It's easier then, to relax on the towel, knowing he hasn't destroyed one of the few friendships he has on the island. It's easy enough to know people, he's always been fine talking to strangers and listening to their stories, but he isn't the type to share much of anything with anyone. There are so few people here he's close to that he doesn't want to lose that.
Sam's been following Mack out into the water, but she follows her back, too, shooting glances at Mathias the whole way, watching to see if she's going to be scolded, too.
"I never thought I would have any kids at all," he says. She isn't his, not in that way, but at the same time she's become his.
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Date: 2011-08-11 04:17 am (UTC)Sam's been following Mack out into the water, but she follows her back, too, shooting glances at Mathias the whole way, watching to see if she's going to be scolded, too.
"I never thought I would have any kids at all," he says. She isn't his, not in that way, but at the same time she's become his.