[Oh. Oh no. It takes a moment for what Maxxie's just said to sink in, and it just about kills him. Even more because he knows a week ago he'd've been elated for Maxxie to ask him this, more than Terry's allowed himself to consciously think about, but right now it feels like just about the worst thing anyone could say.]
[Terry lets out a noise somewhere between an astonished laugh and a sob and sits down with his head in his hands and a quiet apology that's kind of spoken more at his hands then Maxxie.]
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[Terry lets out a noise somewhere between an astonished laugh and a sob and sits down with his head in his hands and a quiet apology that's kind of spoken more at his hands then Maxxie.]