[More of the between-the-lines conversation. How long was "a few years"? Why hadn't they been "in touch"? The way he says it is casual, offhanded almost—but from day one, Jack had struck her as a career soldier. Had he severed the ties?
Or had they been severed for him?]
What knocked you out of touch?
[She plays the question like a card, raising an eyebrow, eyes half-lidded. She wouldn't press if he left the table, so to speak, but while he was answering, she'd keep raising.]
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[More of the between-the-lines conversation. How long was "a few years"? Why hadn't they been "in touch"? The way he says it is casual, offhanded almost—but from day one, Jack had struck her as a career soldier. Had he severed the ties?
Or had they been severed for him?]
What knocked you out of touch?
[She plays the question like a card, raising an eyebrow, eyes half-lidded. She wouldn't press if he left the table, so to speak, but while he was answering, she'd keep raising.]