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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[ 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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