There was a long silence after that.
The bomb dropped suddenly, without any alert. After letting that out, Rick was filled with emotions more than he could fathom. Part of him felt a huge burden getting off of his shoulders, but another part was starting to tremble, getting slowly nervous regarding what was about to happen. There could be any outcome of this, but either way, he was doomed to be hated by the person he likes the most.
While Rick was contemplating where to look or what to say ahead to break the awkward silence that befell them, Yvette was still processing what she heard. She looked at the young boy with eyes full of surprise. Her now big eyes still couldn't believe the expression on Rick's face, and neither her ears could believe what she heard.
