[ She drank while he talked, draining most of her glass. He lost her among the deluge of proper nouns but the gist of it still registered. He was scared. Stuck with a destiny he didn't ask for. And Jess wanted to help him escape it.
But it wasn't as easy as offering. She had to take a tally of her own life. Had to have some kind of assurance that it wouldn't blow back on her sister or her assistant or even her clients. And she would ask for that, in due time. Shadow had lain his ghosts bare beside her, and he needed assurances, too. That he didn't think he was putting her on, that she really believed it as true and not his delusion.
She set her hand on his upper arm, mooring him to her presence. ]
I believe you. [ She couldn't altogether explain to herself why she did, and in an effort to do so she'd be looking into his father a lot in the coming days, but that wasn't worth saying. ]
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But it wasn't as easy as offering. She had to take a tally of her own life. Had to have some kind of assurance that it wouldn't blow back on her sister or her assistant or even her clients. And she would ask for that, in due time. Shadow had lain his ghosts bare beside her, and he needed assurances, too. That he didn't think he was putting her on, that she really believed it as true and not his delusion.
She set her hand on his upper arm, mooring him to her presence. ]
I believe you. [ She couldn't altogether explain to herself why she did, and in an effort to do so she'd be looking into his father a lot in the coming days, but that wasn't worth saying. ]