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she holds back the verbal praise for aj that was brewing behind angry lips . instead , she clicks her tongue a few times .
“ he loves you guys , y’know ? he’ll always jump at the chance to save one of you . it’s just . . . ��— ”
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sighing , she was worried about aj during that time even if willow didn't have intentions to hurt him .
〝 i wish he didn't , he shouldn't have gotten into that mess . 〞
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“ —— it’s just who he is . ” she pulls a pocket knife from her bag and starts playing with it a little .
“ i mean , clem told me he bit a lady’s ear off — on that boat you kids exploded . ” it’s hard for her not ——
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the subtext isn’t lost on her but she says nothing for a while , opting to just press a kiss to his temple and lay her head on his shoulder .
it’s then that her eyes are finally drawn from the love of her life and onto ——
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〝 she had plenty of vegetables , but the flowers were her pride and joy . she probably spent more time with them than with any person . 〞 her husband , son , daughter .
but he never hated her for that , or even really blamed her .
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—— his work thus far . her thoughts wander to his mother , who’s just a vague and distant silhouette in her mind , a not unkind but distracted figure .
“ what uh . . . what was her name ? ” she whispers , trying to hold ——
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“ would you stop apologizing ? ” she laughs softly , placing a hand on her back . “ it was chaotic because it wouldn’t be ericson’s otherwise . ”
she shrugs , kicking a few stones along the path , hands stuffed into the ——
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“ no , ” she replies , soft . “ you don’t talk about her much . ” it’s an odd predicament . she wants to know as much as she can but she knows how difficult to talk about it can be .
she takes a seat beside , sitting ——
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the work we've been doing on the house , 〞 he admits . it's a nice break , and .. a little nostalgic for him .
〝 did i ever tell you my mom had a garden .ᐣ 〞
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exits the house to @OFLESSHOPE working on the garden out front . she just watches for a second before approaching slowly . “ you’re so cute . my little house wife . ”
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