This was the hardest part of their arrangement. He hated it when they hurt her, whether it be on purpose, or by accident, as she knew the heart was no easy thing to navigate. He had a mountain of regrets as proof of that fact. He held his tongue every time. He held her while she cried even when she never told him their name. He wanted to know just as badly as he didn’t. He could think of nothing better than Theo’s name passing her lips, but he knew the likelihood of that was low. It was better to not know and imagine than have his hopes crushed into pieces.