HARPER
Harper steels his gaze and tries to find hers, to keep it, knowing what he's going to say is something he needs total honesty from her. "If I said I would think about it, would you feel free enough to find someone else in the interim? I need your honesty Phoebe. Even if you found someone and I came back too late to say yes i am ready, would you be okay with that?" If she wants him to treat her as an adult despite his misgivings about her age, then he will do so. But it doesn't mean the questions - or their answers - will be easy. "And vice versa - if I think on it and decide I don't want to take that step with you, or if I find someone else, will you hold it against me? These are the things I want to protect you from, because your reaction will be my fault in my eyes for having promised you anything, even if it's just thinking about it." It's the best he can offer, and he intends to think hard on his attachment to his beloved, on his own problems, regardless of where this conversation ends.
Shaking his head with a tired sigh he takes a step back. "I'm sorry, but I think that's enough for today. Training should always be done with a clear head." And while he won't speak for her despite what he may assume, his own head is certainly not clear.
Shaking his head with a tired sigh he takes a step back. "I'm sorry, but I think that's enough for today. Training should always be done with a clear head." And while he won't speak for her despite what he may assume, his own head is certainly not clear.
can you protect me from what i want?
the love i let in, it left me so lost
the love i let in, it left me so lost
