“What do you remember first?” God, I love that woman. “You don’t have to…”
“No, it’s fine. I never had anyone ask, so it’s somewhat…difficult.”
I was not going to interrupt if I could help it, but the vegetables were nice and diced. “Babe, veggies?”
“Yeah, right here,” she pointed as she moved to the side to grab bouillon cubes. After popping out two, she handed them to me. “One cup oughta do it.”
The number one rule in my profession is “build good rapport,” and I was not so sure if this was good or bad rapport. Bad or negative rapport is bonding over pain. That, while still rapport, is never as good as good rapport, things that make the other person smile or laugh. I mulled over this particular issue while heating water to blend the beef bouillon.
“Well, okay. The first memories aren’t clear. They’re muddy, like a dream. Or a half-remembered dream, anyway.” Elizabeth’s slicing slowed a bit as she tried to focus on her past. “Honestly, it’s better if I showed you.”
“Hang on,” I paused the muddling of the cubes in the hot water and wondered aloud, “how would anyone be able to ‘show’ us a memory?”
“That’s actually the simple part. You know how we can read each other’s thoughts when you shoot me?”
“You can do that?” Duchess asked incredulously.
“Well, yeah. Like that time you held my stock and I swore I would do nothing to hurt either of you.”
“I thought I heard voices in my head…”