[And he may have done worse than a lot of people, but Tess knows morals don't mean shit if they're not thoroughly tested.]
First time in a long time I've had someone hold me to a higher standard than... [Is there even a word for it? She just waves a hand, idly, before returning it to his chest.] I don't know. Wherever I was when I got here.
[It's not that she doubts him –– not wholly, anyway –– but it doesn't really matter what she says, with Jake drifting off. She just presses a kiss to his shoulder and settles in for a nap, fit right to his side.]
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Date: 2021-03-15 10:58 pm (UTC)[And he may have done worse than a lot of people, but Tess knows morals don't mean shit if they're not thoroughly tested.]
First time in a long time I've had someone hold me to a higher standard than... [Is there even a word for it? She just waves a hand, idly, before returning it to his chest.] I don't know. Wherever I was when I got here.
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Date: 2021-03-15 11:05 pm (UTC)[He recalls their first meeting and settles into the pillow, feeling himself slipping into sleep, despite his efforts to stay awake.]
When we first met, he called you tough. Said you were...all over the place.
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Date: 2021-03-17 03:42 am (UTC)Is that so?
[It's not that she doubts him –– not wholly, anyway –– but it doesn't really matter what she says, with Jake drifting off. She just presses a kiss to his shoulder and settles in for a nap, fit right to his side.]