"No, of course not," Edith says, the answer coming quickly, instinctively, but no less meant for it. She can't pretend that it's been easy, trying to navigate what they are to each other now or to figure out what she wants them to be, but she hasn't once felt like that about his arrival, and she doesn't want him to, either. "I'm glad you have this, Thomas."
The rest goes unspoken, but she doesn't think it necessary to detail one of the reasons why that's the case. He'd died protecting her, and he deserves this second chance now as much as anyone could. "It might have been a bit of a shock when I first saw you in the train station, but it's not a trauma at all."
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Date: 2016-02-10 06:58 am (UTC)The rest goes unspoken, but she doesn't think it necessary to detail one of the reasons why that's the case. He'd died protecting her, and he deserves this second chance now as much as anyone could. "It might have been a bit of a shock when I first saw you in the train station, but it's not a trauma at all."