[Nate practically recoils, and that's what allows her to step past him and take the journal before he can grab it first. She doesn't sound surprised, she must have known it was his, so why...?
He moves right beside her, fingers itching to pull the journal from her hands, but he resists.]
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He moves right beside her, fingers itching to pull the journal from her hands, but he resists.]
How long have you had it?
[How long has she been keeping it from him?]