"Unless it's not!" Alfie said it from behind his hands, not dropping them away from his eyes. He was still scared he was going to cry, and he didn't want to be that weak, even in front of a friend. But when he spoke, his words came out fast and scared and tumbling over each other.
"Unless something's happened. He's always at the Ministry that late, and sometimes she ... god, sometimes she goes to see him after hours so what if they were both...." His voice cracked, and he trailed off into silence again.