It's ... oddly reassuring, somehow, that she's waiting for his permission.
Kids her age are trying to walk a line between independence and support, says a quiet voice in his memory. You aren't going to be looking over her shoulder all her life.
"You'll be careful?" he says, meeting her eyes. "Both of you?"
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Date: 2006-08-10 04:35 am (UTC)Kids her age are trying to walk a line between independence and support, says a quiet voice in his memory. You aren't going to be looking over her shoulder all her life.
"You'll be careful?" he says, meeting her eyes. "Both of you?"