[she makes room for him to crawl into her lap if he wants, wrapping her arms around him, sinking further into the couch. the fire in the fireplace flares up, gets very warm for a moment, before settling back down.]

Not sure, really. The last time I did this, it was a few days between where Gale left off and where I left off. Might be faster, this time, just because I already know what's going to happen.