Okay." He let his eyes close and it was a relief; not just of relief of minutes, but of years.

“Ya smell like sun," he murmured. D's voice was raw, like a man under hypnosis. …”

“My grandma always had chocolate-covered cherries," D said, his tone curled at t…”

“I do not either want to, and them candies make methink a my grandmother, so it'…”

“Jack laughed, a quick, surprised chuckle. “God, all I wanted these past months …”