[ By degrees, she comes down from that heightened place, letting her spine relax one vertebra at a time until her posture is not something that every mother would be proud of. She kind of deflates but doesn't slump, lets herself relax down from manic to somewhere with a steady pulse. Call it intuition, but she really hadn't expected him to be bothered. All the same his response settles somewhere deep down in her marrow. Following how shitty she's felt for the past couple of days, for a number of reasons, it's a welcome break to not have to for a while. ]
Thank you.
[ Claire kind of feels like she should get more emotional about it, but she doesn't. There's genuine gratitude in those two words. Thank you for not being bothered and thank you for not telling her to get out and thank you for your lack of making this a huge deal. ]
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Thank you.
[ Claire kind of feels like she should get more emotional about it, but she doesn't. There's genuine gratitude in those two words. Thank you for not being bothered and thank you for not telling her to get out and thank you for your lack of making this a huge deal. ]
It's just been bugging me. I really will be fine.