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“I’m proud of you, Wendy…”
Joanna’s voice is soft enough that Wendy knows she’s fighting tears. It’s strong enough of a tell that she can feel her own wanting to escape, choosing instead to hug Joanna tightly.
“I’m proud of you too Joanna.”
They haven’t spoken like this for a while, both too busy with their lives, but Wendy knows Joanna has always been there if she needed her, now she can’t help smiling at how gently confident Joanna is with Mazikeen.
Joanna, for her part, watches Wendy with Charlotte and smiles. Finally, she thinks, finally Wendy has love, the love she always deserved. She’s proud. Not just of Wendy, but of Charlotte. She had met the woman a couple of times, she knew how hard it had to have been for Charlotte to say yes, but she had and now… now she was safe.