<span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">But could he really do it again? Theo didn’t think Michael’s captors would make the same mistake twice, they’d have just learned from the last time. Theo suppressed a shudder as reached out, placing a cool hand on Michael’s arm with a gentle squeeze. "If you're sure, I'll help however I can.” All Michael had to do was ask, and even if he didn't, Theo would continue to offer. Anything to keep Michael around just a little longer. To make up for all those years when he'd abandoned him. But some things couldn't be mended could they?<br/>
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Voice low in the dark of the room, he spoke, "I can take the day of tomorrow and we can go out. Do whatever you want." All the while he tried to breathe around the cold twist of dread that sent a sharp pain through his stomach. If he had it his way, he'd have preferred Michael not go out for a good long while. The risk of the people who'd kept him for so long to be searching for him was too high. What if they saw them? <br/>
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Maybe they could move. Across the country maybe. Or better yet, out of the country all together. Anything that would put some distance between them and Michael's captors While it wouldn't ever stop Theo from always looking over his shoulder, and jumping at every shadow, it would be a far cry from the chronic state of dread he'd be perpetually looped into. </span>