< The way you speak about them. It .. > There's a brief pause, something akin to sorrow held in her eyes before she smiles at him with a softner. < It reminds me of the way your father made me feel.. It's a wonderful feeling almost too hard to describe. These two .. friends. You must ++
When she mentioned "talk" a shiver ran down his spine. No. He was not telling her about Valerie. Never. She didn't need to know, nobody did. < Two of them? > He just hopes the number being pretty low compared to the amount of friends he has helped a little bit. < They adore me, mom! They'd never+