@NeverSmileAt He takes his father's hand, one firm shake, then lets go. "Don't worry, I won't pretend you don't exist. You'll get a nod or a hello at the very least. As long as you do the right thing, you can work towards knowing a little more about the man who was your son."
@NeverSmileAt <spend time with me. You are only to do so on my terms. When I say." This next part, knowing what it means for both of us, is said looking directly into the eyes of the man before him. "Do we have a deal?"
@NeverSmileAt "If you can prove you are a better man." He does not shy away from the grossly over the top display of his father's affection, but also doesn't respond to it, just remains stoic. Distant. Cold. "You will see me around town, but do not invite yourself to talk to me or come >
@NeverSmileAt "What you and Emma did or do is none of my business. And the day you become a better person, is the day hell freezes over. I am gonna stay, for my own reasons, but if you actually do somehow manage to change, then maybe I will consider giving you ten minutes the next time I >
@SaviorFor1@NeverSmileAt He didn't flinch, he deserved it.
"A friend told me that the curse was broken. I came to see for myself. I hadn't planned on staying very long, I was actually going to leave tomorrow. But then the two of you went and found me. I just wanted to make sure you were okay."
@SaviorFor1@NeverSmileAt "That he is our son. But I didn't know. If I had, I wouldn't have left you like I did. We could have... should have been..."
He couldn't even make the words come out. It would have hurt them both way too much.
@SaviorFor1@NeverSmileAt "... Yes."
He paused, feeling like he had done something wrong, even though, logically, he knew he hadn't.
"But I didn't know. About you, I mean. Not until..."
He let the unspoken, 'I let you get put in jail,' fill the air. THAT, he knew he was in the wrong for.
@SaviorFor1@NeverSmileAt <get this over with. He was sure his father had sent Emma after him. He knew what making a deal with his father meant. So he would agree to talk to her, answer her questions and get answers in return about whatever deal they had.]
@SaviorFor1@NeverSmileAt [He nodded in agreement and stepped away from the door.]
Well, I don't know this town like you do. Lead the way.
[He didn't think his father finding him would be so exhausting emotionally, but he was drained already. So there was little fight left in him now. He just wanted to >