Rachel sank down behind Danny as he spoke, losing the strength to stay standing. She put her hands on his back, and when he didn't flinch, she slid her arms around his body, like anything she could do could possibly make a difference.
Cai shook his head, dragging his arm (sleeve pulled right down over his treacherous hand) over his face. "I'm sorry," he said, again, because he hadn't said it enough, and he hadn't said it for all the reasons he needed to have said it.
"Everyone's sorry," said Zoe, sitting back on her heels. "And, everyone's safe. Okay? You're all safe here." It was something Liz had told her over and over again, not in words, but in her actions. In everything she did, everything she provided, she told Zoe that she was safe. And Zoe hadn't consciously realised till now what a big fucking deal that really was, and that here in this house, Zoe had the power to pass that promise of safety on.
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Cai shook his head, dragging his arm (sleeve pulled right down over his treacherous hand) over his face. "I'm sorry," he said, again, because he hadn't said it enough, and he hadn't said it for all the reasons he needed to have said it.
"Everyone's sorry," said Zoe, sitting back on her heels. "And, everyone's safe. Okay? You're all safe here." It was something Liz had told her over and over again, not in words, but in her actions. In everything she did, everything she provided, she told Zoe that she was safe. And Zoe hadn't consciously realised till now what a big fucking deal that really was, and that here in this house, Zoe had the power to pass that promise of safety on.