[The damage has been done: that much is obvious in the girl's reaction.
He focuses his attentions on the boy, and smiles.]
You can go now, Alan. We'll talk more later.
[There's the Deer In Headlights Look, of course, of a boy who originally thought that he was in Deep Shit then realized that he was free to go. Then another look, this time directed at Maggie.
A hand on Alan's shoulder, however, is more than enough to get him going. Aidan watches the boy leave, then turns back to Maggie.
He's not going anytime soon. He has all the time in the world to fix this.]
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He focuses his attentions on the boy, and smiles.]
You can go now, Alan. We'll talk more later.
[There's the Deer In Headlights Look, of course, of a boy who originally thought that he was in Deep Shit then realized that he was free to go. Then another look, this time directed at Maggie.
A hand on Alan's shoulder, however, is more than enough to get him going. Aidan watches the boy leave, then turns back to Maggie.
He's not going anytime soon. He has all the time in the world to fix this.]