Regardless, it doesn't matter. [She gestures between them then begins putting her make-up on.] This isn't anything beyond some fun.
[Jim's kind of made it clear that he wanted nothing but that, and she's alright with that. Sometimes one has to grab happiness from what they got, and being with Jim and having him touch her was good for her. The reality of long-time separation is breaking that, and Carol's just trying to reestablish the boundaries that Jim himself set. She likes him a lot, but this is what it is.]
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[Jim's kind of made it clear that he wanted nothing but that, and she's alright with that. Sometimes one has to grab happiness from what they got, and being with Jim and having him touch her was good for her. The reality of long-time separation is breaking that, and Carol's just trying to reestablish the boundaries that Jim himself set. She likes him a lot, but this is what it is.]