He leans towards her like a flower seeking out the sun. Unable not to. Hands pushing into his pockets, still burning with the feeling of her back beneath them. "If you leave now, you can be there before dark."
Get answers. The ones she's been looking for, maybe. She's shaking her head, looking as back-footed as he's ever seen her, but it won't last long. She's been searching for this almost as long as she's been here. For the woman who they thought might have been her mother. The woman who might have been her, once upon a time.
He's not sure he buys it. That Audrey could be anything or anyone but Audrey.
But that's not stopping him from being pleased at how his little gift has gone over.
After this year, after Chris and the Rev and Evi and the rest ––
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Date: 2018-06-29 01:33 am (UTC)Get answers. The ones she's been looking for, maybe. She's shaking her head, looking as back-footed as he's ever seen her, but it won't last long. She's been searching for this almost as long as she's been here. For the woman who they thought might have been her mother. The woman who might have been her, once upon a time.
He's not sure he buys it. That Audrey could be anything or anyone but Audrey.
But that's not stopping him from being pleased at how his little gift has gone over.
After this year, after Chris and the Rev and Evi and the rest ––
She deserves it. And more.