She reached across the counter and took his hand, rubbing her thumb across the back of his knuckles.
"I don't ever want you to feel like you have to hide something from me, especially something that matters to you."
She slid her mug aside and took his hand in both of hers.
"Paul was there for you for so many formative moments while you were growing up and becoming you and he died in a horrible, sudden, traumatic way. Of course you wanted to keep a part of him. Of course you still talk to him."
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She reached across the counter and took his hand, rubbing her thumb across the back of his knuckles.
"I don't ever want you to feel like you have to hide something from me, especially something that matters to you."
She slid her mug aside and took his hand in both of hers.
"Paul was there for you for so many formative moments while you were growing up and becoming you and he died in a horrible, sudden, traumatic way. Of course you wanted to keep a part of him. Of course you still talk to him."