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"I couldn't leave you up here to deal with it alone. We'll take it easy. If Gil doesn't give you work and you don't want to go back to the hospital, we can come back here and watch TV or do something useless and distracting til I have to go."

He hated that he couldn't stay longer, but even taking just this day was something he was going to get shit over. Shit he planned on keeping away from Malcolm - he didn't need him taking on guilt for Raylan's decisions.

"Oh you know, the weather, politics, and you." He smiled softly. Only two of those answers were a joke. "I think she wanted to take the opportunity to make sure I'm with you and interrupting her grand plans for you for a respectable reason. She also fussed at me for waking you up from your nightmares but its out of concern. Even if she has to yell at me through a door to get her point across."

But the way his smile pulled, breaking into a half grin at that suggested he found it endearing that she'd abandon her manners to chase after making a protective point about her son.