Bill -?
The last few days had gone by in a haze. From the moment George arrived with Roxanne to now he'd been keeping busy. Fighting, putting out fires, taking care of Mum and fixing the funeral. One thing after another and now he was here, with nothing left to do but to watch as his father, his sister in law and the uncle he'd never really got to know were buried.
He probably should feel for all of them, but his heart was too busy morning his father to deal with the loss of the others. His father who had been a role model of which he tried to build his own fatherhood on. The one he looked to when he wasn't sure what to do. The one he'd assumed would be around for another seventy years. Even with the new war - and there was no longer any doubt of this being a full blown war - he'd expected him to be around. To see Victoire and Teddy marry. To see them have children. To see Dom find someone she could love - who could love her in return. To see Louis grow up and find his way in life.
His father was supposed to be there for all of that.
He reached out when his mother reached for him, holding onto her once more as she got up. What else was there to do than to give her the strength he didn't feel himself? He could let himself be weak later, when there was no one but Fleur around to see.