“I don’t expect you to care.” (darcy to billy)
The anger bubbles up quietly at first until he swears he can’t see straight. It wasn’t like Billy to get upset. He grits his teeth and bears most things, but with Darcy things are different. She’s got a hold of him -- parts of him he didn’t even realize were present. “Why wouldn’t I care? What about me tells you I don’t care?” It hits him then that it’s not anger; it’s fear and uncertainty. Billy’s never felt this way, not in his entire life. He’s traveled from place to place -- given a new lease on life because of Cedric, his family. He’ll always have Cedric and Sebastian, but Darcy seems more intangible. She could easily be lost if he doesn’t nurture their relationship. “I care, Darce.”














