[ she leans in closer closer closer -- until, sweet and sisterly, she touches a brief kiss to the high point of max's cheek. peg had scrubbed away her lipstick before bed; she doesn't leave a smudge. ]
And I am so glad you did.
[ she won't tell him that the way he's lived his life has been virtuous. she know it hasn't been. but she can tell him how happy she is that he's alive -- she can express how much that means to her. ]
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[ she leans in closer closer closer -- until, sweet and sisterly, she touches a brief kiss to the high point of max's cheek. peg had scrubbed away her lipstick before bed; she doesn't leave a smudge. ]
And I am so glad you did.
[ she won't tell him that the way he's lived his life has been virtuous. she know it hasn't been. but she can tell him how happy she is that he's alive -- she can express how much that means to her. ]