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Chapter 24: Violet’s Reflection — Kiss My Bruises
Jerry made caring gestures. He asked if he could bring something. He offered kisses. He invited me over for soup and a movie. Those gestures mattered because they created the feeling of care. But care is not the same as the language of care. He did not show up when he first offered.
Violet & Jack: Chapter 24 – Kisses on Your Bruises
“Kisses on your bruises,” Jerry wrote. That landed differently. It was tender. It was flirtatious. It was exactly the kind of thing Violet wanted to hear from him when she was hurt and disappointed and missing the freedom she had just found. She answered in the same language. “Among other places.”