That's fair. I'll be able to come and meet you at the front anyway.
[ given that she'll hear him coming long before she actually lays eyes on him. but based on the tone she can glean from his texts, things might be more serious than playful right now. ]
[ He's done far more strenuous things in much worse shape than this, but yeah, he's not going to volunteer to strain himself any more than he already has. It tends to get him in trouble. ]
Maybe I will.
There's probably a joke in there somewhere about my height.
[ Yeah, he's still kind of getting used to that. Considering his last relationship, such as it was, was all about sneaking around and keeping things quiet, for various reasons. It couldn't be more different with Dana. ]
I know. It's nice, actually.
Our lives aren't even close to normal, but it kind of feels like it is when it's just the two of us.
Maybe we don't have normal all the time, but when we're together it's the closest thing that feels anywhere near that.
[ and she has everything to be grateful for in that, especially given where she's come from. so much of this town feels like the second chance she never thought she'd ever have, and that includes him too. ]
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[ given that she'll hear him coming long before she actually lays eyes on him. but based on the tone she can glean from his texts, things might be more serious than playful right now. ]
You can always scale the tree next time.
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Maybe I will.
There's probably a joke in there somewhere about my height.
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[ that's not to say the idea hadn't popped into her head. ]
But it's not like we have to worry about sneaking around.
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I know. It's nice, actually.
Our lives aren't even close to normal, but it kind of feels like it is when it's just the two of us.
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Maybe we don't have normal all the time, but when we're together it's the closest thing that feels anywhere near that.
[ and she has everything to be grateful for in that, especially given where she's come from. so much of this town feels like the second chance she never thought she'd ever have, and that includes him too. ]