Ok, this is one of those chapters that's really short and seems kind of pointless, but trust me it will make sense later.
ASL with Jessica
Ryan sat across from his new intern at lunch and watched as she signed to him. Jessica had recently told Ryan about having her national American Sign Language interpreter's license. She had begun studying it in college, but had been able to sign her whole life. Ryan knew she had Deaf family and that's where she had learned and the reason she had become so fluent. Ryan had taken an interest in ASL himself after watching Jessica sign to the Deaf mother of a victim. She had agreed to try and teach him some sign language.
"Hello, my name is Jessica. What's your name?" Jessica signed to Ryan.
"My name is Ryan." Ryan's clumsy hands managed to sign.
"Good, you're doing very well."
Ryan looked at Jessica confused. Jessica laughed at his confusion.
"I told you were doing really a good job signing." She told him.
"Oh, well obviously not good enough."
"How about something easier?"
"This gets easier?" Ryan joked and Jessica laughed at him again.
"What's your favorite color?" Jessica signed.
"Oh, I know this one!" Ryan said. "My favorite color is green. What's your favorite color?"
"My favorite color is purple."
"That's a nice color."
"Hey, that was a great response!"
"Awesome, now if I ever have to have a conversation with a Deaf person let's just hope that all they want to know is my name and favorite color!"
Jessica and Ryan laughed at the joke together. They looked at each other and Ryan felt his heart begin to race again. He thought he had become accustom to Jessica's presence, but apparently it was still a work in progress.