Walter chuckled. “You knew that was coming.”
“Yeah, I did. And I can handle it. I think.” Lou replied, glancing worriedly around the restaurant before returning his gaze to Walter.
Walter wanted to take Lou’s hand and tell him he could. That all he had to do was have confidence that everything was going to be all right. He still looks afraid. Not terrified, but not sure he’d really going to be safe, no matter how much we’ve all tried to make him believe it.
Leaning in, resting his elbows on the table, Walter said quietly, “There’s no one watching us. No one cares. We’re just two more people out for dinner, like everyone else here.”
“I know, I get that, but like I said, I’m still having a hard time believing it.”
“It’s going to take time but you will. We know what we’re doing, Lou.”
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