She covers the back of his hand, leaning just a smidgen into his touch. Her eyes practically glow with earnestness.
"I know, I'm jus' — m'just postulatin'. You've been so good t'me over the last four months that it worries me. But I–I know."
Her lips twitch at his half-laugh, eyes flicking away for a moment. That last remark tightens the noose around her heart.
Her voice drops to a whisper.
"Tommy, I'm not gonna regret choosin' t'be with you. I admit that I was selfish at the start. I was lonely, an' you were — there, an' persistent. I thought it'd jus' be — a tryst. Somethin' t'fill the lonely hours. An' I didn't much care; I didn't think we'd become friends."
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She covers the back of his hand, leaning just a smidgen into his touch. Her eyes practically glow with earnestness.
"I know, I'm jus' — m'just postulatin'. You've been so good t'me over the last four months that it worries me. But I–I know."
Her lips twitch at his half-laugh, eyes flicking away for a moment. That last remark tightens the noose around her heart.
Her voice drops to a whisper.
"Tommy, I'm not gonna regret choosin' t'be with you. I admit that I was selfish at the start. I was lonely, an' you were — there, an' persistent. I thought it'd jus' be — a tryst. Somethin' t'fill the lonely hours. An' I didn't much care; I didn't think we'd become friends."
She squeezes his hand.
"But we did. That is worth it."