"No," Chris shook his head and lowered his gaze to a spot on the floor. "I shouldn't...I should have listened to you. I just...he wants to drive us apart, Scorpius. And I thought if I could make you feel..." he sighed and scratched at his jawline.
Every muscle in him hurt, now. "I just wanted to make you forget all of that," he tilted his head up, to look at Scorpius. He felt so small, down on the ground like he was.
"Please don't be angry with me, Scorpius. Don't listen to anything Peter said or showed you."