Could she stop him? Probably not, she could see now that she had actually hurt him, and he had no problem throwing it back at her. The worst of it was she had only thought she was joking, that they would banter and he would just retaliate by calling HER something. She hadn't thought it would cut him this deeply.
"You're not a weasel, ok? I would never call you that. I said what I said because I thought we could own up to things we're at fault for. Me, I'm a nosy person, a busty body: you sort of called me that when we first met. You wanted to look put for yourself, as you put it. That's why I said that. But I didn't say it to demean you or make you feel horrible. I said it because...I didn't know people were thinking how they do about you. I mean that."
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"You're not a weasel, ok? I would never call you that. I said what I said because I thought we could own up to things we're at fault for. Me, I'm a nosy person, a busty body: you sort of called me that when we first met. You wanted to look put for yourself, as you put it. That's why I said that. But I didn't say it to demean you or make you feel horrible. I said it because...I didn't know people were thinking how they do about you. I mean that."