Ted squeezes her tighter once she agrees, so relieved that she's here with him and she's not hiding or running away anymore.
He pulls back to look at her, hands sliding down her arms and taking her hands in his.
"If you want, we can pretend to break it off. Go back to pretending we're not together," he suggests. "Until you guys figure this out."
He doesn't want to do that. He doesn't want to let fear rule them. But he also sees that the fear isn't entirely baseless, and that her being worried about him might just make it harder to find a solution. And if it's as serious as she thinks, he really doesn't want to risk Henry's safety.
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Date: 2021-07-06 06:07 pm (UTC)He pulls back to look at her, hands sliding down her arms and taking her hands in his.
"If you want, we can pretend to break it off. Go back to pretending we're not together," he suggests. "Until you guys figure this out."
He doesn't want to do that. He doesn't want to let fear rule them. But he also sees that the fear isn't entirely baseless, and that her being worried about him might just make it harder to find a solution. And if it's as serious as she thinks, he really doesn't want to risk Henry's safety.
He just needs to know that it's temporary.