Right, separate issue, Melody had flown the coop. Art would not have a ton of problems if she never resurfaced, (as long as she wasn't pregnant); but Ben had at least been in love with her last February when they eloped, so he was going to keep that thought to himself. Sometimes, being Ben's friend required doing things Art was not particularly interested in - and it was probably actually easier to find Melody than it was to pretend to like her.
"If she's pregnant these things tend to become obvious eventually," Art said, because that was true. "But don't - don't fuck her again when you don't know for sure." The last thing they needed was for Melody to become actually pregnant when they were trying to figure out whether or not she was. (For the first time, Art wished he had suggested this at the first mentions of troubles; not having sex with Melody would have saved them this bit of trouble.)
He let go of Ben's wrists, but remained close, unsure if he would have to do something grounding again. "And there's only so many places she would have gone, right? We can check."
"If she's pregnant these things tend to become obvious eventually," Art said, because that was true. "But don't - don't fuck her again when you don't know for sure." The last thing they needed was for Melody to become actually pregnant when they were trying to figure out whether or not she was. (For the first time, Art wished he had suggested this at the first mentions of troubles; not having sex with Melody would have saved them this bit of trouble.)
He let go of Ben's wrists, but remained close, unsure if he would have to do something grounding again. "And there's only so many places she would have gone, right? We can check."
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