And I have to say the wonderful poem-ish, prose-ish feel this entire story, let alone this amazing chapter, has - beautiful stuff. As always. 

I adore the way you shifted from her laughing to crying with such unbelievable ease - pretty bleeding perfect, if you ask me - and then direct and courage and honesty - and then the descriptions!! If done right I can fall in love with descriptions, and I'm JimandPam-head-over-heels in love with your decscriptions. You know that that is a lot. So subtle, so little, so perfect. 

I love this story.