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Feb. 21st, 2017 09:28 pmWhile there's still a long way to go before construction on the new house is complete, Ross is pleased with how the progress has been coming along. With the help he has, he's managed to remain on schedule without having to stay out too from home. It's becoming a growing source of tension, Ross can feel it in the way Demelza looks at him when he walks into the apartment after supper time, but he's almost always back to see the children to bed. She wants to ask him about it, sometimes Ross even expects her to, but he's not necessarily surprised that she doesn't. His wife is a stubborn woman, though he's fond of that for the most part, and she's just as likely to wait for him to admit he's hiding something as she is to shout at him about it.
Instead, she's remained patient, and Ross is grateful for that. Even if she's cross at him now, whether she'll say it aloud or not, it'll all be worth it in the end to show her their new home.
Of course, with the extra work after a shift at the stables, Ross has grown increasingly fatigued over the last couple months. He's quick to snap as it is when he's irritable, and he's found he has to be more careful than not as of late to hold his tongue. His limp hasn't returned, but he can feel the strain in his leg, more present now than it ever has been since he'd recovered from the injury in the first place. It's for that reason, in particular, that he's stopped to sit at a bench in the park. He thinks he might slip into one of the nearby bars for just one glass of brandy before heading home but for the moment, he's allowing himself to rest and watch as other pass him by.
Instead, she's remained patient, and Ross is grateful for that. Even if she's cross at him now, whether she'll say it aloud or not, it'll all be worth it in the end to show her their new home.
Of course, with the extra work after a shift at the stables, Ross has grown increasingly fatigued over the last couple months. He's quick to snap as it is when he's irritable, and he's found he has to be more careful than not as of late to hold his tongue. His limp hasn't returned, but he can feel the strain in his leg, more present now than it ever has been since he'd recovered from the injury in the first place. It's for that reason, in particular, that he's stopped to sit at a bench in the park. He thinks he might slip into one of the nearby bars for just one glass of brandy before heading home but for the moment, he's allowing himself to rest and watch as other pass him by.
