He gets a firm grip on the lapel of her vest, tugging her down hard so he can plan a surprisingly sweet kiss to her forehead.
" Absolutely gorgeous. . . "
H-HEY, DON'T CALL ME THAT! AND I WAS NOT PRETENDING ANYTHING— I JUST TURNED INTO THE CAT WITHOUT YOU KNOWING IT WAS ME AND YOU ... ADOPTED ME WITHOUT KNOWING IT WAS ME.
+ it.
(* He moves to cup Edward's cheek. A smile forming, though he can't follow Edward down. Instead offering her a hand up. )
I just want to see you love you as much as I do. No more saying sorry. I'm not mad. I'm happy. I'm happy and I want to stay that way.
I've known you for how long? Of course I saw you. I know you, Edward. . .
I know how you move, how you speak, and I know how you feel in my arms.
And I missed it so desperately that when I felt it again, there was nothing that was going to make me let go. There was +
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no , I .. I said I wouldn’t . run anymore , I mean . I meant that .
look . I’m a fuckin’ idiot , iz . ﹠. you’re right , I’ve got problems galore , but somethin’ changed in that inn . somethin’ .. 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘸
( ❦ .. )
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+ no doubt in my mind because I love you. I love you so fucking much and if I have to chase you down to the ends of the bloody universe for you to believe that I always will.
I'm nothing without you. I can't live my life without you there because I have no life without you in +
I appreciate your input, kid. But they are different people; Nandor and Ed.
I don't ever want to get to the point where we need to fight things out; because I'd lose. Every fucking time.
I'm not one to parce my words. I've never been. And I hope Edward knows me well enough to know that I'm not saying things just to hurt her. . .
I'm saying them because it's important. Gentleness has never been the way we show love.
Not saying she should be. Just saying that if this is going to keep fucking happening over and bloody over. . .
She needs to start figuring out how to handle her own emotions.
She doesn't need credit. She needs healthy outlets and to work through some shit.
I want to be sweet, God, I want to hold you and never let go. . .
But if you're going to keep running; If I'm going to keep losing you. What's the point?
That hurt is still here. You're back, but I'm still terrified.
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you’re being so serious right now , aren’t you .ᐣ
fuck , iz . I just got back . can’t we just , like , I don’t know . continue the sweetness we had goin’ on at the inn .ᐣ cause you’re slashin’ some semi — healed wounds ﹠. it sucks .
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Oh, fuck off with that. I love you will all my heart; I'm just not an idiot. You're insane, Edward.
And you've got a lot of big feelings you have no fucking idea how to handle because you always assume the worst. That it's your fault.
And that's exhausting.
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I can’t believe you’re denouncing your love for me right now . I can’t believe . I don’t know how I’ll ever recover from this . I was gonna propose . have your child . build us a home .
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