He could never forget her, and his memories were the keystone in the center of everything he was. Ye
He could never forget her, and his memories were the keystone in the center of everything he was. Yet it is said we are not human beings but human becomings. Leonard Church was no exception.[ Full Story: FFN | AO3 ]Chapter 78: Winds Of FortuneThat morning was gray and drizzly. Lawrence and Jackie were to send him off later on, but right now Lawrence and Leonard were going out for morning coffee as their last visit. There was no way of knowing when Leonard would make it to Earth again, so they were treating it as the last time they would see one another, at least for a good long while.They made their way to the cafe where they planned to eat and sat down in a booth. The waitress came by and Leonard ordered a coffee with 2 sugars and a cinnamon roll.“A chocolate croissant and black coffee for me, please,” Lawrence ordered, and once the waitress had walked away, put his datapad down. “So. Two months in travel for this position,” he said. “That must have been quite an opportunity they gave you.”“It was.” Leonard had continued to lie to Jackie and Lawrence about the idea that the UNSC was seeking him for a position, rather than what had actually occurred. “I’m excited about it. It’s a shame you two didn’t decide to come with me.”“I know it will make things difficult on you, son,” he said. “I’m sorry for that.”“I know.”“Nevertheless,” Lawrence said. “We’ll do everything we can do to support you from here, Leonard. We want to see you succeed in this.”“That’s nice of you, Dad,” Leonard said. “I’ll let you know if I need anything.”Keep Reading on AO3 -- source link
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