Cissie appreciated Bart's word choice, watching him settle himself by her feet. She took a cookie and just looked at him for a moment--leaning against the bed at her feet, smiling up at her while he ate... How many times had they done this? How many times had she wished they could--how many times had she pretended this, since he died?
She shook her head a little to redirect her thoughts and leaned over to ruffle her hair--both because she could and because she needed the contact to remind herself this was real. "There are nachos in the microwave--they'll be ready in a minute," she said before taking a breath. She broke off a piece of her cookie. "After you... Things were--really bad," she said, offering him a sad smile. She knew this couldn't be easy to hear. "Tim kind of... shut down. And Cassie was--angry. Kind of scary-angry for a while, actually. But she's better now," she said quickly.
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Date: 2008-10-05 06:21 am (UTC)She shook her head a little to redirect her thoughts and leaned over to ruffle her hair--both because she could and because she needed the contact to remind herself this was real. "There are nachos in the microwave--they'll be ready in a minute," she said before taking a breath. She broke off a piece of her cookie. "After you... Things were--really bad," she said, offering him a sad smile. She knew this couldn't be easy to hear. "Tim kind of... shut down. And Cassie was--angry. Kind of scary-angry for a while, actually. But she's better now," she said quickly.