[She does, she doesn't. There's pros and cons for each option which is why she's seriously considering them both, staying quiet as she does. It takes her a while, long enough to think maybe she's not going to say anything at all, but in the end the need for some comfort and reassurance wins out.]
[Heather is okay. And Heather knows, at least some, and she believes it, so she doesn't have to hide.]
[But that doesn't stop Laura from choking up a little when she opens her mouth. She'd only ever told Harold before. But that had been different.]
[So, well ... she visibly steels herself, and then just says it. Despite how emotional she feels, her voice is kept kinda blank. She's not sure how Heather will react, after all.]
He climbs into my window at night. [Pause.] To ... have me.
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[She does, she doesn't. There's pros and cons for each option which is why she's seriously considering them both, staying quiet as she does. It takes her a while, long enough to think maybe she's not going to say anything at all, but in the end the need for some comfort and reassurance wins out.]
[Heather is okay. And Heather knows, at least some, and she believes it, so she doesn't have to hide.]
[But that doesn't stop Laura from choking up a little when she opens her mouth. She'd only ever told Harold before. But that had been different.]
[So, well ... she visibly steels herself, and then just says it. Despite how emotional she feels, her voice is kept kinda blank. She's not sure how Heather will react, after all.]
He climbs into my window at night. [Pause.] To ... have me.