Love mends even the broken parts
Loren grinned weakly at Maea's comment. "Don't worry there's still time for me to disappoint you." Tone self-deprecating, he felt the grin slipping away from his lips. Shrugging, he added another line to his map. "I don't know." Biting his lip, he gave Maea a considering look. "I can ask Nate or Phoebe about your condition for you, if you'd rather not speak with them yourself." It was a tentative offer, but genuine.
Raising his eyebrows, he gave her another faint smile. "Might be worth clarifying. He could be confused too. When Abasi—" His breath caught in his throat, eyes flashing with pain for a moment. Swallowing, he continued in a softer voice. "When he asked me to move in with him, he was really nervous, and I didn't believe it at first." He reached up a hand to brush his slightly watery eyes.
Glancing back at her, he tilted his head to the side. "Quite a bit?" He was a bit incredulous and bemused that she'd even asked that question. "Have you ever actually seen a boxing match?"
However his amusement faltered at Maea's offer. Pressing his lips together, he looked away. "Thanks but...I imagine you two won't really want me hanging around." Reaching out, he scratched under Astra's chin.
Raising his eyebrows, he gave her another faint smile. "Might be worth clarifying. He could be confused too. When Abasi—" His breath caught in his throat, eyes flashing with pain for a moment. Swallowing, he continued in a softer voice. "When he asked me to move in with him, he was really nervous, and I didn't believe it at first." He reached up a hand to brush his slightly watery eyes.
Glancing back at her, he tilted his head to the side. "Quite a bit?" He was a bit incredulous and bemused that she'd even asked that question. "Have you ever actually seen a boxing match?"
However his amusement faltered at Maea's offer. Pressing his lips together, he looked away. "Thanks but...I imagine you two won't really want me hanging around." Reaching out, he scratched under Astra's chin.
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