable and strange emotions he had when he came out of the Barnes's house. Occasionally looking at Lily, he frowned.

There was a burst of music and laughter outside the door.

When James leaned back and drank the rest of the wine, Lily just put the last scoop of ice cream into her mouth. She also heard the voice outside and pricked up her ears: "The dance has begun."

Immediately excited.

It was really just a small private dance.It was not a formal occasion, the hostess behind the bar charged the guests double the price of drinks, wiped her hands on a cloth and came out to dance together, and went back to work after dancing to her heart's content.

Most of the people hugging and spinning on the dance floor are young men and women, squeezed for the last tryst before going to the battlefield, and the love is so deep that they hug and kiss each other at the end of the song.

I don't have time to look at other people, and I can't get enough of the lover in my arms.

In the music, Lily also had James reflected in her pupils.

She can dance, and the man who held her in his arms is no stranger to him, but somehow he felt a little nervous, and even went to peek at the floor several times in a row, afraid that his feet would be accidentally touched. stepped on.

"Do you come to dance often?" she asked him.

What I got was a faint "hmm".

The beautiful dark green eyes fell on Lili's thoughtful little face, seeing that she hadn't spoken for a while, he said, "I didn't leave much contact information."

She wasn't fascinated by this, but when she heard him say it, she was a little dazed, and then smiled: "It doesn't matter before you meet me. I won't be jealous."

Lily was open-minded, but James didn't feel happy for some reason, and held her tighter with his arms.

Keep dancing...keep dancing.

The sound of the music seemed to never stop, and there were many circles on the dance floor. She only felt that his eyes were getting darker and darker, and the big hands on his waist seemed to be a little hot. I don't know if it was because of the lights or because he drank alcohol. His face was slightly red.

The rhythm was getting faster and faster, and finally it was climbing to the climax and stopped abruptly. The moment the dance steps stopped, his body clearly leaned towards her.

Lili thought he was going to kiss her, her heart pounded, and she almost went up to meet her, and then she was about to close her eyes, but his breath suddenly moved away, and the big hand holding her hand suddenly let go.

The couples beside them have already started kissing.

She opened her eyes wide just after half-closed, looking at the man who turned his face away and pushed his forehead hair up, she knew that he was still unwilling, if it was because she was really not familiar with him, although she could understand it, but it still gave birth to him. Feeling sad.

Lily took a step back cooperatively, pursed her lips, suppressed the disappointment on her face, and said in a low voice: "The dance is over." As she spoke, she walked out of the dance floor to give up her seat to others.

Seeing that after walking a few steps, the waist was grabbed by a pair of iron arms by a person who approached behind him who didn't know when. Only in the hidden corner illuminated by the light did people sit on the table.

During the series of movements, Lily couldn't see James' expression clearly, and when she was about to ask him what's the matter, she raised her neck, but accepted the slightly alcoholic kiss from his lowered head.

Light and light.

She took a deep breath, her tender lips moved, but it seemed as if she touched some kind of switch all of a sudden, the thin lips against hers became hot, and she was about to drive straight in, but that movement...was a bit jerky.

A kiss as long as a dance song almost deprived Lily of all her strength.

It wasn't until the end, when they were exchanging breaths, that Lily heard James whispering in his ear: "What did Bob tell you?"

She was hugging his neck, her chest was heaving up and down, when she heard this, she seemed to be poked into a laughing point, and burst out laughing.

The romance is gone.

In the end, you can't hang your appetite, but tell him honestly: "He said that you broke the glass of the fat lady's house together, and stood at her door all afternoon."

James scolded: "Asshole."

Only later did I realize that he was scolding himself: "I lost to you..."

What a mess.

But it's only the second day of their acquaintance, this unknown...he actually likes her.

As soon as she kissed him, he knew that he liked her. His brain tried to deny it, but his heart knew it.

James closed his eyes, still panting, and said in a low voice, "I will submit the application tomorrow, and I will be assigned to the front line soon, if you are willing to wait..."

"When I come back from the war, I will marry you."

Lily quickly raised her head from the bend of his neck, opened her mouth, didn't know what to say for a while, and finally stammered: "I am willing! I am very, very willing!"

But she didn't know what happened. The figure of James in front of her was blurry. She blinked hard again, but he turned into a cloud of fog, but the voice was still clear: "Then why are you still crying?"

Lily opened her eyes suddenly.

It's like returning to the soul, and there is a completely different world in front of you.

The bed... Reaching out to touch the soft quilt, I realized that I was lying down.

But the warm touch on her face was the other person who was holding her by her side, and was reaching out to wipe the moisture off her face.

She turned her head blankly and saw the metal arm of the Winter Soldier that she was all too familiar with.

"What dream did you have?" he asked in a low voice.

Lily didn't answer.

She reached out and touched his chest, then pinched her own face again, probably because of the pain, tears came out again suddenly, she shook her head, and got into his arms: "James?"

"I'm here," said the Winter Soldier.He lowered his head and stroked her hair lightly with his lips.

"I still want to dance with you."

(Finish)

The author has something to say: James keeps his promises the most.When he comes back from the war, he will marry her.