There are two tumblers full of whiskey on the coffee table when Nancy finally gets the courage up to say what she needs to. Wordlessly, she hands one to Cooper, and takes a nice long drink of her own. When it's mostly gone, she sets it down and looks at him.
"I love you," she promises, her eyes locked with his. Instead of the usual bright green, though, her eyes are stormy, unsure.
He was running for the Night Council. And she knew what that meant. "And I don't want to do this, Cooper. I don't. But- I can't-" she presses her lips together, looking away. She's never broken up with anyone before. Hell, she and Bill never even officially broke up. But she has to do it this time. For Cooper's sake. For the sake of the election-
Who the hell would vote for a candidate whom so many of the nest had pretty much been cuckolding, in a manner of speaking?
"I want you to win this election, Cooper." And for him to do that... She couldn't be his girlfriend.
We Need To Talk- Cooper, early January
"I love you," she promises, her eyes locked with his. Instead of the usual bright green, though, her eyes are stormy, unsure.
He was running for the Night Council. And she knew what that meant. "And I don't want to do this, Cooper. I don't. But- I can't-" she presses her lips together, looking away. She's never broken up with anyone before. Hell, she and Bill never even officially broke up. But she has to do it this time. For Cooper's sake. For the sake of the election-
Who the hell would vote for a candidate whom so many of the nest had pretty much been cuckolding, in a manner of speaking?
"I want you to win this election, Cooper." And for him to do that... She couldn't be his girlfriend.