Sera wondered if part of his problem right now was worry about what was going on. They both knew what it could lead to, and while her friend Lily would probably be excited at the prospect of joining the deatheaters soon, Sera was reluctant and she was sure that Alexei probably was as well.
"It is nice. Everything's been so busy that it seems the older we get, the less time we have around one another." And part of that might have been on purpose at times. Being around her cousin made Sera feel like she had to be less of herself.