Only Andrew saw the strain in Neil’s mask. He crossed the room to stand in front of Neil, a silent demand in his stare. Neil wanted to answer that, but he didn’t know how. German was the obvious answer because it would afford them a little bit of privacy, but Romero and Jackson didn’t understand German. They wouldn’t know what he was saying and they would have to react like he was spilling every dark secret. Neil couldn’t allow that. He didn’t want to leave Andrew with nothing, but what could he possibly say?
“Thank you,” he finally said. He couldn’t say he meant thanks for all of it: the keys, the trust, the honesty, and the kisses. Hopefully Andrew would figure it out eventually. “You were amazing.”— Chapter Twelve, The King’s Men
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