[The implications of that statement fetch up against her temper. It stops her headlong charge to barb him until she gets a reaction.
Someone he'd cared about put him and everyone in his life at risk, when handed the truth. Murphy closes her eyes. She wants to hit him still. She wants to hold his hand. She wants to know why he didn't say something when they were alone on the ice, but the forgiving part of her knows why and can't argue with his reasons.]
Your boys know. [It's not a question. How could they not?] Alfred. There have to be others.
[She massages the corners of her eyes, grateful that she didn't lose fingers to frostbite but not so thankful for the way they burn against their bandages.] Let's. Pretend for a second I didn't put the pieces together. Let's pretend you came to visit, I was happy to see you, it stayed simple, you left again. Would you have told me? Would you ever have told me?
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Someone he'd cared about put him and everyone in his life at risk, when handed the truth. Murphy closes her eyes. She wants to hit him still. She wants to hold his hand. She wants to know why he didn't say something when they were alone on the ice, but the forgiving part of her knows why and can't argue with his reasons.]
Your boys know. [It's not a question. How could they not?] Alfred. There have to be others.
[She massages the corners of her eyes, grateful that she didn't lose fingers to frostbite but not so thankful for the way they burn against their bandages.] Let's. Pretend for a second I didn't put the pieces together. Let's pretend you came to visit, I was happy to see you, it stayed simple, you left again. Would you have told me? Would you ever have told me?