One needn't be an auror to pick up on the signs Lachlan was throwing in her direction. She should go, leave him to his business and try the apothecary another day. But, she needed the dragon scales sooner than later. And, more importantly, she still missed being able to converse with him.
"Managing." She answered reluctantly. Things with Jesse were going well, at least until they brought up her work anyway. And work was, well it was complicated and exhausting. All the mundane facts of life she was no longer permitted to share with him.
Fallon looked about the shop uncomfortably. Her sense of self preservation was screaming at her to leave before the conversation devolved into something far worse. Instead, she fidgeted with the handle of her basket and dared a single glance towards him.
Merlin, he looked like shit.
What could she do other than look sharply away from him, though? He was livid — rightfully so — and here was neither the time nor place to have the conversation required. Truthfully, Fallon doubted he would even allow her to try and explain herself.
"Managing." She answered reluctantly. Things with Jesse were going well, at least until they brought up her work anyway. And work was, well it was complicated and exhausting. All the mundane facts of life she was no longer permitted to share with him.
Fallon looked about the shop uncomfortably. Her sense of self preservation was screaming at her to leave before the conversation devolved into something far worse. Instead, she fidgeted with the handle of her basket and dared a single glance towards him.
Merlin, he looked like shit.
What could she do other than look sharply away from him, though? He was livid — rightfully so — and here was neither the time nor place to have the conversation required. Truthfully, Fallon doubted he would even allow her to try and explain herself.