(It's a good thing she hadn't been holding her mug! Lucretia tucks her arms around Beverly and gives her a gentle squeeze.)
It's okay. (But she's not about to do something stupid, and tell Beverly she won't lose Wesley. Because how could she possibly know? Lucretia has lost many people she thought she would never lose, it's not like it doesn't happen.
She doesn't say any of that either. Instead she holds Beverly close, and murmurs,) it's the holidays. Things always get complicated around the holidays.
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It's okay. (But she's not about to do something stupid, and tell Beverly she won't lose Wesley. Because how could she possibly know? Lucretia has lost many people she thought she would never lose, it's not like it doesn't happen.
She doesn't say any of that either. Instead she holds Beverly close, and murmurs,) it's the holidays. Things always get complicated around the holidays.