[She likes having her hair played with. It's soothing, in a way, and she slumps a little against his knees as he does so. It won't last forever, that's what he says. It better not. She's already lived these memories once. She doesn't need to relive them over and over again.
His question gets her to pull her face back just enough to look up at him. Why would he be asking that now, of all times?]
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His question gets her to pull her face back just enough to look up at him. Why would he be asking that now, of all times?]
Of course I can.