Absolutely wonderfully amazing: "Her mother cocked her head. “I’ve never seen that expression on your face before. Are you that desperate for her devotion?”
“I just… I just want it to mean that she wouldn’t ever leave.” Emily stared off through the doorway. “I’d do anything if it meant she’d stay with me, even after…”
“Baby,” Elizabeth cupped the back of her head. “It never means they can’t leave. If you don’t know what she wants, you won’t know why she leaves when she finally does.”
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Date: 2010-06-28 02:06 am (UTC)“I just… I just want it to mean that she wouldn’t ever leave.” Emily stared off through the doorway. “I’d do anything if it meant she’d stay with me, even after…”
“Baby,” Elizabeth cupped the back of her head. “It never means they can’t leave. If you don’t know what she wants, you won’t know why she leaves when she finally does.”