[ He was expecting it, but it doesn't make it any easier to hear. After the bomb went off, he'd heard about the cure research effort going on at the Institute, and if he were even the least way inclined to do something like that, he would have headed there the instant he found out she was sick. But he's not, and this isn't just a case of him selling himself short. He'd only get in the way, and he has to trust those that know better to do good work there.
In the meantime...he'll do what he can, even if it isn't much. ]
Hey, it's only day one. We'll figure out - something.
[ Gods, it's driving him crazy, to keep his distance like this, to not tuck her in his arms and curl around her until she falls asleep. It's worse than before they started dating, when he'd had his feelings for her but been too abashed to act on them. Now, he knows better, and it still makes no difference.
After a moment of silence, he pushes himself off the door frame and steps towards her bookcase, looking over the titles. ]
So...in that case, might help if we got our minds off it for awhile, wouldn't you say?
no subject
In the meantime...he'll do what he can, even if it isn't much. ]
Hey, it's only day one. We'll figure out - something.
[ Gods, it's driving him crazy, to keep his distance like this, to not tuck her in his arms and curl around her until she falls asleep. It's worse than before they started dating, when he'd had his feelings for her but been too abashed to act on them. Now, he knows better, and it still makes no difference.
After a moment of silence, he pushes himself off the door frame and steps towards her bookcase, looking over the titles. ]
So...in that case, might help if we got our minds off it for awhile, wouldn't you say?