[ she follows his lead and settles in at his side, still cautious of his wounds and not wanting to make it worse. how many times in their lives have they held each other like this, working out whatever awful shit had come their way? he'd been right that he's seen her worse - much worse - and she's seen him worse too. there's been plenty of bad but they've also been lucky to see the best in each other too.
Cash can feel him tense. she should have known it wouldn't go over terribly well to at all imply that she's gotten exactly what she deserved and he was along for the ride. but she'd said it anyway and it doesn't surprise her at all that he won't let it slide. ]
We deserved better. [ she agrees and then sighs and adds: ] I deserved better. [ sometimes she doesn't believe that. but she tries. ] You know - we finally got that. This? This is better. We can have whatever we want here. Families, real jobs, houses that no one bugged. All that stuff we always wanted we can have now. [ most of it, anyway. ]
[ he manages to tighten his hold on her as soon as she settles into his side. she may not want to make his wounds worse but he knows his limits. besides if she does manage to aggravate his injury he can deal with it. he's dealt with worse.
he tries to make himself relax as soon as she speaks. as soon as she says that she deserved better but he knows from her tone that she doesn't entirely believe it. but then she continues and Gloss can actually feel his shoulders loosening because Cash is right. this is better, this is their second chance free of any complications. ]
You're right, we can. This is— we can have everything we wanted. You and I could have a stupid double wedding with people we love and we don't have to worry about them dying or— anything like that. No strings attached.
[ that makes her laugh. he's always been good at that. ] I know you call it stupid but you're the one who keeps bringing up the double wedding. It makes me think you want a double wedding. [ obviously they're going to involved in each other's weddings but is a double wedding too far? maybe. ]
What do you want to do, now that you're back? Not right this second. I mean big picture. Long term.
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Cash can feel him tense. she should have known it wouldn't go over terribly well to at all imply that she's gotten exactly what she deserved and he was along for the ride. but she'd said it anyway and it doesn't surprise her at all that he won't let it slide. ]
We deserved better. [ she agrees and then sighs and adds: ] I deserved better. [ sometimes she doesn't believe that. but she tries. ] You know - we finally got that. This? This is better. We can have whatever we want here. Families, real jobs, houses that no one bugged. All that stuff we always wanted we can have now. [ most of it, anyway. ]
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he tries to make himself relax as soon as she speaks. as soon as she says that she deserved better but he knows from her tone that she doesn't entirely believe it. but then she continues and Gloss can actually feel his shoulders loosening because Cash is right. this is better, this is their second chance free of any complications. ]
You're right, we can. This is— we can have everything we wanted. You and I could have a stupid double wedding with people we love and we don't have to worry about them dying or— anything like that. No strings attached.
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What do you want to do, now that you're back? Not right this second. I mean big picture. Long term.