[Would anything else out of his mouth make her as happy as that? Probably not. She could sustain herself forever on the feeling of being one of the only people he likes. Being special.]
Well, if you don't want to head out to Lincoln with me next week, you can just stay here.
[She's long used to him griping about his age, but that's one of the little drawbacks to the person meant for you being a fair bit older. If bullshit doesn't claim them early, he's going to slow down long before she will.
It's fine. What time they have together matters more.
She just tousles the front of his hair out of his face.]
Mm, only because you say it all the time. [She lets her hand rest on the back of his head, looking at him through her eyelashes.] Maybe we can get Bill to let you at the grill.
[ Joel just makes another vague sound in the back of his throat. Not agreeing with her, not arguing with her, either. “Good” and “bad” don’t really figure into his calculus anymore. Survival isn’t about good or bad. It’s about what needs to be done.
Still, what he has with Tess - it’s good. It feels good, as good as anything can feel anymore. So there’s that. ]
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Well, if you don't want to head out to Lincoln with me next week, you can just stay here.
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Don't be ridiculous.
[ No way does she leave the QZ alone, regardless of which asshole she's planning to meet.
Besides, Bill's always got good food. ]
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You might not like him, but he likes you more than me, you know.
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[ And everyone who knows them, knows that Frank usually gets his way in that relationship. ]
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That’s why he’s the only alliance you’re not allowed to torpedo.
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The food’s too good. I’d put up with a lot worse than Bill can dish out for that food once in a while.
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[This is ambitious.]
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[ That is a very skeptical sound that Joel just made. ]
I never was much of a cook.
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I'm sure all it takes is practice.
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It's fine. What time they have together matters more.
She just tousles the front of his hair out of his face.]
You're fifty-six, Texas, not eighty.
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You know what they say, about old dogs and new tricks.
I used to grill a decent hamburger, I guess.
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[ Almost curiously, he traces her lips with a finger. ]
Not that I blame him.
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[She takes his hand in hers to still it, just to kiss his fingertips.]
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He protects what’s his.
[ Which is why, despite the fact that he doesn’t especially like Bill, he understands and respects him. ]
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[And he is a good man, despite his... eccentricities. Even then, there's not many people she can say that about anymore.]
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Still, what he has with Tess - it’s good. It feels good, as good as anything can feel anymore. So there’s that. ]
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