[ Her thoughts are loud. She understands the exercise for what it is, but he knows she's turning the question over and over. After all, it's hard to unchain oneself from the past, especially ones such as theirs.
She might also be thinking he still sees her as an investment. Inwardly, he cringes, feeling his own words thrown back in his face, even if she doesn't speak them aloud. Carefully, he shifts, presses his cheek to her hair. Something like reassurance, because the words won't come; that's a different conversation. ]
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She might also be thinking he still sees her as an investment. Inwardly, he cringes, feeling his own words thrown back in his face, even if she doesn't speak them aloud. Carefully, he shifts, presses his cheek to her hair. Something like reassurance, because the words won't come; that's a different conversation. ]
Yes. You don't have to answer, if it's too much.