"My parents died a few years ago, it was very sudden and it's still hard." Hermione sighed. "I don't think that I properly processed their deaths. This is just bringing up some very intense emotions for me, and I’m English—we don’t express feelings well. Stiff upper lip and all that." A single tear fell down her cheek and Theo reached out to wipe it away. His thumb lingered over her skin, and he resisted the extremely strong urge to bring it to his tongue and taste her sorrow.