Eight seemed like a lifetime away, and Ben almost said that was too late before he remembered that he didn't know when his time with Nora might actually start. If she'd just gone down for her nap, not in the immediate future. It might be an hour, or two, or even more before she was awake. Which, of course, turned him right back to the initial problem: was he just supposed to wait until then?
"So should I go?" he asked in a rush. Sitting down in the parlor and having tea or something while he waited until Nora woke up seemed unbearable for both of them. If he left, though, how would he know when to come back? He wasn't sure he liked the idea of periodically returning and repeating this conversation much better. He supposed he could ask Melody to owl him when their daughter woke up and was ready, but then he'd be cutting his already short visit even shorter. "Or — I guess I could go wait in the garden, or something?"
"So should I go?" he asked in a rush. Sitting down in the parlor and having tea or something while he waited until Nora woke up seemed unbearable for both of them. If he left, though, how would he know when to come back? He wasn't sure he liked the idea of periodically returning and repeating this conversation much better. He supposed he could ask Melody to owl him when their daughter woke up and was ready, but then he'd be cutting his already short visit even shorter. "Or — I guess I could go wait in the garden, or something?"
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