Safe to say, the best way to go about life was to act as if nothing extremely shocking had happened.
Xavier, whose lips were still faintly upturned in a way that was proving very difficult to scrub off, much to the annoyance of one Kyle Nox, simply returned to his seat while reaching for his little wife's hand and holding it close.
Their hands naturally clung to each other as though nothing else in the hall mattered, and while to the onlookers it probably looked like they were whispering sweet nothings, exchanging soft words meant only for each other, the truth was far simpler.
Of course, they expressed affection. With the tips of their fingers scratching at each other's palms, they were more in love than the worst of them lovesick fools.
But the two didn't have to vocalize that. Instead, Luca was excitedly telling his husband about the construction and expansion projects D-29 had found that could benefit from all the money they had raised.
Who could've guessed?
