[Ellie nods, following Joel, and takes up a place at his side to help with either the washing or the peeling. Gradually, her shoulders relax. It's what she needed; just to be near him, to see him alive and whole.
She's been caught between her discomfort over having him so close, with so many mixed and awful feelings still hanging between them, and how much she's missed him. Sometimes she wants nothing more than to be like this, spending time in his presence, and other times she needs a city's worth of distance.
Abby's appearance tips that balance and changes everything.]
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[Ellie nods, following Joel, and takes up a place at his side to help with either the washing or the peeling. Gradually, her shoulders relax. It's what she needed; just to be near him, to see him alive and whole.
She's been caught between her discomfort over having him so close, with so many mixed and awful feelings still hanging between them, and how much she's missed him. Sometimes she wants nothing more than to be like this, spending time in his presence, and other times she needs a city's worth of distance.
Abby's appearance tips that balance and changes everything.]
Gimme that one, I'll peel it.