"I just need a few minutes please,"
She stares at me understanding without me having to explain, "I know what you're doing" the tone of her voice changes to that of sympathy. I look at her and the frown on her face matches mine, "I don't think he's coming honey" and that's all it took for my frown to turn to complete crying. "Oh Silas I know," she comes to me sitting next to me as I cry "this isn't going to be easy but you have to put on a brave face."
"I can't"
"Yes, you can Silas we are Bensons we don't buckle under rejection we take it and we learn from it, right?" She waits for a response "right?"
I nod "ok so get up, shower, we'll have breakfast, and I'll drop you off on my way to work." "Can't I just stay home this one day?"
"Nope not an option, I'll see you downstairs in 20 minutes" she gets up
As she's walking to the door I say "you know I could just skip without you knowing, right?" Turning around with a smile "you could but you won't."