[Of course he didn't, but then, neither did Crowley until he met Martin.]
He might do, you could always write him, once you got back. And Mrs. Dowling was alright, too, doing the best she could with that husband of hers. Sometimes on Fridays if Warlock was over at a friend's place we'd have a drink together.
[It was hard for her, he knows, alone in a different country with only an absent husband and her child for company.
He turns Aziraphale's next comment over in his head, weighing up his next words carefully. Not because he's worried about saying the wrong thing, but there's an option here to admit some vulnerability, and he's not sure if he should take it.
But they're trying to be open with each other, so maybe he should.]
Could be why I've a bit of an easier time with them than you do.
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He might do, you could always write him, once you got back. And Mrs. Dowling was alright, too, doing the best she could with that husband of hers. Sometimes on Fridays if Warlock was over at a friend's place we'd have a drink together.
[It was hard for her, he knows, alone in a different country with only an absent husband and her child for company.
He turns Aziraphale's next comment over in his head, weighing up his next words carefully. Not because he's worried about saying the wrong thing, but there's an option here to admit some vulnerability, and he's not sure if he should take it.
But they're trying to be open with each other, so maybe he should.]
Could be why I've a bit of an easier time with them than you do.
[Because he relates, because he gets it.]