[ Her expression softens, and this time, she doesn't hesitate. ]
I would like that very much.
[ Because she misses Peter more than anything. She misses her best friend, and she misses everything that it meant to her. She doesn't want to leave it by the wayside, but she knows she would respect Peter's decision if that was what he wanted. But—
If this is what he wants instead? Friendship instead of this cold distance?
She will accept it in a heartbeat.
She's a little slow about it, uncertain here, but she reaches out, resting her hand on the bed near him, palm up. A small offering, but still something. ]
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I would like that very much.
[ Because she misses Peter more than anything. She misses her best friend, and she misses everything that it meant to her. She doesn't want to leave it by the wayside, but she knows she would respect Peter's decision if that was what he wanted. But—
If this is what he wants instead? Friendship instead of this cold distance?
She will accept it in a heartbeat.
She's a little slow about it, uncertain here, but she reaches out, resting her hand on the bed near him, palm up. A small offering, but still something. ]