[Mephisto... really isn't sure how to do this comforting thing. Certainly not with an adult. It had taken awhile to get used to it with Stephen even. He just... pats her shoulder a few times, just a little stiffly.]
Yeah.
[It feels wrong to allow her to stay, not when he and Stephen have spent so many nights in here. But right now, all he can smell is her. That's better than catching the lingering scent of Stephen in his sheets.]
Stay as long as you need. We'll be stronger tomorrow.
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Yeah.
[It feels wrong to allow her to stay, not when he and Stephen have spent so many nights in here. But right now, all he can smell is her. That's better than catching the lingering scent of Stephen in his sheets.]
Stay as long as you need. We'll be stronger tomorrow.