[ In a way, maybe it's lucky that neither of them have a choice in the matter. CT can long for home, Wash can hope that she stays, and no matter what happens in the end, it won't be either of their faults. She can simultaneously want to go home and be glad that she's here with Wash and she doesn't have to decide.
She makes a small, melancholy noise, and looks away. ]
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She makes a small, melancholy noise, and looks away. ]
A couple of months.
[ Not nearly long enough. ]