Just never really got around the dancing, I guess. It just requires a little more closeness than I ever really managed.

[ He huffs and nudges back gently, face heating up just a little, but it doesn't make him feel bad or anything. ]

We didn't have the money for a lot, but ---St. Agnes wasn't exactly equipped to offer more than just the basics for kids like us. Taking on a child with our difficulties was---challenging enough.

[ He doesn't say it with any bitterness. Only truth. He learned to appreciate finer things after the fact.

This time the heat to his cheeks has everything to do with being called out on kissing. ]

Well, yeah. Of course, come on.