"You're only here to get through the winter,' he says, only after he's closed the door and locked it. "Then you'll have put time between you and those that want you, and..."
And the words die on his tongue as he lifts his gaze, turning to stare at her. Until then they had both been on the same page, and then she springs something on him that he isn't sure what to do with.
Blinking, he offers a look that might have been meant to be a smile but fails in all regards, just tight and pained and confused.
"I've thought of it a time or two, but I wouldn't know where I'd have to go. I have no interest in returning to my family back East, and not sure where I would just go and move to start over again." Alone. Some money saved but not a man of much needed skills. Not without a wife and family. "It's a nice thought though, thank you. For all of it. It means a lot, those words you've said."
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Date: 2018-12-11 02:50 am (UTC)And the words die on his tongue as he lifts his gaze, turning to stare at her. Until then they had both been on the same page, and then she springs something on him that he isn't sure what to do with.
Blinking, he offers a look that might have been meant to be a smile but fails in all regards, just tight and pained and confused.
"I've thought of it a time or two, but I wouldn't know where I'd have to go. I have no interest in returning to my family back East, and not sure where I would just go and move to start over again." Alone. Some money saved but not a man of much needed skills. Not without a wife and family. "It's a nice thought though, thank you. For all of it. It means a lot, those words you've said."