Tabby Teller's words greatly disappointed Wyatt's Mom, as if Tabby Teller was eagerly willing to take responsibility, but the others didn't appreciate it.
So what does that make them?
Friends with benefits?
Heh, it was the first time Tabby Teller felt a strong sense of frustration.
"Do you really not want me to take responsibility?" Tabby Teller's voice was hoarse, and his words especially stiff.
"No need."
Wyatt's Mom hugged the blanket tight, her back toward Tabby Teller, stubbornly refusing to face him.
She knew his heart was set on Ursula Solomon, and that she was just temporarily filling his loneliness; there would eventually come a day when he would fall in love with another woman.
She didn't want, on that day, for him to forsake his own love out of a sense of obligation to her.
Not talking about feelings, not speaking words, huddling together for warmth — with no hopes, no expectations, maybe it was easier to be happy.
