Tilting her head, she nodded in understanding. Because how often did she dwell on her own family? The parents that brushed her hair back when she was frustrated, and then offered sound advice? Or the brother who had hugged her tight when she left? Family — good families — were meant to be missed.
“It’s not stupid to miss him. I think I would be worried how much of an asshole he is if you didn’t just a smidgen.”
And that’s all she could say before Peri wanted a distraction. So she sat straight up, crossing her legs and placing her knees on her feet. Almost dramatically, she pressed her hand on her chest and opened her mouth to —
S I N G
“You’ve got to S-M-I-L-E To be H-A-Double-P-Y. Keep it in mind when you’re blue, It’s easy to spell and just as easy to do, You gotta S-M-I-L-E!!”
The look of curiosity Peri got on her face when Paige shifted was quickly replaced by laughter when she started singing. She didn’t have the worst voice at all, she noted, but dear lord. The drama. It was exquisite.
"Alright, alright,” she managed to get out. “Calm down, Shirley, you’re gonna hurt yourself. You’ve got some range, though! That was borderline operatic.” She nodded solemnly, her sincere expression not lasting long before a smirk took over.
