Audrey set the letter down on the counter and looked at Seymour with a slightly shocked expression. "I didn't know Mr. Mushnik even had a sister!" Audrey said, confused at their boss' sudden departure.
"I-I know, but it's all there in the letter. His sister, Czechoslovakia, he's gonna be gone for an indefinite amount of time…" Seymour gulped, hoping she'd believe the lie. He promised himself that he would never lie to Audrey but this was different, he'd explain everything to her when the time was right.
How could he tell her that the real reason Mr. Mushnik wasn't ever going to return to the shop? Because he was dead. Because the plant ate him. While Seymour just stood and watched.
How could she love someone like that?
She started shaking her head with self doubt. "Gosh, do you think we can do it?"
His head snapped up to look at her. "Huh?" He asked, probably a little too loudly.
"Do you think we can run the shop? Just the two of us? Especially with all the orders we have coming in, we've never seen it this busy before. Gee, it's like a miracle!"
He let out a small, devoid-of-humor chuckle. "Yeah, a miracle…"
"It's not all bad though, i-it means we have a little time together." She moved a little closer to him and took his hand. "Alone time." With that, she leaned forward and kissed him. He deepened the kiss ever so slightly and cupped her face with his hands.
They could do anything so long as they were doing it together.