there's an ocean in my body
there's a river in my soul
As Loren spoke (more than Sam expected him to say - in some ways, it was nice that he cared enough to stay and explain) Sam kept his eyes on the ground, his hands pushing up into his hair as he listened to what the man had to say. With no idea how to respond, it was good to have the time to think and reflect.
He did look up with a questioning, slightly alarmed expression when Loren doubted if they got on, but it was swiftly corrected and he nodded; he'd gotten his words mixed up plenty of times before, understood how easy it could be - he wasn't going to hold that against him. He didn't move away from Loren's touch on his shoulder but he didn't react to it much either, just nodded along to the words and tried to come up with what he could say in response.
At least the last part, where Loren said 'I like you'...well. It wasn't quite the sweeping romance he'd dreamed of as a teenager, but it was still enough to lift his heart a little, enough to hope.
There was a beat of silence after Loren finished talking, then he laced his fingers together and looked up. "I like you too. You know...I meant it, when I said I could wait. I'm not going anywhere...and I'm trying my best not to put any pressure on you as far as a relationship goes." Maybe he hadn't managed that; he'd really attempted to keep his feelings quiet and his hopes muted.
"Are you...going to see Nate again?" He asked, voice quiet, trying his best to keep any venom from entering it.
He did look up with a questioning, slightly alarmed expression when Loren doubted if they got on, but it was swiftly corrected and he nodded; he'd gotten his words mixed up plenty of times before, understood how easy it could be - he wasn't going to hold that against him. He didn't move away from Loren's touch on his shoulder but he didn't react to it much either, just nodded along to the words and tried to come up with what he could say in response.
At least the last part, where Loren said 'I like you'...well. It wasn't quite the sweeping romance he'd dreamed of as a teenager, but it was still enough to lift his heart a little, enough to hope.
There was a beat of silence after Loren finished talking, then he laced his fingers together and looked up. "I like you too. You know...I meant it, when I said I could wait. I'm not going anywhere...and I'm trying my best not to put any pressure on you as far as a relationship goes." Maybe he hadn't managed that; he'd really attempted to keep his feelings quiet and his hopes muted.
"Are you...going to see Nate again?" He asked, voice quiet, trying his best to keep any venom from entering it.
if I see a sign in the sky tonight
No one's gonna tell me it's a trick of the light
SAMuEL
