He is Everything, She is Everthing, they Are.

"But..." She said.

"Shhh." He said. He was smiling and he was holding his hat as if it (or his heart) were going to break.

"But it's not, is it?" She demanded.

"Maybe," He was still smiling, "But it will be worth it."

"Uh-huh."

"Oh, it already is."

"Broken?" Her eyebrow twitched, "Or worth it?"

"Worth it," he said before he thought, and realised a minute later that no he didn't hesitate, and yes he meant it. She looked very, very smug.

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