( Around when they lost their parents, right? He starts to put things back in their place, for a short while the only sounds between them the running water of the tap and, after drying, the quiet open and shut of cabinets.
...It must be an ache for her, too. )
I'm glad that he does NOW, ( he finally says, returning to her side. A little closer than before, but not much. ) And I'm sorry if I brought up something unpleaSANT. You had to learn how to understand him all over again, didn't YOU?
( No one is a mind-reader, and while two people can know each other like the back of their hand, there's still bound to be obstacles, to be problems, to be misunderstandings. )
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...It must be an ache for her, too. )
I'm glad that he does NOW, ( he finally says, returning to her side. A little closer than before, but not much. ) And I'm sorry if I brought up something unpleaSANT. You had to learn how to understand him all over again, didn't YOU?
( No one is a mind-reader, and while two people can know each other like the back of their hand, there's still bound to be obstacles, to be problems, to be misunderstandings. )