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[lifetothefullest]

[Lance is quiet while she talks, and while she takes the fruit to bring home, but when she finally mentions Zack again he shakes his head a little and responds.]

You know it isn't that simple, Dr. Brennan.

[He says it softly, not to correct her but to remind her. It isn't realistic to expect herself to be over Zack's disappearance so quickly, and she doesn't have to.]

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I will stop expecting him to be here.

[Her voice goes unsteady near the end of that sentence. Brennan takes a sharp, deep breath and lowers her gaze, frowning at the tree trunk. On some level she has never stopped missing Zack, but it got easier over time. Knowing he is safe has helped. It will help now too.]