"I'd blame me if I did." He insisted, absolutely certain he wasn't going to give up on this no matter what she said. There was a sick nervous coil in his gut but he was a strong lad, stubborn when he had to be, and Emmett would not let Phoebe suffer on her own. He had seen single mothers, heard the whispers and seen their struggles in managing it all...he was sure Phoebe could handle it herself but he didn't want her to have to.
She didn't want to get married, which was no bother to him; it had been a proposal for her benefit had she wanted it, not a genuine confession of love and desire for commitment. Though he supposed promising to help her with the baby was just as good a version of that... "I'm takin' this on. It's not somethin' I can push off. It's my duty, and...maybe it'll give me a focus."
With another child to look after he would have to really work to get the farm optimal, to finish converting the barn and destroying the old house. To grow up. "..Maybe...maybe it'll be fun?"
Emmett
It burns too bright
I think about my self a lot 'cause it's the only one I've got
I've earned this life
What have I done to earn this life?
I think about my self a lot 'cause it's the only one I've got
I've earned this life
What have I done to earn this life?
