Love mends even the broken parts
Raising his eyebrows at the punch, Loren just shrugged. "He did sleep with a patient, as I understand it, and cheated on his partner in the process. Also he has taught all of one of the classes he was supposed in the year I've been enrolled in the Medical College. I'm not sure what you were expecting." Tone wry, he waggled his fingers at Maea in a silly way intended to symbolize magic. "Something like that." His self-doubt was evident in his voice.
Nodding slowly, he found himself hugging Astra tighter. When she bleated in protest, he sighed and relaxed his grip. "Sorry." Trying and failing to meet the pale-skinned woman's gaze, he turned his attention to his map instead, studying its lines intently. "Well, I'm happy for you two. Are you ah, moving in together?" The words came out quietly embarrassed, and he ran a sheepish hand through his hair.
Letting out a huff of laughter, he shook his head slightly. "I'm not sure we should be encouraging my more destructive tendencies." He flashed her a guilty smile.
Nodding slowly, he found himself hugging Astra tighter. When she bleated in protest, he sighed and relaxed his grip. "Sorry." Trying and failing to meet the pale-skinned woman's gaze, he turned his attention to his map instead, studying its lines intently. "Well, I'm happy for you two. Are you ah, moving in together?" The words came out quietly embarrassed, and he ran a sheepish hand through his hair.
Letting out a huff of laughter, he shook his head slightly. "I'm not sure we should be encouraging my more destructive tendencies." He flashed her a guilty smile.
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