[You've seen your boy during meetings like this before. He's usually animated, attentive, witty, absolutely charming.
He is none of those at the moment. In fact, it appears as though if anyone gave him the option to disappear right then and there without any ramifications, there is a high probability that he'd take it.
When the meeting is finally over, he's one of the first board members who stands up. There's a smile on his lips now, but it's brittle and a tad forced. Only you and a few others would notice, though. He's always been so good at hiding what he's feeling from strangers. (Heck, he's occasionally great at doing it with people he loves too. You'd know, wouldn't you?)
Yes, he's on the first batch of folks who take the elevator up to the Upper Garden, where a late lunch will be served with drinks. Yes, by the time you come up, he's doing that mandatory round of socialization. Yes, it looks like he'd rather be elsewhere.
Yes, he's avoiding your gaze. He's doing that rather studiously, in fact. And he does look a little spooked when you're close by.]
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He is none of those at the moment. In fact, it appears as though if anyone gave him the option to disappear right then and there without any ramifications, there is a high probability that he'd take it.
When the meeting is finally over, he's one of the first board members who stands up. There's a smile on his lips now, but it's brittle and a tad forced. Only you and a few others would notice, though. He's always been so good at hiding what he's feeling from strangers. (Heck, he's occasionally great at doing it with people he loves too. You'd know, wouldn't you?)
Yes, he's on the first batch of folks who take the elevator up to the Upper Garden, where a late lunch will be served with drinks. Yes, by the time you come up, he's doing that mandatory round of socialization. Yes, it looks like he'd rather be elsewhere.
Yes, he's avoiding your gaze. He's doing that rather studiously, in fact. And he does look a little spooked when you're close by.]