Which she recognizes. Him being here like this, her feeling him near, is something that she hasn't needed as much now that she actually has someone who can be a physical someone to lean on.
But.
"It's just-- I still miss you."
It's never going to change, really, even if the press of his lips to her skin has her smiling now instead of tearing up.
"And I always thought you'd be-- part of this."
In a different way, when they were younger, yes. But the heart of the matter hadn't changed even as they'd aged.
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Date: 2014-09-27 06:59 pm (UTC)But.
"It's just-- I still miss you."
It's never going to change, really, even if the press of his lips to her skin has her smiling now instead of tearing up.
"And I always thought you'd be-- part of this."
In a different way, when they were younger, yes. But the heart of the matter hadn't changed even as they'd aged.