[she nods] I used to with my co-workers, yeah. And when Rusty and I had shifts that ran close-- [abruptly, she cuts herself off, surprised by how easily the words came out. it's the first time here that she's even said his name. without thinking about it, she's started rubbing the ring on her left hand between her fingers. there's an awkward pause before she manages to finish, a note of melancholy in her tone now:] We--sometimes we'd just go out to eat if we didn't have time for anything else.
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