“That’s not-”
“It’s not perfect, no. But Skitter’s probably going to let you head into my territory to see Bryce any time you want-”
“Definitely,” I interjected.
‘Course.
Hm. I wonder if part of why Lisa is so set on Sierra joining Skitter instead of herself is that keeping Sierra at arm’s length from, but not away from, Bryce might help him feel the way they intended to make him feel, through him not having Sierra watching over him all the time.
“-and not to put too fine a point on it, but the guilt over betraying you, coupled with resentment, and the fact that he’s in this rebel-against-your-parents phase and you’re the closest thing he has to a parent right now? It’s maybe best if you give him his space.”
…yes, exactly. I guess I couldn’t have picked a better time to think about it that way.
I saw the faintest change in Sierra’s facial expression, saw her look over at Bryce, her eyebrows drawing together. Lisa’s words had hurt her.
Aww.
They’d been true, no doubt, but I had to find a way of gently suggesting that Lisa take a gentler approach.
Yeeah, she got a little blunt there.
Lisa is good with words, but at this point, she’s used to hurting strangers with the truth. She may not be aware of it, and it’s not a super prominent thing, but she might have some trouble adjusting to situations like this one, where she intends to reassure and reason instead.
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