Re: Well after 6, opening day
His arms tightened around her just a bit, as though picking up on those thoughts, holding her closer to his chest. "I didn't find out until I was seventeen. I don't think they ever planned for me to actually find out, honestly." Simon sighed quietly, shoulders sinking down just a little bit, a certain sort of peace washing over him. "I left home to find you. I thought... that out of all the people in the world... My sister wouldn't lie to me about anything."
Simon frowned then, pulling back just a little so that he could look at her, trying to find a smile but failing. "I feel like... if I breathe wrong, all of this will disappear."