Her smile steadies, and she bumps his shoulder with hers in response to the nudge.
"My mom's a nurse. I know exactly what happens when you push yourself too far. I may not like where my limit is, but at least you're not telling me to go home because you think I can't handle it, or I'll make a mess of things." Or because he doesn't trust her not to turn out like her scumbag father.
She knows that the critisism she's had to take for so long was (mostly) all in the spirit of keeping her alive, but she also knows that none of the boys were ever treated the way she was.
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"My mom's a nurse. I know exactly what happens when you push yourself too far. I may not like where my limit is, but at least you're not telling me to go home because you think I can't handle it, or I'll make a mess of things." Or because he doesn't trust her not to turn out like her scumbag father.
She knows that the critisism she's had to take for so long was (mostly) all in the spirit of keeping her alive, but she also knows that none of the boys were ever treated the way she was.