[ Taking his time means giving his mind time to wander, and that momentum seems to go missing for a moment. He stares at her questioningly, trepidation entering his eyes as they fall upon the shadow of the house, before he gives one last longing look to the forest and the garden behind him. ]
I know it's not forever...I just wanted to be better. For a little while. Just to make it stop.
[ Does that make him an irresponsible person? He'd never have done this with Grace nearby, it's only the lack of anything to hold onto that's driven him to this, a method he's used time and again in the course of the last twenty-eight years, just to cope. ]
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I know it's not forever...I just wanted to be better. For a little while. Just to make it stop.
[ Does that make him an irresponsible person? He'd never have done this with Grace nearby, it's only the lack of anything to hold onto that's driven him to this, a method he's used time and again in the course of the last twenty-eight years, just to cope. ]