She catches his hand in hers as he withdraws from that touch to her arm, squeezing once so he knows it's okay. Or that she's okay. Everybody's going to be okay. Because they have to be.
"Don't apologise. You did help. I like to think that even if I don't make it back, things will turn out all right for him. If you can do it, so can he." After one more squeeze, 'Liv seems to realise she's perhaps being a little too friendly with someone she's only just met and rests her hands flat on the table, a sheepish little smile to accompany the motion. "I worry too much. I think that comes with being a mother. It isn't as though he's on his own. He's got my mother, and..."
What exactly is Lincoln to her? Apart from distant now. "He's got a friend of mine, who I know will look after him and make sure he never has to be alone. So it's not all bad. I'm glad he isn't here, to be honest. I'd rather have him growing up on Earth than in Baedal."
Which brings a quirk to her brow and the corner of her mouth. A change of subject is in order. "So, hey, you're the expert. What do you think? Is this another planet or what?"
This is what happens when I don't tag for a week. The words just pour out. sry sry
"Don't apologise. You did help. I like to think that even if I don't make it back, things will turn out all right for him. If you can do it, so can he." After one more squeeze, 'Liv seems to realise she's perhaps being a little too friendly with someone she's only just met and rests her hands flat on the table, a sheepish little smile to accompany the motion. "I worry too much. I think that comes with being a mother. It isn't as though he's on his own. He's got my mother, and..."
What exactly is Lincoln to her? Apart from distant now. "He's got a friend of mine, who I know will look after him and make sure he never has to be alone. So it's not all bad. I'm glad he isn't here, to be honest. I'd rather have him growing up on Earth than in Baedal."
Which brings a quirk to her brow and the corner of her mouth. A change of subject is in order. "So, hey, you're the expert. What do you think? Is this another planet or what?"