[That. That does sound like something he'd do, yeah, half out of wiseassery and half out of unspoken sincerity. But it really doesn't help him place when and with whom this all happened.
Except she's answered his question without naming names. Nate's had plenty of flings, and some even lasted long enough to be called relationships, but none of them had ever been serious. Except for one. There's only one person with whom the issue of fidelity and long-term commitment had ever come up.]
Elena. Elena is your mother.
[And goddamn does he go weak at the knees.]
You're from my future?
[And he's stepping closer now, putting a hand on her shoulder. Keeping her where she is so he can look at her, and now it's so easy to see. She looks so much like Elena, and they're both beautiful.]
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Except she's answered his question without naming names. Nate's had plenty of flings, and some even lasted long enough to be called relationships, but none of them had ever been serious. Except for one. There's only one person with whom the issue of fidelity and long-term commitment had ever come up.]
Elena. Elena is your mother.
[And goddamn does he go weak at the knees.]
You're from my future?
[And he's stepping closer now, putting a hand on her shoulder. Keeping her where she is so he can look at her, and now it's so easy to see. She looks so much like Elena, and they're both beautiful.]