[ she reluctantly hands him the towel. he reminds her of pietro, stubborn and in denial that he may need a second pair of hands to help him. but she thinks it's important that he remain in control of even his own clean up. ]

I try not to go into heads without permission.

[ it would be a lie if she said she didn't go into heads without permission. she did to most of his friends—or acquaintances—and she had done so most recently with westview. but she tries not to. steve had told her trying was all that mattered. ]

I only skimmed the surface of Sam's. [ she sweeps her hand in a line, brows furrowed slightly as she tries to think of how she could ever explain it. ] It's like wanting to touch the water of a lake but without dipping your hand completely into it. You want to make sure it's cold and wet.