It's the first time he's been part of an "us" that he doesn't mind.
The extension of partnership in those words pleases him more than he thought they would. He watches her, closer to her now than she was before, and keeps his cup aloft as he responds.]
To becoming something better together than we were apart. To our potential. To us.
[His glass clinks gently against hers before he draws it back to drink deeply of the tea, finishing it as a symbol of his commitment to the things they've toasted.]
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It's the first time he's been part of an "us" that he doesn't mind.
The extension of partnership in those words pleases him more than he thought they would. He watches her, closer to her now than she was before, and keeps his cup aloft as he responds.]
To becoming something better together than we were apart. To our potential. To us.
[His glass clinks gently against hers before he draws it back to drink deeply of the tea, finishing it as a symbol of his commitment to the things they've toasted.]