Thomas came out from his room with a jacket on and his hospital mask covering his mouth. He walked over to you and waited for you to open the door.

You walked down the driveway and to the gate which Norman buzzed the two of you out of. You walked down the street a little and to the bus stop which should be coming any minute now.

Thomas stood close beside you, almost as if you were going to run away. You looked down the street to see the bus coming and tugged on Thomas's sleeve. "That's our bus." he nodded.

You climbed aboard and the bus driver gave you a strange look. Probably directed more at the looming man behind you. You dropped your money in the box and took a seat big enough for both of you.

The bus began moving and you noticed Thomas. He sat rigid and tense. "It's okay Thomas. No one is going to notice you." you said kindly. He looked over at you and you gave him a warm smile.

Some of the worry melted from his face and he seemed even just a little better. He relaxed back into his seat but continued to watch everyone around you.

After the bus you walked in the train station. It was busier than it had been your first night. There were people everywhere and you instinctively grabbed Thomas's hand.

He looked down at you. "I don't want us to get seperated." you said as an explaination and pulled him through the crowd and to the map.

"There's a grocery market on the corner of fifth and main just a few blocks from here. So we need to take the.." you said trying to find your train.

"B train." Thomas said in a low voice. You looked up to him and smiled and then back at the map, he was right. You nodded and walked to the platform to wait for the train.

You continued to hold his hand until the train arrived to take you to the location. When it got there he made sure you went first and followed you to your seat.

He avoided all glances and side eyes and kept his attention on you. "So have you lived with them long?" you asked trying to make small talk.

"Five years." he said, looking over to you. "Do you like it?" he nodded in response. "They're nice." When your stop came Thomas stood and let you go first, making sure you made it to the exit.

You walked the short distance to the market and Thomas reached for your hand again. You smiled and slid your fingers between his.

**time skip the actual shopping**

After shopping Thomas insisted on carrying all the bags. While the store wasn't bad you filled out a form to have groceries delivered every third saturday and that way no one had to leave the house.

You made sure to put the house under your name and your name only. Even though it was a lot of food they didn't really question it.

Thomas seemed to open up a bit more on the ride home and maybe you were mistaken but he seemed to have smiled just once or twice.

You got home and unloaded all the groceries. "How did you do?" Norman asked entering the kitchen. "Good, I have deliveries set up and Thomas helped with most of it. It was nice to talk to someone who knows this place." you smiled.

"I didn't know he talked." Norman said with a eye roll as he grabbed an apple from your bags, leaving the kitchen.