Closeness? You know how to do that. Don't go on and bail out on me. Believe me, it's easy as hell. No one has to be good to be able to do it. You just...do it, you know?
[Or maybe he doesn't. Either way the plans are coming into motion. Mike Murdock is going to come out of his shell.]
Yeah. That makes sense. I'd have to save up to go when it was just Maria and I.
[Saying her name here and now, even in passing never feels forbidden. Frank isn't pitting or pairing one relationship to the other. They're beyond comparable. Mike never makes it feel too soon, too weighted. There's so much patience and understanding around his grief. It's driven his character to places Frank had never, ever expected to go. The scraps of heart given to him are so valuable.]
Bet you broke a lotta hearts. Dates or no dates. Kissing the girls and making em cry.
[Or boys. Clearly this is equal opportunity territory.]
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[Or maybe he doesn't. Either way the plans are coming into motion. Mike Murdock is going to come out of his shell.]
Yeah. That makes sense. I'd have to save up to go when it was just Maria and I.
[Saying her name here and now, even in passing never feels forbidden. Frank isn't pitting or pairing one relationship to the other. They're beyond comparable. Mike never makes it feel too soon, too weighted. There's so much patience and understanding around his grief. It's driven his character to places Frank had never, ever expected to go. The scraps of heart given to him are so valuable.]
Bet you broke a lotta hearts. Dates or no dates. Kissing the girls and making em cry.
[Or boys. Clearly this is equal opportunity territory.]