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Sudden confusion, hand stopped on the sugar spoon.
How do I take my coffee?
Painstakingly untwisting the sheets from her legs in the morning.
She opens her mouth to get Hank's attention, then blinking silence at a half dozen habits for calling him.
Hesitations. A moment to get her own voice straight in her head before she dares to speak. Nobody else seems to notice.
Why should she?