"You are so... precious." His eyes were oh so tender now. And yes, she had taken away so much of the weariness, of the exhaustion. Nourishing body and soul. Well, the painkillers may have helped a tiny little bit too, but they weren't all. "You know that even with how much I care for him, my heart is yours, hmm? I panicked for a bit, back there. Or I'd have called sooner."
And he did care. Love. Possibly, if he'd grown up observing a family with jealousy and insecurity growing up when he could understand it, he'd be feeling guilt, now. For loving two people. But he hadn't. His experience with actual love was none at all, so he was taking it as it came. He wasn't conflicted. Loved them both, and that was it - different ways. Well, he wanted to protect them both, that was certain but... it was just not the same. He belonged to Dia one way, and to Stephen in an entirely different way.
And it was up to him to make neither unhappy. Nobody else. He leaned his forehead against hers for a moment, then wrapped his arms snugly and rose, lifting her up. (yeah. Painkillers definitely working.) Here and now. And here and now, it was Dia. "My Claudia."
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Date: 2008-09-28 02:39 pm (UTC)And he did care. Love. Possibly, if he'd grown up observing a family with jealousy and insecurity growing up when he could understand it, he'd be feeling guilt, now. For loving two people. But he hadn't. His experience with actual love was none at all, so he was taking it as it came. He wasn't conflicted. Loved them both, and that was it - different ways. Well, he wanted to protect them both, that was certain but... it was just not the same. He belonged to Dia one way, and to Stephen in an entirely different way.
And it was up to him to make neither unhappy. Nobody else. He leaned his forehead against hers for a moment, then wrapped his arms snugly and rose, lifting her up. (yeah. Painkillers definitely working.) Here and now. And here and now, it was Dia. "My Claudia."