[Getting up slowly after Scott, Laura leans against the doorway, watching her two boys interact. It's taken some time to get used to the silence in the huge house; between the three of them, they can barely fill up the spaces where pack and noise and family used to be. But they're working past it--patching up the holes in their relationships with Scott as the thread. ]
Next time, you'll have to keep your ears in, Scott. [Finally, she pushes herself off the wall and leans over to put her hand in his hair, a reassuring, tactile gesture, and matching eyes with Derek.]
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Next time, you'll have to keep your ears in, Scott. [Finally, she pushes herself off the wall and leans over to put her hand in his hair, a reassuring, tactile gesture, and matching eyes with Derek.]