Re: Gotham: Jake & Clem
[She saw that relief for what it was, and she wasn't sure if the expression was more his momma or his daddy, but it made her smile real fond regardless. Then he stiffened, and she'd known bringing up something they needed to talk about wasn't going to be a world of good, but she didn't see a way 'round it.] Honey, you're tired, and you could use some washing. It ain't anything terrible, and no one's hurting. We can talk about it later, and if you'd rather it be just us two, we can do that too.
[It wasn't what she'd promised any, but she wasn't going to force Jake to go sit with his daddy and talk if he didn't want to. She wasn't willing to be the one keeping the secret, neither, despite offering to Graham at first; she just couldn't do it while looking at the boy across from her.]
However you please, sugar.
[She really missed Penny some just then. Woman always did have answers to practical things.]