She releases his shoulders. This is Wash. He doesn't remember, but he's so himself about it.
It makes her miss him.
"We weren't that kind of close, but you are my best friend. I don't have a lot of friends, Wash, and... you're important to all of us. Okay?"
Forget weight classes. Wash is a fantastic human being these days, he's a better one than she is. She almost wants to defend him in some weird way, but that isn't going to help dispel the idea that she and Tucker might just be lying to try not to make it worse.
"If we'd been... together, I would've told you. And tried to keep my distance, because... well. That would've been weird. But I respect you enough that I would've told you."
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It makes her miss him.
"We weren't that kind of close, but you are my best friend. I don't have a lot of friends, Wash, and... you're important to all of us. Okay?"
Forget weight classes. Wash is a fantastic human being these days, he's a better one than she is. She almost wants to defend him in some weird way, but that isn't going to help dispel the idea that she and Tucker might just be lying to try not to make it worse.
"If we'd been... together, I would've told you. And tried to keep my distance, because... well. That would've been weird. But I respect you enough that I would've told you."