Blurted out before she even finishes, because he can't not. Like a hammer striking his knee. A wave curling against rock. Nor agrumentative. Imperative. "I do."
Clear as a candle lit in a church. Just as faithful. "Because of you, I..."
Glancing away, for the first time, hands slipping into pockets, shoulders lifting. "I can..."
The pause after is pregnant as the breath held between lightning and thunder. Blue eyes flick up to watch her face, gauge the moment.
Judge it wanting. "Never mind."
Shakes it off, the...it wasn't important. He isn't. Not in this moment. There's a priority here, and it isn't his feelings.
It's her. Which is why he reaches to his pocket, glances at the paper he'd tugged out of it before handing it to her without fanfare. "Found this for you."
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Blurted out before she even finishes, because he can't not. Like a hammer striking his knee. A wave curling against rock. Nor agrumentative. Imperative. "I do."
Clear as a candle lit in a church. Just as faithful. "Because of you, I..."
Glancing away, for the first time, hands slipping into pockets, shoulders lifting. "I can..."
The pause after is pregnant as the breath held between lightning and thunder. Blue eyes flick up to watch her face, gauge the moment.
Judge it wanting. "Never mind."
Shakes it off, the...it wasn't important. He isn't. Not in this moment. There's a priority here, and it isn't his feelings.
It's her. Which is why he reaches to his pocket, glances at the paper he'd tugged out of it before handing it to her without fanfare. "Found this for you."