[He sees the moment when she understands, waiting, watching for it patiently. Ready with the explanation.
Unutterably pleased when it is not necessary.]
Yes.
[The single syllable is confirmation and praise alike, and he accepts the truth she lays out, turns it carefully in his hands, and offers it back slightly altered. It feels better than he could have ever imagined, to have an answer, to feel confident in his knowledge. To be ableto help, even if he would rather Abigail never need it at all.
But she does, and he can give it, and he does. Unconditionally.]
Not missing them. They are drowned out by other things you have learned in your life.
It will take time, but you can choose. This you can choose. If you do, someday that choice will become reflex as much as anything else you've ever known.
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Unutterably pleased when it is not necessary.]
Yes.
[The single syllable is confirmation and praise alike, and he accepts the truth she lays out, turns it carefully in his hands, and offers it back slightly altered. It feels better than he could have ever imagined, to have an answer, to feel confident in his knowledge. To be ableto help, even if he would rather Abigail never need it at all.
But she does, and he can give it, and he does. Unconditionally.]
Not missing them. They are drowned out by other things you have learned in your life.
It will take time, but you can choose. This you can choose. If you do, someday that choice will become reflex as much as anything else you've ever known.