You, sweetheart, [ he contradicts her with a gentle chide, tapping her chin with his fingertips, ] deserve happiness as much as anyone. Maybe even moreso.
So let’s take this one thing at a time, alright? I’m not intending to go anywhere. You - both of you together and individually - mean far too much to me for me to walk away now. That’s the last thing I want. We’re all in this together, right?
And no offense to Claude, but I’m pretty sure he’s at least halfway responsible for whatever misunderstanding happened between you. What happened between you was both of your contributions, and then your reluctance to come out and talk about it afterwards. I’m pretty sure neither of you are gonna be likely to make a mistake like that again.
Not to mention, [ he adds wryly after a moment, one corner of his lips quirking faintly, although there’s the faintest hint of a shadow in his gaze. ] I’m far more likely to ruin things than you, when it comes down to it. It’s sort of how my luck runs, you know? Not that I plan on doing that, but…
[ It still felt inevitable, anyway. ]
But if you think for a moment either of us could be happy when you’re sad or miserable, you haven’t been paying very close attention to how much you mean to us.
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So let’s take this one thing at a time, alright? I’m not intending to go anywhere. You - both of you together and individually - mean far too much to me for me to walk away now. That’s the last thing I want. We’re all in this together, right?
And no offense to Claude, but I’m pretty sure he’s at least halfway responsible for whatever misunderstanding happened between you. What happened between you was both of your contributions, and then your reluctance to come out and talk about it afterwards. I’m pretty sure neither of you are gonna be likely to make a mistake like that again.
Not to mention, [ he adds wryly after a moment, one corner of his lips quirking faintly, although there’s the faintest hint of a shadow in his gaze. ] I’m far more likely to ruin things than you, when it comes down to it. It’s sort of how my luck runs, you know? Not that I plan on doing that, but…
[ It still felt inevitable, anyway. ]
But if you think for a moment either of us could be happy when you’re sad or miserable, you haven’t been paying very close attention to how much you mean to us.