[In those few seconds, Jules gets to feel something there too - it'd be evident that he liked it even though he doesn't make an effort to keep Dom close. But it was appreciated, even if he doesn't quite know what to do next. He wants to be a good leader, a good friend. All of his choices lately have been messing that up - he can't protect people by isolating them, he can't protect them with his actions alone. He has to trust them too. And now he's trusting Dom.
[ Something breaks, but it's good — Dom's smile reaches his eyes, looking off at the lake and where he remembers the ring hitting the water. His hand slips away to adjust the stupid necklace again, once more grateful that it wasn't one of the silver ones, though he'll be even more grateful once he gets rid of the fucking thing. ]
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But it's scary and hard, so:]
Wanna go have a couple beers?
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Yeah, man. Sounds good to me.