It was probably a good thing that Piper was stopped at traffic light when Dick let that slip because he was genuinely floored. "I'm sorry? What, you're saying you grew up in a circus like James?"
Piper asked with a quiet laugh. A glance at Dick however struck him dumb. The dark-haired man had grown ashen and there was a decidedly glassy look in the man's eyes which he could only take to mean he was digging through something in his mind. A memory perhaps? Not a pleasant one if Hartley were to guess judging by the subtle twitch of grief that briefly flickered across the man's face.
"Oh...Dick. I'm so sorry." Sympathy touched Piper's face and the rude honking of the car behind suddenly reminded him that they were in fact in the middle of the road and the light had just gone green. He stomped on the accelerator a little harder than was necessary and headed down the street the next four blocks until they reached the coffee shop he'd told Dick about.
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Piper asked with a quiet laugh. A glance at Dick however struck him dumb. The dark-haired man had grown ashen and there was a decidedly glassy look in the man's eyes which he could only take to mean he was digging through something in his mind. A memory perhaps? Not a pleasant one if Hartley were to guess judging by the subtle twitch of grief that briefly flickered across the man's face.
"Oh...Dick. I'm so sorry." Sympathy touched Piper's face and the rude honking of the car behind suddenly reminded him that they were in fact in the middle of the road and the light had just gone green. He stomped on the accelerator a little harder than was necessary and headed down the street the next four blocks until they reached the coffee shop he'd told Dick about.