And I will be right here with you and the rest of our family as well. [Rue pecks a kiss into the middle of Leo's forehead as they pluck the tissues from him, their expression so completely grateful. Ready for anything, that's their boy.] There is nowhere I would happier being.
Now, come watch television and cuddle with me on the couch? I want to put this heartbreak out of mind, just for today.
Have you tried to cast your own, ah, emotion magic, darling? It would be as simple as having a conversation with him. I know Raph would listen to whatever you'd have to say, you'd just have to offer him the same courtesy.
I went and saw him a few days ago and I was going to ask you the exact same thing. He did not chase me off when I wanted to visit over lunch, but he did not want to be away from his work for very long.
I will admit, I don't even know what the focus of his work is currently.
[ Ted shows up at Rue's door in the early afternoon, a few freshly picked flowers in one hand (the best he could find, given the state of this place) and a bottle of wine in the other, wearing the relaxed smile of a man who's happy to be back, who's well-rested, who's gotten laid.
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