She had lost Jack for fourteen months. She was not at all prepared to lose him fully to this malaise as well, or risk that he might not come back from it. And it felt dangerously close to that.
Was it selfish? Perhaps. But that was to be examined later. Now her attention remained on Jack. Her fingers still resting under his chin, her thumb traced the line of his jaw with slow, even pressure meant to guide his eyes up fully to her own.
"That is not what I said, Jack. I respect keeping things close, even hiding them away. I am just as capable of it. They are here and that is a great deal."
Her eyes remained unwavering on Jack's features.
"But it does matter. They mattered. He mattered." And in case he had forgotten inside that place? "You matter."
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She had lost Jack for fourteen months. She was not at all prepared to lose him fully to this malaise as well, or risk that he might not come back from it. And it felt dangerously close to that.
Was it selfish? Perhaps. But that was to be examined later. Now her attention remained on Jack. Her fingers still resting under his chin, her thumb traced the line of his jaw with slow, even pressure meant to guide his eyes up fully to her own.
"That is not what I said, Jack. I respect keeping things close, even hiding them away. I am just as capable of it. They are here and that is a great deal."
Her eyes remained unwavering on Jack's features.
"But it does matter. They mattered. He mattered." And in case he had forgotten inside that place? "You matter."