Xavier (Grease) POV
The keepsakes meant nothing until the stories behind them started to flow. Demetri, reliving his teenage years with a woman he loved deeply, you could see and hear it. As he spoke, he really cared for her and thought he was protecting her by staying away. Little did he know the trauma she was going through at the hands of her so-called loved family.
When he looked at Ruby, he had that same look, that deep-seated love that comes when you find the right one. He might be as deep as he was with Dianne yet, but he was getting there; it was obvious, he was so gentle when he spoke to Ruby, his voice kinder, if that was possible.
Cora received a slightly different look, one of a father to daughter, that was still intense and beautiful to see.
The trinkets slowly disappeared
