All I ever wanted
All I ever needed
All I ever needed
A slow, genuine smile spread across Maea's face, and for a moment, Liam was struck dumb. He wasn't sure he'd ever seen her smile like that - with complete joy, like she'd seen something beautiful and rare. He could watch her all day if she'd just keep smiling like that, if they could sit in this little cocoon of comfort and bliss and forget about the Family and the Void and all the rest of it.
The news that Maea shared brought a smile to Liam's face as well, if only because Maea was so happy - because what kind of friend would he be if he gave in to the tiny voice in the back of his mind that whispered that Maea had let Remi help her when she wouldn't allow the same kindness from Liam? No, better that the little twinge of - what was it? Jealousy? - be buried deep and never allowed to resurface.
"That's amazing!" Liam said, shoving aside his own asinine emotions in favor of congratulating his friend. "You'll have to think about what you might need - this calls for a housewarming gift." Of course, he'd probably have to figure out a gift for himself, if he knew Maea. She wouldn't want to be indebted to him, and even if he didn't see it that way, she might.
He looked at her thoughtfully. "Do you want to leave?" he asked, unsure if he really wanted the answer. She was her own person, of course, and entitled to go any time she wished, but a very selfish part of him hoped very much that she would stay.
The news that Maea shared brought a smile to Liam's face as well, if only because Maea was so happy - because what kind of friend would he be if he gave in to the tiny voice in the back of his mind that whispered that Maea had let Remi help her when she wouldn't allow the same kindness from Liam? No, better that the little twinge of - what was it? Jealousy? - be buried deep and never allowed to resurface.
"That's amazing!" Liam said, shoving aside his own asinine emotions in favor of congratulating his friend. "You'll have to think about what you might need - this calls for a housewarming gift." Of course, he'd probably have to figure out a gift for himself, if he knew Maea. She wouldn't want to be indebted to him, and even if he didn't see it that way, she might.
He looked at her thoughtfully. "Do you want to leave?" he asked, unsure if he really wanted the answer. She was her own person, of course, and entitled to go any time she wished, but a very selfish part of him hoped very much that she would stay.
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary; they can only do harm
Words are very unnecessary; they can only do harm
Liam
