He took the smallest of steps backwards, almost a stumble, and he dropped his head down and shook it before lifting it only to repeat the action again. For a long moment, he couldn't make eye contact with her; he merely looked away, his eyes settled on a blank spot on the wall.
"I'm sorry," he said finally, and finally turning his eyes towards hers. "I'm sorry." His hands moved then to his hips.
"I should have thought. I should have been more careful."
Whatever she knew. Whatever she'd learned? She didn't need to. That sort of knowledge could weigh heavily upon a person.
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He took the smallest of steps backwards, almost a stumble, and he dropped his head down and shook it before lifting it only to repeat the action again. For a long moment, he couldn't make eye contact with her; he merely looked away, his eyes settled on a blank spot on the wall.
"I'm sorry," he said finally, and finally turning his eyes towards hers. "I'm sorry." His hands moved then to his hips.
"I should have thought. I should have been more careful."
Whatever she knew. Whatever she'd learned? She didn't need to. That sort of knowledge could weigh heavily upon a person.