[Nate winces at that. She cares about him, sure. Probably he should be glad for that. But the words echo in his ears and all he can think is they don't remotely describe what it's like to know that his wife was killed on that planet and he never knew until it was too late.
He stays quiet, elbows resting on the tabletop like he can't support himself on his own, until the waiter's gone.]
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He stays quiet, elbows resting on the tabletop like he can't support himself on his own, until the waiter's gone.]
'Shitty' doesn't cover it.