//I know Elizabeth certainly was,// he agreed, leaning his cheek into her touch. //It is a frightening prospect, but...//
He shrugged his shoulders a little.
//I'd be lying if I were to say I wasn't tempted. Still, there's... a lot going on at the moment, especially with Karla and Warren expecting theirs, and a lot of thinking to be done. There's no particular hurry, is there?//
So much of his attention and energy these days went into making certain nobody who meant Karla harm could get to her while she was still vulnerable. He managed to keep most of the fallout from it to himself, the headaches and the nosebleeds, but that would be practically impossible if his attention was split between Karla's well-being, and... this.
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Date: 2014-12-16 05:17 pm (UTC)//I know Elizabeth certainly was,// he agreed, leaning his cheek into her touch. //It is a frightening prospect, but...//
He shrugged his shoulders a little.
//I'd be lying if I were to say I wasn't tempted. Still, there's... a lot going on at the moment, especially with Karla and Warren expecting theirs, and a lot of thinking to be done. There's no particular hurry, is there?//
So much of his attention and energy these days went into making certain nobody who meant Karla harm could get to her while she was still vulnerable. He managed to keep most of the fallout from it to himself, the headaches and the nosebleeds, but that would be practically impossible if his attention was split between Karla's well-being, and... this.