[ the tone doesn't linger. laura puts the facts in order and decides it probably all came up out of respect. raylan and sweeney had the same talk. only she's pretty sure he doesn't quite know the extent of how deeply she came to feel about the marshal in the time before he left the barge. it broke her heart he chose to leave, but there was nothing she could do about it. he needed to leave for himself.
otherwise, everyone seems to fuck everyone and she's not naive to think anyone would want to invest in much more than a friends-with-benefits type deal.
[ her eyes follow his face until she can feel the whiskers of his beard against her skin. she doesn't move, the closeness something she finds comfortable and safe. she drapes her arm along the top of his leg and smiles. then follows up her reply with a soft laugh. ]
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otherwise, everyone seems to fuck everyone and she's not naive to think anyone would want to invest in much more than a friends-with-benefits type deal.
laura pauses and then leans into him. ]
And now? If it bothers you, we can stop.
[ she hopes not. ]
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I'm dead. I'm dead and I want to stay dead.
[He turns, muttering softly against her temple.]
But as long as I'm here, I like the light you bring to this place, sunshine.
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That's a pretty good answer. I'll take it.
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[He laughs, pressing a kiss to her cheek before pulling away.]