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Guppy doesn't want to tell her, to frighten her. But keeping things drove a wedge between him and Holly, so he tells Frogspawn all that happened, including the parts he was deeply ashamed of.
She holds him close.
"Don't feel a fool dear. You may have looked silly, but you got away from that man, and that's the important bit."
"Was it an abuse of those around me to let the panic attack happen when I could have stopped it?" Guppy asks anxiously. Frogspawn draws back slightly and looks him in the eyes.
"Anyone who'd care about you having an attack wouldn't want you kidnapped, even if it turned out a hoax. I shall make that nice Ant man a cake." she adds, since this is her current preferred way of rewarding people in different dimensions for looking after her man.
Guppy manages a small smile, and sits down on the bed.
"What do you think I should do if he comes back?"
Frogspawn considers a moment, then gets her purse and rummages around in it. Then she passes Guppy a small plastic device, about the size of a mobile phone.
"Take that, I have a spare. It's an attack alarm. Pull that key out, and the entire bar will look at you. I love you, and I don't want to see you hurt for the sake of not making a fuss."
Beat.
"Did you just say you love me?"
Anxious look in Frogspawn's eyes. "I... is it too soon?"
"No, no." Guppy gets up and takes her hands. "I love you too, but I was sort of afraid to say so yet. I've missed you so much. But I have to go back, and be there for my friends. You understand, right?"
She kisses him gently, and ruffles his hair.
"The way you look out for your friends? Is partly why I love you."
She holds him close.
"Don't feel a fool dear. You may have looked silly, but you got away from that man, and that's the important bit."
"Was it an abuse of those around me to let the panic attack happen when I could have stopped it?" Guppy asks anxiously. Frogspawn draws back slightly and looks him in the eyes.
"Anyone who'd care about you having an attack wouldn't want you kidnapped, even if it turned out a hoax. I shall make that nice Ant man a cake." she adds, since this is her current preferred way of rewarding people in different dimensions for looking after her man.
Guppy manages a small smile, and sits down on the bed.
"What do you think I should do if he comes back?"
Frogspawn considers a moment, then gets her purse and rummages around in it. Then she passes Guppy a small plastic device, about the size of a mobile phone.
"Take that, I have a spare. It's an attack alarm. Pull that key out, and the entire bar will look at you. I love you, and I don't want to see you hurt for the sake of not making a fuss."
Beat.
"Did you just say you love me?"
Anxious look in Frogspawn's eyes. "I... is it too soon?"
"No, no." Guppy gets up and takes her hands. "I love you too, but I was sort of afraid to say so yet. I've missed you so much. But I have to go back, and be there for my friends. You understand, right?"
She kisses him gently, and ruffles his hair.
"The way you look out for your friends? Is partly why I love you."