xv. i'll light a candle for you every day

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"Wow," Elodie muttered, looking around the living room that she, Adam and Hannah were sat in, "Mr. Carter has a nice place."

Hannah smirked slightly, "You know, you can call him Theo."

Elodie's nose scrunched up as she shook her head, "No. That's weird."

"She's right," Adam nodded from where he was sat on the couch, Tilly on his lap, "He's taught us for years. We didn't even know he had a first name."

Hannah only shook her head with a chuckle as the six month old in her arms began to cry, "Oh, someone's hungry."

"I'll feed her." Elodie smiled, holding out her arms.

"You sure?" Hannah asked as she handed her best friend the baby.

"Yeah," Elodie nodded, "Come on Lottie, let's get you some boob milk." She said to the baby as she made her way to the kitchen.

Hannah and Adam chuckled, glancing over at each other with a smile.

The girl nodded to the sleeping toddler in his arms, "You're good with her."

Adam glanced between Tilly and the redhead sat on the floor, "You're way better with both of them than me."

"That's because I have younger siblings," Hannah shrugged, "Who do you think named Liam?"

Adam raised an eyebrow, "Really?"

Hannah nodded, "Just another reason why he's gonna be a badass growing up. Other than being related to me, of course."

"Oh, of course."

The pair sat in silence for a few moments, Adam glancing around at the living room.

"So, you said that Mr. Carter lived down the street from you?"

"Mhm."

"He's come a long way from the Southside then," Adam hummed, before his eyes widened, "That came out wrong. I just meant that-"

"I get it," Hannah cut him off with a chuckle, looking around the room herself, "He got himself out. Went to a great college, moved to the Northside. Got himself a nice house, a husband. A family."

Adam studied the look on the girl's face as she trailed off, "You're gonna get that too, you know."

Hannah smiled slightly, scoffing, "Sure."

"I mean it, Han," Adam said, lightly kicking her knee with his foot, "We're gonna make it happen. Together."


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