[ gently, with a hint of regret: ] I did not mean to distress you.
[ he lets her words sit, processes them. empathizes, as best as he can. she knows, now, better than he does, to have realizes that this is it. they are here, for better or worse, and they must bend or break under the weight of it. make plans for permanence, sow their seeds, expect a harvest on all their deals and promises. ]
I do not think- [ no, that's not right. again: ] You have my suspicions, and I have your insight. I thank you for it.
There are things I try not to talk about. I wouldn't want to give her those worries.
[Some things you share and fix. Other things you share and they sit there between you, growing larger, uglier, all teeth and claw. (Sometimes there are worries enough. And she likes her life here. Likes digging in her heels to fight to make it better even if she could throttle people with her exhaustion.)]
You're welcome. If you'll excuse me, I have some letters it's long past time I gave to where I always should have sent them to. [The sea is by her window. Why did she keep them all under her floorboards instead of giving them to it after all this time?]
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[ he lets her words sit, processes them. empathizes, as best as he can. she knows, now, better than he does, to have realizes that this is it. they are here, for better or worse, and they must bend or break under the weight of it. make plans for permanence, sow their seeds, expect a harvest on all their deals and promises. ]
I do not think- [ no, that's not right. again: ] You have my suspicions, and I have your insight. I thank you for it.
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[Some things you share and fix. Other things you share and they sit there between you, growing larger, uglier, all teeth and claw. (Sometimes there are worries enough. And she likes her life here. Likes digging in her heels to fight to make it better even if she could throttle people with her exhaustion.)]
You're welcome. If you'll excuse me, I have some letters it's long past time I gave to where I always should have sent them to. [The sea is by her window. Why did she keep them all under her floorboards instead of giving them to it after all this time?]