"That's absurd," I say immediately, then realize that was a mistake and not at all what I meant to say.
"I'm sorry- the way you feel, that's not- That's entirely valid. But know that there is no amount of time that could pass that would make the things you've done any less important. Or valued." Peacetime is hard. Our lives in general haven't been... easy. Here, where we're not needed the same way, it does get thrown into sharper relief.
One arm fully around her now, I slide my hands under hers and turn them palms up so I can thread our fingers together.
"I know I never spent a lot of time considering life out of... after... combat." I tilt my head a little so I can watch her expression.
"What about you?" It's not that we've never discussed it- who we were out of uniform, off the field. But if it's bothering her, then maybe something's catching up to her she hadn't given much thought to previously.
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"I'm sorry- the way you feel, that's not- That's entirely valid. But know that there is no amount of time that could pass that would make the things you've done any less important. Or valued." Peacetime is hard. Our lives in general haven't been... easy. Here, where we're not needed the same way, it does get thrown into sharper relief.
One arm fully around her now, I slide my hands under hers and turn them palms up so I can thread our fingers together.
"I know I never spent a lot of time considering life out of... after... combat." I tilt my head a little so I can watch her expression.
"What about you?" It's not that we've never discussed it- who we were out of uniform, off the field. But if it's bothering her, then maybe something's catching up to her she hadn't given much thought to previously.