This has the very opposite effect of making Phil think that Darcy thought about it, at least to the extent that he'd expect from them. Then again, love does all sorts of things to a person. Then again, he and Rita waited five years before even thinking about it. Then again, they were in their 40s at that point.
"But you still asked," he says with that sort of teasing grin in his voice, but there's this barest line of strain in it. Like the subtlest copper taste in water. "C'mon, you know by now that that opens you up to more than just what you think."
He fidgets with the spoon in his bowl. "After the barrier sounds good. That's a good plan." Two years. They'd be 20 then. Time given, things changing, a better headspace to really take this commitment in hand. Okay. 20's still... young, really young, but it's not 18, and Helena and Darcy have pretty good heads on their shoulders already. Yeah. It'll be fine.
Well, Phil. Clock's ticking.
"Yeah, uh, I admit I'm--a little blindsided, more than usual I mean, but I'm happy for you two. Seriously."
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"But you still asked," he says with that sort of teasing grin in his voice, but there's this barest line of strain in it. Like the subtlest copper taste in water. "C'mon, you know by now that that opens you up to more than just what you think."
He fidgets with the spoon in his bowl. "After the barrier sounds good. That's a good plan." Two years. They'd be 20 then. Time given, things changing, a better headspace to really take this commitment in hand. Okay. 20's still... young, really young, but it's not 18, and Helena and Darcy have pretty good heads on their shoulders already. Yeah. It'll be fine.
Well, Phil. Clock's ticking.
"Yeah, uh, I admit I'm--a little blindsided, more than usual I mean, but I'm happy for you two. Seriously."