[ He gets that. Seeing her expression and the tone of her voice, I nodded in understanding. Okay, he'll stop stalling now. ]
I'm glad you have each other, Ruby. Hold on to him, don't let him slip away, yea?
[ Exhaling and shifting to get himself more comfortable on the couch before he answered her question. ]
There is a lot about him that I'm drawn to. His looks obviously, and even though his attitude stinks, he's got a good heart, kindness and softness under that brash, rude shell he hides behind. I like him, Ruby, even if I know he'd rather hurt me and push me away. I intend to get closer to him. I want him to trust me, use me if he needs to and know that I'm not gonna pull away when he does. I don't want to look after him or baby him, I think he can do that all on his own, but I'd like to be there if he chooses to let someone other than you care for him. I hate to say that he reminds me of someone else, because he's his own guy, but his personality and that dry, stoic stare he has? I knew someone like that, someone close who I wished I'd had more time with. That's all.
[ That's all he says, so casually as he sets his eyes back to the screen, expectantly for her to start the DVD even though he assumes she'll have comments or questions about what he said. ]
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I'm glad you have each other, Ruby. Hold on to him, don't let him slip away, yea?
[ Exhaling and shifting to get himself more comfortable on the couch before he answered her question. ]
There is a lot about him that I'm drawn to. His looks obviously, and even though his attitude stinks, he's got a good heart, kindness and softness under that brash, rude shell he hides behind. I like him, Ruby, even if I know he'd rather hurt me and push me away. I intend to get closer to him. I want him to trust me, use me if he needs to and know that I'm not gonna pull away when he does. I don't want to look after him or baby him, I think he can do that all on his own, but I'd like to be there if he chooses to let someone other than you care for him. I hate to say that he reminds me of someone else, because he's his own guy, but his personality and that dry, stoic stare he has? I knew someone like that, someone close who I wished I'd had more time with. That's all.
[ That's all he says, so casually as he sets his eyes back to the screen, expectantly for her to start the DVD even though he assumes she'll have comments or questions about what he said. ]