He closes his eyes again and rubs his forehead. With her draped over him like that, she'd feel him tense up slightly.
It's not that he doesn't want to say. Just that he doesn't know how to put it without it sounding like he cares for her a little too much.
Anything more than that would be a bad idea...
"Remember what I said before, about that-- connection? You know what I mean, right?"
Opening his eyes, he looks at her but doesn't meet her gaze, opting to stare at her mouth, her chin nestled on his chest, the way her hair tumbles over her bare shoulders.
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"About what-? Oh."
He closes his eyes again and rubs his forehead. With her draped over him like that, she'd feel him tense up slightly.
It's not that he doesn't want to say. Just that he doesn't know how to put it without it sounding like he cares for her a little too much.
Anything more than that would be a bad idea...
"Remember what I said before, about that-- connection? You know what I mean, right?"
Opening his eyes, he looks at her but doesn't meet her gaze, opting to stare at her mouth, her chin nestled on his chest, the way her hair tumbles over her bare shoulders.
"That's the difference, basically."