“Of course,” Athos answers without hesitation or pause, for in this he is certain. “I would treat them like anything you love, and protect them with my life.”
He takes another drink to steady himself for what he must say next, as much as he fears their response. Athos has tried to hint more than once that it might be better to delay this matter, and has only been met with pain. What will they think when they realize that he is terrified of watching them leap into fatherhood, even without him? “But if I am to be by your side," he begins slowly, "a child will change my life as well."
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Date: 2015-06-01 04:04 am (UTC)He takes another drink to steady himself for what he must say next, as much as he fears their response. Athos has tried to hint more than once that it might be better to delay this matter, and has only been met with pain. What will they think when they realize that he is terrified of watching them leap into fatherhood, even without him? “But if I am to be by your side," he begins slowly, "a child will change my life as well."