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"Surely you'll be fine if your dad and I do it."
His voice cracked slightly. "You were just going to leave. You were just going to leave without saying anything?"
"I love you too."
"Liar."
"No I'm not."
Avice chuckled. "Oh, shush. You'll understand one day."
"You're just going to leave?" he asked, his voice sounding strained.
She pulled away slowly, her nose brushing his.
"What if.. I stay?"
"Yesss."
She smiled gently, turning her head to kiss him. "I love you too."
He looked up. "Poppy, why?"
She looked up at him, tilting her head before leaning forward and kissing him deeply.
"It is."
She pulled the blanket around them, resting her head on his shoulder.
He sat down his head in his hands. "They won't find out."
She still wore the bracelet that matched the one she gifted him, a carved fish out of red seaglass.
"If I can't see you then you can't see me."
She closed the door behind them, going to the bedroom to grab a blanket and bring it to the couch, sitting down.
"You can too! You're just choosing not to. Why did you do it if there was no point in the end? I.. I just want to be home with you."
