I Was Drinking With Cupid

It was something. His avoidance of it left no doubt in her mind that it had reason for the utter panic his face paled with. Eyes squinted, he didn’t even look convinced by his own admission the more she studied him. And then it came tumbling out, a more plausible reason for his no show, work.

It didn’t make sense at first. The confused line across her brow became more pronounced than anger, Haulean? Megara blinked, expression turning lost and her gaze shifting while his words repeated themselves in her mind. None of it made sense, the kids had always been a part of the C. What difference was it now? Nairn… what are you talking about? What happened with Haulean to make you s-. Her words halted abruptly, dying in her throat when an image of the young lad came into her head.

Eyes widened but the rest of her stood frozen in the doorway, preparing herself, not even her hands dared play with the shawl.

Say it. her voice barely above a whisper, grew in volume though still not enough to yell.

Say. It. Plainly.