Grace immediately felt silly. Of course he was worried—how could he not be? It wasn't easy being the legal guardian of two debutantes, and even less so being the guardian of two debutantes with few prospects. She couldn't hide the shame on her face, her teeth nipping at her bottom lip and a patchy redness overtaking her cheeks.
"I'm sorry," she said, going even redder at the abject guilt in her voice. "I know it's been a lot with us, and I—you should be able to enjoy being happy." She looked up at him, her brown eyes glassy. She'd tried work on coping with her feelings since graduating Hogwarts, but she couldn't with Ford. He'd seen her at every low point in her life, and it seemed like her body knew there was no point in trying with him.
"I want it to work out. I'd get married tomorrow if someone would have me," It sounded so pathetic when she said it like that, but she didn't think she could stomach the thought of adding more stress to Ford's plate. "You deserve to start a family in peace. Clementine will find someone this Season, I'm sure, and I'm sure I can manage... something." Hopeful, always hopeful. She had to be hopeful, else her worries would overtake her.
"I'm sorry," she said, going even redder at the abject guilt in her voice. "I know it's been a lot with us, and I—you should be able to enjoy being happy." She looked up at him, her brown eyes glassy. She'd tried work on coping with her feelings since graduating Hogwarts, but she couldn't with Ford. He'd seen her at every low point in her life, and it seemed like her body knew there was no point in trying with him.
"I want it to work out. I'd get married tomorrow if someone would have me," It sounded so pathetic when she said it like that, but she didn't think she could stomach the thought of adding more stress to Ford's plate. "You deserve to start a family in peace. Clementine will find someone this Season, I'm sure, and I'm sure I can manage... something." Hopeful, always hopeful. She had to be hopeful, else her worries would overtake her.
