[he's not getting away that easy, she is gonna find out what that means -- but later, when things have settled enough that she feels up to pestering him.
the way things are going, maybe it won't be too long.]
Oh, Lily. You're so much nicer to me than my other kid.
[they're having a moment, it looks like, and carol thinks vaguely that maybe she should go fix herself some more coffee or something and leave them to it, but she's too tired, and the temptation to watch them interact is too strong. so she just folds her arms and snuggles her face into them, hanging like a limpet off the back of the couch.]
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the way things are going, maybe it won't be too long.]
Oh, Lily. You're so much nicer to me than my other kid.
[they're having a moment, it looks like, and carol thinks vaguely that maybe she should go fix herself some more coffee or something and leave them to it, but she's too tired, and the temptation to watch them interact is too strong. so she just folds her arms and snuggles her face into them, hanging like a limpet off the back of the couch.]