[ Joel is expecting some kind of smartass remark. Perhaps he's even hoping for it because that's the Jesse he knows. He's not ungrateful for the solid warmth of Jesse huddling up against his side - it's cold, after all - but he finds himself caught in that uncomfortable, unsettling place again of realising how different things are now.
He takes his hand away from Jesse's but he lets Jesse stay right where he is, solid and warm against his side, and when he finally does glance sidelong at Jesse after a lull of silence, he doesn't miss the expression on Jesse's face or the tears brimmed in his eyes. That sends Joel into a further lull of silence, sipping his beer while staring pensively into the fire. A good several minutes passes before Joel speaks again. ]
Y'know, uh. Whatever happened... you'll learn to move on.
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He takes his hand away from Jesse's but he lets Jesse stay right where he is, solid and warm against his side, and when he finally does glance sidelong at Jesse after a lull of silence, he doesn't miss the expression on Jesse's face or the tears brimmed in his eyes. That sends Joel into a further lull of silence, sipping his beer while staring pensively into the fire. A good several minutes passes before Joel speaks again. ]
Y'know, uh. Whatever happened... you'll learn to move on.