never seen that color blue

Biting his lip, Loren closed his eyes. Taking a deep breath, he let it out in a long sigh. Opening his eyes again, he sought out Sam's. "Look...I...I like you. I said that. I like you a lot. And I...might even be open to the possibility of being with you exclusively one day." The healer tried to smile though it wavered. "I mean, I'm definitely open to that possibility." And it slipped away entirely as he kept talking. "But I'm not ready to commit to something like that right now. And I don't...I can't say when I will be, and I don't want to break any promises to you." Pausing, he searched the bookmaker's features. "And even when I am ready, I just...we have separate lives. I am not willing to give up my position in Halo and I won't ask you to give up yours in the Hollowed Ground." The healer's hand sought out the hand the other man was tapping against the Launceleyn's chest. Lacing their fingers together, he gave Sam a serious look. "That's not fair to either of us." LOREN Not quite an open book