"Because I shouldn't have to! You lived through it all with me and telling it to you like this.. it's not the same. I know you. Unless you see and feel something for yourself you're not really going to believe it. So why bother? Why bother telling you how we fell in love if you're not ready to believe it? I know I'm thick, but I'm not that thick." Hugo ran a hand over the top of his hair in frustration. He hated this. And the more Scorpius pushed him to explain what had happened, the more upset Hugo got.
"Some things are worth the risk," he said and looked down at the sand. "You told me that when I was too scared to tell my Dad about us."