Holly stroked her fingers through his hair. She was already making plans for how to get him to a therapist once he was given the all clear from here. But she couldn't help the pointed look she gave him. "And that right there is why he thinks the way he does about you. You see stuff in him he doesn't see in himself. That's how a relationship works, then pretty soon you're realising why the two of you fit and how amazing it feels to have this other person that fills in all your blanks. And I mean that in a non-sexual way for once."

She bit back a curse at her slip before just giving a nod. "Sure, I get it. I was just saying..." Holly glanced up towards the ceiling as she straightened up at the question. "I don't know. Sometimes. Sometimes I think it'd be nice to have a family that's mine, but then I do have a family. It's just not a conventional one. Maybe this is just how it should be. If I was ever a fulltime parent I might be in more danger of fucking up the kid. They don't need that."