He opens his mouth in a silent gasp, Aretha and Aloe bellowing their upset as Clara blinks into view and grips Frank tight. He doesn't hesitate to do as she says, frowning as he searches her eyes. It's been challenging, in a good way, to have her back in his life. Seeing her brought back memories he'd long suppressed, and he knows for a fact her name wasn't on that list. Does that prove it's her first time here or just that the whole thing is bullshit? Frank grips her arm back almost too hard, almost enough to bruise, his features creasing in concern.
"You okay?" he asks in his gruff way, even as the two dogs nudge in to check on her, too.
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"You okay?" he asks in his gruff way, even as the two dogs nudge in to check on her, too.