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Tears

The second day he sat with her, was a little bit easier. He didn't ask this time and she talked a little more. They chit chatted a little, but soon enough the bell rang and each of them went their separate ways.

William and Eve enjoyed each other's companies and since they were both new at school and a little odd in their own ways, they weren't interested in making any other friends.

One day, William noticed Eve was a little strange. It seemed like she's been crying and that got him worried right away. He sat by her side and asked.

"Hey, what is it? You seem upset."

Eve only responded with a shrug.

"Eve, is something wrong?"

"It's my mother… I think she's not well…"

"What happened?"

"She's been weak, vomiting, tired, not eating well because nothing stops in her stomach... I'm worried about her, Will."

He saw her wiping a tear and trying to hide it from him. That reminded him of Dana so much that he smiled. His relationship with his parents hadn't been easy or long for that matter… but he had grown to love them and understand their reasons just like he loved his other parents, and now there was a really strong feeling that things were falling into place, like he was where he was supposed to be.

"What are you smiling about?" Eve asked happy to have something other to focus on then her stupid tears.

"You… try to hide your tears just like my mom…" he took her silence as his cue to continue. "My parents are FBI agents… my mom is the strongest woman I ever met." He had some pride in his voice. "And when she cries, she always tries to hide it. Even from us. I know it's not because she thinks she'll look weak or something, you know… because of her tears, but because it's like second nature. I've never seen her cry to manipulate anyone. It's almost like an annoyance than a show of feeling." he said giggling.

Eve giggled with him.

"I know it must be nothing… but we usually don't get sick… we have a… rare… condition…"

"Oh… do you want me to ask my mom if she know something, she's a doctor?"

"NO! – she almost yelled. – I mean… don't worry… it's probably nothing… and my dad is a doctor either… so… they'll figure it out soon enough."

"Well, anyway, I'll be here if you need anything…" he offered and squeezes her hand.

Eve smiled at him and leaned on him.

"Thanks, for being here, Will…"

"Hey, that's what friends are for…" he said matter-of-factly.

"I wouldn't know… I never had a friend like you." she gave him the most gorgeous smile he had ever seen in any human being in the face of the Earth. The strangeness of that sentence totally lost in his giddiness.