He grunted, blinking away emotion, before shaking his head, clearing his throat as he did so. “It’s… It’s okay… Shouldn’t get so damn emotional…”
He looked up at the offer of food and nodded, slapping on a fake smile. “Sounds good…”
Sparks handed the apple over to him, her eyes watching him. She wished she didn’t mess things up so often. Sparks brought her teeth onto the shiny red apple which had grown marvelously on it’s own without pesticides or preservatives. It was just naturally delicious.
“Don’t worry about it Lee, I mean if you should get emotional with anyone it’s me… I’m just sorry I’m the one who brought it up.”
Her fingers squeezed his shoulder showing him love. “Don’t worry about it, if you can be emotional any where, it’s here...
He let out a small, hollow chuckle, and ran his hand over his face, trying to sober up at least a little. “Nah… I know...