[And even the little brothers rush out with calls of Billy's name to cling to their brother's sides and legs. It's an emotional family reunion, a big Kaplan family pile.
And Teddy, standing away from them with his hands in his pockets, just watches with a happy, yet wistful smile. He'd done what he promised; he brought Billy back to his family, safe and well. And he's so happy to see the result of it, and yet - yet he's a bit out of place here, and it feels an awful lot like he's peeking in on an intimate moment that he shouldn't be looking at. When he looks down at the floor because of it, his mind helplessly wonders what it'd be like if his own mother was alive right now. Would she have pulled him into her arms too, cried against his shoulder? Would there be a pleasant scent of homemade food waiting for him? Would she press kisses all over his cheeks and forehead and nose and ask so many questions at once?
He feels like he should leave. The hallway is suddenly too small, and he's intruding on something he shouldn't be. He takes a step back and turns, though he doesn't even make it halfway when - ]
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[And even the little brothers rush out with calls of Billy's name to cling to their brother's sides and legs. It's an emotional family reunion, a big Kaplan family pile.
And Teddy, standing away from them with his hands in his pockets, just watches with a happy, yet wistful smile. He'd done what he promised; he brought Billy back to his family, safe and well. And he's so happy to see the result of it, and yet - yet he's a bit out of place here, and it feels an awful lot like he's peeking in on an intimate moment that he shouldn't be looking at. When he looks down at the floor because of it, his mind helplessly wonders what it'd be like if his own mother was alive right now. Would she have pulled him into her arms too, cried against his shoulder? Would there be a pleasant scent of homemade food waiting for him? Would she press kisses all over his cheeks and forehead and nose and ask so many questions at once?
He feels like he should leave. The hallway is suddenly too small, and he's intruding on something he shouldn't be. He takes a step back and turns, though he doesn't even make it halfway when - ]
Teddy - No, stay, hold on -
[... How does she know these things?]
No, it's okay, Mrs. Kaplan, I'll be back later -