Joshua's got more layers than you think. Just because you're shallow doesn't mean the rest of us are.
[A year ago, any jibe from him might have made her break out her fightin' words, but now? They'd learned to speak each other's languages. Teasing was a good sign. It meant things weren't necessarily as bad here a they could be, or so she figured. If there was immediate danger, he would have told her. They've had their issues in the past, but she trusts him to do that.]
Used to it or not, that doesn't make what happened there okay. I'm not convinced this place is any better.
[She wrinkles her nose and then pauses for a beat.]
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[A year ago, any jibe from him might have made her break out her fightin' words, but now? They'd learned to speak each other's languages. Teasing was a good sign. It meant things weren't necessarily as bad here a they could be, or so she figured. If there was immediate danger, he would have told her. They've had their issues in the past, but she trusts him to do that.]
Used to it or not, that doesn't make what happened there okay. I'm not convinced this place is any better.
[She wrinkles her nose and then pauses for a beat.]
You're okay, right?
[So much easier to get out than are you okay?]