A Fluffy Tale
“But when Julian pressed him on it, he admitted he didn’t actually want to leave—he just didn’t want to burden Julian.
“But I like you here,” Julian insisted.
“It’s not so…”
“Lonely?” Leo supplied. “I know what you mean. But my dear boy, you have hardly any space, and you have your own life to lead. I'm an old man, set in my ways. I’ll drive you insane.”
Julian looked him in the eye. “You want to live in a hotel? Really? Or in that fridge Zachary calls an apartment? On your own?”
“No, I don’t. B...ut I have an obligation—“ “And so do I. Mr Clarke said I had to look after you. So…I am.”
Leo laughed. “Stubborn, stubborn, wonderful boy that you are. Very well, but you must let me do my bit to help.”
Julian wondered what he could do, realistically, but agreed happily enough. “Then we don’t talk about this again.
You’re staying here while he’s in hospital. After that…we see what he needs, right?”
“Exactly.”
There was a lot to do, surprisingly.MoreLess
“But I like you here,” Julian insisted.
“It’s not so…”
“Lonely?” Leo supplied. “I know what you mean. But my dear boy, you have hardly any space, and you have your own life to lead. I'm an old man, set in my ways. I’ll drive you insane.”
Julian looked him in the eye. “You want to live in a hotel? Really? Or in that fridge Zachary calls an apartment? On your own?”
“No, I don’t. B...ut I have an obligation—“ “And so do I. Mr Clarke said I had to look after you. So…I am.”
Leo laughed. “Stubborn, stubborn, wonderful boy that you are. Very well, but you must let me do my bit to help.”
Julian wondered what he could do, realistically, but agreed happily enough. “Then we don’t talk about this again.
You’re staying here while he’s in hospital. After that…we see what he needs, right?”
“Exactly.”
There was a lot to do, surprisingly.MoreLess
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