He smells horrible, like he took a bath in gas, but she holds onto him anyway. She knows that people can see them, but at the moment she can't bring herself to care.
She doesn't have to say that she was worried or that she thought this time they'd really lost him, because it's in her reluctance to immediately let go or to try to keep up the lie that she's told everyone for a long time.
"I'm okay. I - I'm just really glad that you both are..." she glances away slightly, unable to pretend that she's completely fine. "They were just doing their job, Dad."
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Date: 2007-04-29 01:37 am (UTC)She doesn't have to say that she was worried or that she thought this time they'd really lost him, because it's in her reluctance to immediately let go or to try to keep up the lie that she's told everyone for a long time.
"I'm okay. I - I'm just really glad that you both are..." she glances away slightly, unable to pretend that she's completely fine. "They were just doing their job, Dad."