[She lets him pull away without resistance, shifting backward herself as well. She's tried to give him some comfort, and that's all she can do. It's something he'll need to handle... well, not on his own precisely, but within himself. She can't handle it for him. No one can.]
Maybe... maybe I'm not the best person for this, but... if you need to talk, Lee... I'll listen. Anytime you need.
[She's laid this on him; anything she can do to ease the blow, she will.]
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[She lets him pull away without resistance, shifting backward herself as well. She's tried to give him some comfort, and that's all she can do. It's something he'll need to handle... well, not on his own precisely, but within himself. She can't handle it for him. No one can.]
Maybe... maybe I'm not the best person for this, but... if you need to talk, Lee... I'll listen. Anytime you need.
[She's laid this on him; anything she can do to ease the blow, she will.]