That seems to be a recurring motif of Mathias, to be honest. One half-not-really-answer leads to only a dozen more questions.
"The mother of our ten-day old daughter said the same thing when she showed up," he hears himself say without letting the words really sink in. He has always known that a happy ending was never, ever going to be in the cards for him. But man. This gut punch had been particularly vicious. "I'd been here two months but. She said I didn't miss a thing."
He didn't mean to dump that on Daisy, but. He can't exactly talk about it to said mother of their daughter. Or the boys (and girl) of 1306. And just as easy as he lets some of that crushing anguish blow out of a partially open valve, he clams right back up again, seeing Bucky and Daisy's house come into view as they round a corner.
"I know you didn't ask for and probably don't want any advice from some old man come out of nowhere in some backwater town you ain't wanna be part of, but. Just roll with these punches. It's easier." He forces a smile he doesn't have in him as he gestures at the house.
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"The mother of our ten-day old daughter said the same thing when she showed up," he hears himself say without letting the words really sink in. He has always known that a happy ending was never, ever going to be in the cards for him. But man. This gut punch had been particularly vicious. "I'd been here two months but. She said I didn't miss a thing."
He didn't mean to dump that on Daisy, but. He can't exactly talk about it to said mother of their daughter. Or the boys (and girl) of 1306. And just as easy as he lets some of that crushing anguish blow out of a partially open valve, he clams right back up again, seeing Bucky and Daisy's house come into view as they round a corner.
"I know you didn't ask for and probably don't want any advice from some old man come out of nowhere in some backwater town you ain't wanna be part of, but. Just roll with these punches. It's easier." He forces a smile he doesn't have in him as he gestures at the house.
"Mister Barnes is just up ahead, ma'am."