"Since we're getting married, I was wondering if you wanted to officially adopt Tommy. Become his father on paper." // Annaleigh & Saeyoung
Random Asks - Always Welcomed ~
He almost dropped the chopsticks he was holding, the noodles slowly sliding from them slowly as his amber gaze locked onto the woman that sat across from him. The question made sense, and it made his heart race almost as much as it had when she'd agreed to be his wife, but at the same time, there was the knawing fear that being connected anymore to either of them was only bringing trouble to their door. Which could be seen as foolish considering he was about to marry Annaleigh, but it was still there, still digging at the back of his thoughts.
Slowly, he placed down the sticks, taking a few seconds to gather his thoughts, before he reached across the table and gently placed his hands over one of his future wife's. He wanted to show her that he was taking this seriously, that he wasn't making light of such an important question. Tommy was important to him by this point too.
"I won't deny that I would love to adopt him officially - I'm just have a few concerns. That doesn't mean I'm saying no, I just want you to listen to them, okay?", he gave her hand a gentle squeeze before he continued, "First would be the obvious - what about his actual father? Is he listed on the papers already and if so would he be willing to give such a connection up? And the other, is obviously my own family issues. I'm already afraid of what may happen when we're officially connected - so I can't help but be concerned about if I have a son that could be targeted too...I know that may not make much sense considering we're building a life together...but take it from a hacker, official connections is the bread and butter of our work"
That said, he was going to do all in his power to keep them hidden anyway - was it really such an additional danger? Was this just has way of panicking? It'd only been a few days since Vanderwood had asked him about Tommy in a passing conversation, so maybe he'd just been overthinking it? He sighed lightly, closing his eyes for a moment before lifting his head to meet Annaleigh's gaze again.
"I suppose the answer is yes - but I wish for you to take into consideration what I've said. Do you trust me to keep you both safe?"