She held on to him, rubbing a hand over his back too, "I was hoping..." she said quietly, closing her eyes, they hadn't talked about what ifs much after that first day, or what they were hoping would happen, she felt like they were both working as hard as they could, as if they weren't going to be doing that anymore, but neither one ever said anything and now she could tell he was as disappointed as she was.

How could you feel like you lost something you never had to begin with?