Ethan smiled reassuringly. "It went nicely. Anna's going to try and get extra information. She knows now that you're not here to cause hassle."
Jacqueline's eyes were packed with tears of remedy. "Thank you, Ethan. I don't know what I'd do without you."
He pulled her into a comforting hug. "You don't need to do anything on your own, Jacqueline. We're on this together. All people."
She clung to him, feeling the warm temperature of his support and the power of their percent.
It became a quiet afternoon, the sort that made Jacqueline feel almost ordinary again. She went into Nathan's room, sitting on the edge of the mattress at the same time as he rummaged through some old books. They have been chatting about mundane things, little tales from their pasts, hopes for the future.
Nathan smiled at her, his eyes warm. "You know, it's fine to have someone to talk to who he is familiar with."
