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[allucinator]

He knows I'm gonna sometime-- but he didn't know it was today. I'll tell him when I go home.

[cruelwonder]

And he's all right with it?

[allucinator]

[Only the briefest of hesitations.]

Yeah.

[cruelwonder]

[She looks at him.]

...Is he?

[allucinator]

[He makes a bit of a face and shrugs.]

He's . . . he's never liked committed relationships. I think he figured he and I would get old together. But he likes you, and you like him, and he's gotta get used to the fact we're together.

[cruelwonder]

Well, I never want to separate you two. I like him quite a lot. I don't see how I'd ever be able to, anyway.

[Sirius was broken without Jack and she's sure Jack would be the same if Sirius disappeared.]

[allucinator]

And you won't. It's not like me marryin' you is gonna take me away somehow. He'll get used to it.

[cruelwonder]

I hope so. I don't... I don't want things to be strange between us.

[allucinator]

Hey-- hey. C'mere.

[He ducks down, meeting her eyes.]

Come on. They won't be. He likes you-- he really does, believe me, he woulda told me if he didn't. He just don't like marriage, but he'll get used to the idea. We'll be fine, love. All three o' us.

[cruelwonder]

[She leans up and puts her forehead to his.]

I know. I simply... I don't know. I'm very, very happy, Jack. I just don't want him to be unhappy.

[allucinator]

He won't be. I promise. Don't feel guilty cuz o' that.

[cruelwonder]

I won't, I promise.

[allucinator]

Good. Come on, let's-- Christ. Do you want to tell anyone now?

[He takes her hand in his.]

[cruelwonder]

[She shakes her head.]

No, let's... Let's go to dinner, spend the night together. We'll tell the kids tomorrow.