Raylan listened, plunger pressing slowly down on the boiled water and grounds, looking over towards the bed as she finished.
"Or get yourself a very deep garden," he replied, face curling up in his own amusement before he glanced down and stepped to the side to get a new cup.
"My bets are on a doctorate, if I bothered to think about it. But he's still sweet and kind and sharp. Sharper than my ex-wife, and she isn't exactly a dull spoon. I prefer to think about what life is going to be like in the moment. Ya know. Five year plan it, nothing big, small steps and all." He poured out and set the press aside so he could step back and lean against the counter again, one arm busied with coffee, the other crossed over his chest.
"You should be proud of him. He's not in a mental institution under his own mental pressures, and he excels at his job. He's a good man, Jessica. He wants to make the world a better place and I can tell you from experience that those kinds of people are rare."
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"Or get yourself a very deep garden," he replied, face curling up in his own amusement before he glanced down and stepped to the side to get a new cup.
"My bets are on a doctorate, if I bothered to think about it. But he's still sweet and kind and sharp. Sharper than my ex-wife, and she isn't exactly a dull spoon. I prefer to think about what life is going to be like in the moment. Ya know. Five year plan it, nothing big, small steps and all." He poured out and set the press aside so he could step back and lean against the counter again, one arm busied with coffee, the other crossed over his chest.
"You should be proud of him. He's not in a mental institution under his own mental pressures, and he excels at his job. He's a good man, Jessica. He wants to make the world a better place and I can tell you from experience that those kinds of people are rare."