[She's at the sink, the gentle clatter of plates and utensils and the soft rush of water filling in the silence otherwise. Everything has gone back to the way it should be now that even doing the dishes with him at the kitchen table is something that brings her immeasurable joy right now. Today has brought her immeasurable joy.
But as soon as she has her back to him again after flashing him a smile over his shoulder, her thoughts drift back to the place they had been since she started. There was more that she'd wanted to tell him, more news to share... and not the good kind. It was just a matter of finding a way to break it to him without turning their home into an icy cave in the snap of a finger.]
Just finishing up. Think I might make myself a cup, too.
[And she does, drying her hands and wiping down the counters before pouring herself a cup of hot coffee, adding a dash of cream and a sprinkle of sugar to it before moving her chair over so that she can sit directly next to him and tip her head so that it rests on his shoulder.
There's a new weight there now, both in her body and in her voice.]
no subject
[She's at the sink, the gentle clatter of plates and utensils and the soft rush of water filling in the silence otherwise. Everything has gone back to the way it should be now that even doing the dishes with him at the kitchen table is something that brings her immeasurable joy right now. Today has brought her immeasurable joy.
But as soon as she has her back to him again after flashing him a smile over his shoulder, her thoughts drift back to the place they had been since she started. There was more that she'd wanted to tell him, more news to share... and not the good kind. It was just a matter of finding a way to break it to him without turning their home into an icy cave in the snap of a finger.]
Just finishing up. Think I might make myself a cup, too.
[And she does, drying her hands and wiping down the counters before pouring herself a cup of hot coffee, adding a dash of cream and a sprinkle of sugar to it before moving her chair over so that she can sit directly next to him and tip her head so that it rests on his shoulder.
There's a new weight there now, both in her body and in her voice.]
Feels almost like you never left...