[ It's a hug, a real hug, and although John manages to remain calm and refrain from crying in front of his father he'll surely do it when he's alone later. He lives for these moments of affection more than he lives for all the fine dining and parties and fancy clothes in the world.
He returns the hug - not too tightly, just with one arm to mirror Stephen - and stands tall and proud once more when they break it off. ]
Thank you for having this talk with me. I needed it.
[ And they can be done with it there if Stephen has business to attend to, which he usually does, but John will let him decide if it's over or not. ]
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He returns the hug - not too tightly, just with one arm to mirror Stephen - and stands tall and proud once more when they break it off. ]
Thank you for having this talk with me. I needed it.
[ And they can be done with it there if Stephen has business to attend to, which he usually does, but John will let him decide if it's over or not. ]