His breath caught at those words. I'm not going to make you choose, love. His lips murmured quietly, softly, almost without his mind registering what he was saying. "No. You're not, because you do love me. And that means... more than I can put into words." He'd stopped for a moment at that, eyes open, wide, vulnerable. Put that way...
If she were somebody else, she might have made him. Choose. And it would have hurt more than--
Maybe that's why people were supposed to be careful about falling in love. His arms tightened around her as he shook that thought away. He wouldn't let what-ifs and could-haves break what was. Leaning to kiss her forehead, he started towards the bedroom again.
"Yes. Bed." And there he took her, and set her gently down on the bed (mmm clean sheets... smelled good, even not quite as good as her, any day) and set about undressing for bed, still staying close to her.
Not upset, no. Just... drained all over again. To no one in particular, he said, "I am a fool." For ... making things complicated. For only being able to do so much. "But not fortune's fool. I'd not change anything." A smile at her, even if more tired than almost any, and then moved to slip under the covers. "Not this. Not you, my beautiful love. Not even me."
Yes... snuggling into her didn't sound like a bad idea at all.
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Date: 2008-10-23 07:08 am (UTC)If she were somebody else, she might have made him. Choose. And it would have hurt more than--
Maybe that's why people were supposed to be careful about falling in love. His arms tightened around her as he shook that thought away. He wouldn't let what-ifs and could-haves break what was. Leaning to kiss her forehead, he started towards the bedroom again.
"Yes. Bed." And there he took her, and set her gently down on the bed (mmm clean sheets... smelled good, even not quite as good as her, any day) and set about undressing for bed, still staying close to her.
Not upset, no. Just... drained all over again. To no one in particular, he said, "I am a fool." For ... making things complicated. For only being able to do so much. "But not fortune's fool. I'd not change anything." A smile at her, even if more tired than almost any, and then moved to slip under the covers. "Not this. Not you, my beautiful love. Not even me."
Yes... snuggling into her didn't sound like a bad idea at all.