Billy is safe in ways she can't articulate to him. The sharp flare of his fury has limits Nancy knows.
Her thumb presses down at the hinge of his jaw as her opposite hand comes up. Cradles his face. Sees where his lip is swelling, bruised from her teeth. ]
Figure out something worth showing me, and maybe I'll answer a question.
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Billy is safe in ways she can't articulate to him. The sharp flare of his fury has limits Nancy knows.
Her thumb presses down at the hinge of his jaw as her opposite hand comes up. Cradles his face. Sees where his lip is swelling, bruised from her teeth. ]
Figure out something worth showing me, and maybe I'll answer a question.
[ Maybe as an exit strategy , an escape hatch. ]