we don't even ask for happiness; just a little less pain
"I did," Finn agrees. "But it isn't possible right now..." Perhaps he ought to have made that a fraction clearer when he was first explaining, but alas... he can't be blamed, he hopes, for not quite managing to say what he ought to. "But I am," he whispers about being sorry, pressing his eyes shut and trying to listen properly to what she's saying. "I don't know if I want to be alone right now, not unless you need the time.
He has no idea how they will tell Ever, or what they will tell him. Going away for work is one thing, but the boy is far too intuitive for his own good. As Tobi confesses to being fidgety, Finn suddenly has the urge to lean over and kiss her. He doesn't, of course, but the thought is there. "Okay," he mumbles, getting abruptly to his feet. He's already in his coat, after all.
"Shall we go to the Plaza? It's dark, but it will be lit up."
He has no idea how they will tell Ever, or what they will tell him. Going away for work is one thing, but the boy is far too intuitive for his own good. As Tobi confesses to being fidgety, Finn suddenly has the urge to lean over and kiss her. He doesn't, of course, but the thought is there. "Okay," he mumbles, getting abruptly to his feet. He's already in his coat, after all.
"Shall we go to the Plaza? It's dark, but it will be lit up."
FINN
