The fact that Laurence doesn't pull away is a blessing but it doesn't relax Granby, not yet. He drags a breath in, squeezing Laurence's wrist gently.

"I have tried to...put it out of my mind entirely. And I know that I said we'd never speak of it. But..." He shakes his head. "You, Will. I can't..." He closes his eyes again. "I'll understand if you tell me to go and never come back. I'm sure Julie will have me. And...I can live with it, I promise. Put it down as...as a wound. What's another scar?"